[Soundmodem setting on LINUX], 11 Feb 2019

I have already written how to make Soundmodem work on LINUX_Ubuntu several times.
This time, I will explain again how to operate on LINUX by showing HS_soundmodem_eseo for
ESEO satellite as an example. It's necessary to install Wine and PulseAudio in advance.

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ei7m-wkt/90104ln2.htm
http://www.pe0sat.vgnet.nl/decoding/unix-tlm-decoding/
http://www.pe0sat.vgnet.nl/decoding/tlm-decoding-software/dk3wn/

  1. Make eseo folder under ~/.wine/drive_c/
  2. hs_soundmodem.exe and rseseo.dll in home/eseo folder
  3. Copy them into this created eseo folder
  4. Open bashrc with an editor as $ gedit ~/.bashrc
  5. Set alias syntax as (5) in the figure
  6. Input from Terminal as shown as (6) in the figure after PC restart
  7. Then HS_soundmodem_eseo will run easily
  8. LINUX -> settings -> Sound : Output Input setting
  9. PulseAudio -> VolumeControl: Playback Recording setting
 10. Monitor setting of star * in the figure is particularly important
 11. Satellite signal received in GQRX flows to the Soundmodem by this setting

   


[AGW_OnlineKiss, Tlm_forwarder2 setting on LINUX], 12 Feb 2019

Similarly, AGW_OnlineKiss and Tlm_forwarder 2 can work normally on LINUX,
and the receive data can be sent automatically to SatNOGS_DB.
It must be edited agw_onlinekiss.ini and online_conf.ini beforehand by gedit and
put them in the same folder as AGW_OnlineKiss and Tlm_forwarder2, respectively.
The next figure shows that it is receiving signals from UniSat-6 and LituanicaSAT-2.

   


[AGW_OnlineKiss_Plus setting on LINUX]  12 Jun 2019

AGW_OnlineKiss_Plus has the same settings with Wine as follows, and you need
to carefully write the path of FILE_PATH and TLEPATH in agw_onlinekiss.ini.
On LINUX, AGW_OnlineKiss and AGW_OnlineKiss_Plus work well if set up properly,
and I confirmed that the signal from the satellite was decoded on the display.
I found that it was not saved as a KISS file.
The kiss file was saved in ".wine/drive_c" as AGW_OnlineKiss_Plus. But since
I installed GetKISS as well, I used a kiss file obtained there and analyzed
it using aausat4.exe with wine on LINUX.

   

   


[WXtoImg installing on LINUX], 20 Feb 2019

Download "wxtoimg-amd64-2.11.2-beta.deb" at
  https://web.archive.org/web/20171004225753/http://www.wxtoimg.com/beta/

Find "xwxtoimg" in "/usr/local/bin/" folder to run WXtoImg.

  1. $ cd /usr/local/bin/
  2. $ xwxtoimg
  3. Options - Ground Station Location
  4. Options - File Names and Locations
  5. Options - Auto Processing Options
  6. Options - Image and Movie Options
  7. Options - Recording Options
  8. Options - Save Options
  9. File - Update Keplers
 10. File - Record - Auto Record
  http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/noaapice.htm
  http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/wximgwea.htm

     

 

 


[AAUSAT-4 decoder setting on LINUX], 14 Mar 2019

When localhost 127.0.0.1 is simply written to conf.ini, AAUSAT-4 Decoder's TCP_client
is instantly connected as "Connected".

  TCP_SERVER = 127.0.0.1
  TCP_PORT = 8100

In order to make the signal flow as "Audacity + HsSoundmodem + AgwOnlineKiss + AAUSAT4_Decoder",
it is necessary to set "Wine + PulseAudio" in advance.  Now I, JE9PEL could build the reception
and decoding the signal from the satellite on LINUX. (14 Mar 2019)




[QSSTV compiling], 15 Apr 2019

http://github.com/davidhoness/sstv_decoder
http://jh4xsy.asablo.jp/blog/2019/04/14/9059686
https://www.chonky.net/hamradio/decoding-sstv-from-a-file-on-a-linux-system

Refer Manual and Installation on QSSTV
http://users.telenet.be/on4qz/qsstv/manual/index.html
http://users.telenet.be/on4qz/qsstv/manual/installation.html

Download "qsstv_9.3.1_beta.tar.gz"
Copy and Extract it in Home\qsstv folder
http://users.telenet.be/on4qz/index.html
http://users.telenet.be/on4qz/qsstv/downloads

$ sudo apt-get install g++ libfftw3-dev qt5-default libpulse-dev
$ sudo apt-get install hamlib-dev libasound-dev  libv4l-dev
$ sudo apt-get install libopenjp2-7 libopenjp2-7-dev
$ cd qsstv_9.3
$ qmake
$ make
Go make a cup of tea/coffee.
$ sudo make install
$ qsstv

 

 
[Simulcast Ver6.1 on LINUX], 2 Jin 2019

On Ubuntu 18.04, I installed LINUX-enabled version 6.1 of NASA_Simulcast which
automatically tracks and draws in real time Terra/Aqua/Suomi-NPP/JPSS-1(NOAA-20).
I tried to catch all these Earth observation satellites on today (2 Jun 2019).

1. Access to NASA Direct Readout Laboratory
   http://directreadout.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/

2. Get a password from this NASA_DRL site.

3. Download Simulcast Ver6.1
     SIMULCAST_6.1.tar.gz
     SIMULCAST_6.1_testdata.tar.gz
     Simulcast_6.1_Users_Guide.pdf

4. Make a new directory, $ mkdir simulcast
   Install these packages in this directory.
   Then 'sc' directory will be generated automatically.

5. Make the basic configuration.
   $ cd ~/simulcast/sc
   $ ./install.sh

6. Run Simulcast Viewer.
   $ cd ~/simulcast/sc/bin
   $ ./sc-viewer.sh

7. Input Simulcast Server Port over Japan.
   202.26.153.215:3502

8. If you input at Terminal like below, you will be
   connected to the server immediately.
   $ ./sc-viewer.sh 202.26.153.215:3502

 




NASA_Simulcast Update, 23 Jul 2021

Lat-Lon can also be rewritten with an editor in the following xml file.
> Home - simulcast - sc - configs - "router-config.xml"

It is also necessary to replace the TLE file with the latest one.
> Home - simulcast - sc - TLEs - "npp.tle" etc,
> aqua.tle, jpss1.tle, npp.tle, terra.tle
> JPSS1 satellite is the NOAA-20 (#43013) satellite.

  TERRA 25994U 99068A
  AQUA  27424U 02022A
  NPP   37849U 11061A
  JPSS1 43013U 17073A


The recent software for Weather Satellites, 19 Nov 2021

WXtoImg_WEB site has not been connected for some time.
Both the stable version of wxinst21011.exe and the latest version of
wxinst21102-beta.exe work on Windows10_32bits but not on Windows10_64bits.
It works fine on Ubuntu_18.04 on LINUX_64bits by building wxtoimgamd64-2.11.2-beta.deb.

Simulcast Viewer is currently only available on NASA site as Ver6.1 for LINUX.
It works fine on LINUX_Ubuntu 18.04. The previous version Ver5.1 was also compatible
with Windows10_64bits, but it does not work with 32bits. This Windows_64bit compatible
version Ver5.1 works by installing jre-8u311-windows-x64.exe in advance.

And set "Application permission" in Windows Firewall. In addition, delete the space symbol
in the following two file names and change that part to an underbar.

> Simulcast Viewer.exe -> Simulcast_Viewer.exe
> Simulcast Viewer.ini -> Simulcast_Viewer.ini

Finally, create the following batch file simulcast.bat and start it from here.
> C:\simulcast\Simulcast_Viewer.exe -maximize -auto_play map -server_choice 202.26.153.215:3502

Reference
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/noaapice.htm
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/terraqua.htm


[Orbitron on LINUX]  2 Oct 2021

I tried to install the familiar "Orbitron" satellite software on LINUX.
The procedure is the same as the installation of any software via Wine.




[UISS on LINUX], 18 Oct 2021

Copy the entire UISS folder installed on Windows 10 to a USB memory and paste
it into LINUX .wine drive_c as it is. Then add a line of the format to HOME-
bashrc and restart LINUX. And launch UISS with Terminal application as usual.
Once UISS run on LINUX, it is necessary to make the various settings.




     

     


[Illumination on LINUX], 10 Mar 2022

I tried to install "Illumination" that displays the sunshine condition of the satellite
(@DK3WN) on LINUX. The procedure is the same as the installation of any software via Wine.

 (1) Extract illum.zip into /home/.wine/drive_c/illum folder.
 (2) Past TLE file in a suitable folder and rewrite illum.ini.
 (3) Add one sentence in /home/.bashrc. Restat your PC.
 (4) Run Terminal and input "illum".
 (5) Then illum.exe run.

 

 




[Calsat32 on LINUX]  9 Dec 2023

I was finally able to run calsat32.exe on LINUX Ubuntu, which was a long-awaited issue.
This assumes Wine application. Although there is some difficulty in displaying in Japanese,
I have confirmed that the numerical values are correct. The next line is the result of the
long trial and error. I'm overwhelmed with emotion.

$ LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8 wine Calsat32.exe




[Calsat32 on LINUX - memorandum]  13 Dec 2023
$ cd .wine/drive_c/calsat32156
$ LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8 wine Calsat32.exe
$ iconv -f SJIS -t UTF8 GROUP.TXT




[Calsat32 on LINUX - memorandum]  30 Jan 2024

After receiving information that Calsat32 had been updated to Ver1.5.7, I re-ported it
to my own LINUX environment. It started and worked correctly, but there were some parts
where Japanese was not displayed, so I reinstalled the Japanese locale UTF-8 and SJIS.
Although the display result did not change, there is no problem with the operation,
so this is fine. (Below is the memorandum.)

$ sudo -s
# sudo apt install glibc-locale-source
or
# sudo apt install glibc-langpack-ja
> Ignore a warning message.

# localedef -f SHIFT_JIS -i ja_JP ja_JP.SJIS
or
# localedef -f UTF-8 -i ja_JP ja_JP.UTF-8 

# locale -a | grep ja
> ja_JP.sjis
> ja_JP.utf8
# exit

$ cd .wine/drive_c/calsat32157
$ LANG=ja_JP.SJIS wine Calsat32.exe
or
$ LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8 wine Calsat32.exe
> OK

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