[amsat-bb] Re: PCSAT32 and Yaesu 5500 rotator (NEWBIE)

2013-12-21 Thread Erich Eichmann
Hi Peter, you have two options in menu Rotor Setup: 1. Limit max. elevation to 90° and activate 450° azimuth range, 2. Limit azimut range to 360° and activate Flip mode (180° elevation). You cannot combine 450° azimut and 180° elevation. That isn't necessary. The purpose of both options is the

[amsat-bb] Re: PCSat32 question

2013-12-06 Thread Erich Eichmann
Tom the program supports the sub tone function of the FT-857 for woking SO-50. If you configure the Icom as Radio 1 and the FT-817 as Radio 2 the 817 will transmit on 2m with FO-29, SO-50. Choose SO-50 and click the control T to T1 or T2. A little T will appear in the display. The program

[amsat-bb] Re: PCSAT32

2013-11-23 Thread Stefan Wagener
Hi Hans, look at the email below from Erich for SatPC32: ..the AO-73 Keps are now available from the Celestrak site. a. Copy the following address to the aux. file Celestrak.SQF (all aux. files can be opened and edited from menu ?, Auxiliary Files):

[amsat-bb] Re: PCSAT32 Question

2011-03-15 Thread Mark L. Hammond
Hi Mike, You have two choices in SatPC32 --local and UTC. You have the same choices in the computer OS...just just adjust them until it does what you want. Local time is my preference for all of my computers. Then I set up SatPC32 differently on different machines, depending on their

[amsat-bb] Re: PCSAT32 Question

2011-03-15 Thread David Palmer
I have been trying to get familiar with PCSAT32. I was a bit confused today. I tried switching from EST to UTC on my computer and I assumed everything would remain the same as far as satellite positions on the map etc. When I did change the time everything changed why is this? Where should I

[amsat-bb] Re: PCSAT32 Question

2011-03-15 Thread Erich Eichmann
Hello Mike, I suppose you have set the time zone of your location with the Windows Control panel and your PC clock shows the correct local time. In the SatPC32 menu Setup, Observer leave the default setting auto for the item UTC offset. Then you can switch between displaying UTC and local

[amsat-bb] Re: PCSAT32 Question

2011-03-15 Thread Wayne Estes
The default time zone setting for SatPC32 is auto which gets time zone information from Windows. Leave it unchanged, and your local time is always correct (assuming Windows is set up for the correct time zone). Nothing to change when daylight savings comes and goes. Wayne Estes W9AE Oakland,

[amsat-bb] Re: PCSAT32 Question

2011-03-15 Thread Mike1234
] On Behalf Of Wayne Estes Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 7:02 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: PCSAT32 Question The default time zone setting for SatPC32 is auto which gets time zone information from Windows. Leave it unchanged, and your local time is always correct (assuming Windows