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┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ * * * SATAIM * * * │
│ │
│ Earth Station AZ/EL Chart Printer │
│ Version 2.3 │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
What does it do? SATAIM provides a printed chart listing AZ/EL aiming
coordinates for geosynchronous North American satellites.
AZ/EL bearings are TRUE (no magnetic declination computed).
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What you'll need An IBM compatible AND a printer. No screen display of
coordinates is provided. The program's two files -
SATAIM23.EXE and SAT.FIL - must be in the same directory.
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New to v2.3 The following enhancements have been made in version 2.3:
-- Satellite information updated to include the many
satellite "events" through mid-1992.
-- The "Frequency" column on the printout has been
expanded to accommodate user comments (examples such as
"Inclined Orbit" have been included).
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Using SATAIM To print a satellite coordinate chart, follow these steps:
System Prompt... Enter...
TERMINAL LOCATION? Earth Station name (whatever name
you may use to refer to the dish
location).
LATITUDE? Numbers in this format: xx,xx,xx
LONGITUDE? (degrees, minutes, seconds).
NOTE: Leading zeroes, minutes
and seconds are optional.
Hit "P" to Print, "P" to print, F1 [enter] to quit.
F1 [enter] to Quit
Need extra copies? Y or N. If NO, program ends. If
YES, program asks....
How many (1 to 5)? 1 to 5...SATAIM will print the
requested number of copies.
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SAT.FIL SAT.FIL contains all of SATAIM's satellite information. It
can be easily changed if you wish to add or delete satel-
lites, and may contain up to 40 lines (NOTE: if SAT.FIL is
edited to include more than 40 lines, SATAIM will end).
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SATAIM Documentation (page 2)
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Text Editing Any ASCII text editor may be used to modify SAT.FIL,
as long as it does not embed any word processing codes.
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Deleting a When deleting a satellite from SAT.FIL, be sure to delete
Satellite the entire line (including carriage return/line feed).
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Adding a To add a satellite to SAT.FIL, insert a new line contain-
Satellite ing the following information:
-- the satellite's longitudinal position
-- the name of the satellite (13 characters max.)
-- a comment line (25 characters max.)
EXAMPLE:
999.9,"BOGUSTAR 2","Ku/X - Experimental craft"
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Helpful Hints When editing satellite information:
-- use commas and quotes where indicated.
-- make a separate line for each satellite's information.
-- insert new lines in proper longitudinal order (the
program does not sort the satellite list).
-- be careful when editing, since no error-checking is
done on the information in SAT.FIL.
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Input Problem? Although SATAIM has been successfully tested on several
different machines and BIOSes, at least two users have
reported a strange incompatibility. With their particular
systems, the program refuses to accept valid Latitude or
Longitude input.
It has been determined that if the input error-checking
code is disabled, the program works fine on their machines.
If you experience this problem, I'll be happy to upload a
similarly modified program to your mailbox.
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AUTHOR Jim Perry
Chief Engineer, WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT 06103
CompuServe 74255,1607