I'm jumping on this bandwagon, too! :) Please tell me another program (for Windows) that does the following:
1) Rotor control 2) CAT control with Doppler correction (1 or 2 radios at the same time) 3) Automated operations, with specified priorities of tracking (meaning, it automatically switches between satellites; priorities can be set for the case when two birds are in view at the same time) 4) Tones can be set for each bird (or multiple, and then toggled/selected) 5) multiple configurations can be changed with a click (different rotor, different radio, different satellites--whatever you want). 6) split mode for ISS operations 7) all proceeds go to AMSAT :) 8) and the list goes on and on... Really, if the main issue is graphics--functionality wins hands down in my book. Graphics aren't spectacular, but they are sufficient. About the only thing I've wanted to do, but SatPC32 doesn't, is eclipse predictions; so I use PREDICT or ILLUM. (And I've been doing automated operations since the days of PG and PB batch files ;) ) I've tried Gpredict, but can't get high numbered comports to work. 73! Mark N8MH On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 8:30 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm also curious about what you find un-usable in SatPC32. > > 73 Jeff kb2m > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alan P. Biddle <[email protected]> > To: 'Ted' <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:32:42 -0000 (UTC) > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube + SatPC32 + SDR-Radio > > Ted, > > I am interested in why you consider SATPC32 almost unusable? It does > require a small amount of typing instead of clicking, but it just works, and > works perfectly. That is my criteria for usability. HRD is beautiful, and I > use it exclusively for HF, but gave up on it as a satellite program because > so many features, such as support for the FT-847, were broken and did not > get fixed. > > 73s, > > Alan > WA4SCA > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Ted > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 6:29 PM > To: 'Thomas Doyle'; 'Clayton Coleman W5PFG' > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube + SatPC32 + SDR-Radio > > Tom, one thing that would help is dragging SatPC32 into the 21st Century. I > find it almost unusable. Too bad the sat program in HRD has problems > tracking the linears... > > 73, Ted, K7TRK > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Thomas Doyle > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 4:09 PM > To: Clayton Coleman W5PFG > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube + SatPC32 + SDR-Radio > > Clayton, > > The activity level on the linear sats is very low and does not seem to > be getting any better. Not sure why. Perhaps it is cost or complexity > or problems putting up outside antennas. It is rather sad working > linear sat passes with no one else on them. At least I can hear my own > downlink signal and the beacon :-) > > Unfortunately this sums it up. > > AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting Minutes > > "Satellite Operations Report by Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA > > " ... The other FM satellites, AO-27 and SO-50, continue to be heavily > used. FO-29 when operative, and VO-52 work well, but have very little > use." > > Hope to see you on FO-29. > > 73 W9KE Tom Doyle > > > > > On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Clayton Coleman W5PFG > wrote: >> Hello Tom, >> >> I would like to understand the reason for your comment about the >> future being limited to FM satellites. It seems FUNcube, FOX-2 and >> Phase 3E projects would prove otherwise. >> >> 73 >> Clayton >> W5PFG >> >> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 4:18 PM, Thomas Doyle > wrote: >>> The future of the hobby is FM sats so this is all probably irrelevant >>> but it is still fun and interesting. >>> >>> tnx & 73 W9KE Tom > > > > -- > > Sent from my computer. > > tom ... > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? 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