Before running the software, you must configure the software for your station and the satellites you will be operating.You must edit the file jstation.props which is found in the props directory in the bin directory.
Define your call and your location:
# # define station parameters # station.call=G0ORX station.latitude=51.0 station.longitude=0.2 station.height=10.0Define paths to the satellite directory and the various files:station.home=/home/johnmel/microsat/SATS log.filename=/home/johnmel/microsat/log elements=/home/johnmel/microsat/bin/nasa.all signature=/home/johnmel/microsat/signatureDefine the serial port for the KISS TNC interface:# # define the serial port paramaters for the interface to KISS tnc # # for linux port 0 = /dev/cua/0 # for solaris port 0 is /dev/term/a # for windows port 0 is com1 # kiss.serial.port=0 kiss.serial.baudrate=19200 kiss.serial.parity=0 kiss.serial.databits=8 kiss.serial.stopbits=1Select the interface to the radio and rotors:# # define the radio and rotor interface # # # KCT/T interface for Radio and Rotor # ----------------------------------- radio.interface=n6lyt.station.KCT rotor.interface=n6lyt.station.KCT # # TrakBox interface for Radio and Rotor # ------------------------------------- #radio.interface=n6lyt.station.TrakBox #rotor.interface=n6lyt.station.TrakBox #TrakBox.serial.port=2 #TrakBox.serial.baudrate=9600 #TrakBox.serial.parity=0 #TrakBox.serial.databits=8 #TrakBox.serial.stopbits=1 # # Direct control of an Icom-821 # ----------------------------- #radio.interface=n6lyt.station.Icom821 #Icom821.serial.port=2 #Icom821.serial.baudrate=1200 #Icom821.serial.parity=0 #Icom821.serial.databits=8 #Icom821.serial.stopbits=1 # # SASI interface on Linux # ----------------------- #rotor.interface=n6lyt.station.SASI #Sasi.port=1 #Sasi.azimuth.min=8 #Sasi.azimuth.max=168 #Sasi.elevation.min=9 #Sasi.elevation.max=105Specify the list of satellites to be worked# # define the list of satellites to work # satellites=UO-22 KO-23 KO-25For each satellite you need to specify the operating frequencies, callsign and priority (used to decide which satllite to work if two or more are above the horizon at the same time):# # define each satellites parameters # UO-22.downlink.frequency=435.1200 UO-22.uplink.frequency=145.9750 UO-22.call=UOSAT5 UO-22.priority=3 KO-23.downlink.frequency=435.175 KO-23.uplink.frequency=145.900 KO-23.call=HL01 KO-23.priority=2 KO-25.downlink.frequency=436.500 KO-25.uplink.frequency=145.9828 KO-25.call=HL02 KO-25.priority=1Also, for each satellite you need to specify what messages will be downloaded automatically.If you set xxx.grab.all=YES all other settings are ignored and all messages will be captured.
xxx.grab.to specifies a list of values to match in the Desitination field of the message.
xxx.grab.from specifies a list of values to match in the Source field of the message.
xxx.grab.title specifies a list of values to match in the Title field of the message.
xxx.grab.types specifies a list of file types to grab.
xxx.grab.oldest specifies that oldest message (in days) that will be grabbed.# # define files you want to grab from the satellites # UO-22.grab.all=NO UO-22.grab.to=G0ORX ALL UO-22.grab.from=G0ORX UO-22.grab.title=821 KCT EIS JAVA UO-22.grab.type=8 14 15 16 20 21 22 211 215 221 UO-22.grab.oldest=10 # # define files you want to grab from the satellites # KO-23.grab.all=NO KO-23.grab.to=G0ORX ALL KO-23.grab.from=G0ORX KO-23.grab.title=821 KCT EIS JAVA KO-23.grab.type=8 14 15 16 20 21 22 211 215 221 KO-23.grab.oldest=10 # # define files you want to grab from the satellites # KO-25.grab.all=NO KO-25.grab.to=G0ORX ALL KO-25.grab.from=G0ORX KO-25.grab.title=821 KCT EIS CCD IMAGE JAVA KO-25.grab.type=8 14 15 16 20 21 22 211 215 221 KO-25.grab.oldest=10