Hi mark -
Thanks for the reply. The lat/long etc... are definitely correct - I have triple checked that. I am not certain what a TLE file is. If you would let me know, I'll check asap. Thank, Zach --- On Mon, 1/24/11, Mark L. Hammond <marklhamm...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Mark L. Hammond <marklhamm...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] help with pcsat32 - predictions wrong -e verything else is correct To: "zach hillerson" <qstick...@yahoo.com>, amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Monday, January 24, 2011, 9:03 PM Hi Zach, Couple quick things to check: 1--make sure you're using the same TLE file for both WinAOS and the regular part of SatPC32 2--make sure you go into Setup/Observer and get your lat/long, time zone, etc. correct I suspect it's one of those... 73! Mark N8MH At 05:07 PM 1/24/2011 -0800, zach hillerson wrote: >I recently downloaded pcsat32 and find it pretty amazing. I have verified >that the keps are current and the time and coordinates are all correct. The >program also shows all of the sats that I track in the proper place. When i >click the countdown, these times are correct as well. However, when i try to >get a prediction through WinAOS, the times are off by approx. 15 minutes and >the coordinates for the pass are wrong. I am comparing the satpc32 results to >both amsat and satscape. > >Any ideas what might be causing this? I'd love to find a solution! > >Thanks, > >Zach >KJ4ZVV > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
