There isn’t a great deal of information available around the bazaars on compilation and installation of the ircDDB Gateway software from source code. With some dumb luck trial and error, it took me a couple of days to fight my way through what little information I was able to pull together. My first point of… Read More HOW-TO Install ircDDB Gateway from latest source code
The script in my last post was a quick hack ‘n’ slash to perform a few housekeeping functions on TLE files and transponder definitions for Gpredict in one go. I have since revisited the script, tidied it up a bit and made it more generic – it can now cope with multiple websites other than AMSAT… Read More More on updating TLE files for Gpredict
UPDATE [17 Feb 16]: See my post More on updating TLE files for Gpredict for a newer version of this script (but do read on so you know what it does!) Gpredict, the free, real-time satellite tracking and orbit prediction software from OZ9AEC is an excellent bit of software for predicting satellite passes if you’re into that sort of thing. One… Read More Update TLE files in Gpredict from more than one location …
Just recently, I have been playing with WebSDR as a means of enjoying the hobby whilst my antenna situation at the home QTH isn’t the best; a postage stamp sized garden means I don’t have much room for antennae for the lower bands! That and the amount of time actually spent at home (thanks work!) means I’m… Read More WebSDR and a Raspberry Pi APRS iGate
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