[Dxspider-support] load keps from message

[Anthony (N2KI)]

On the subject of KEPS, how do you flush out the old sats that have kep
dates in the hundreds of days and a few in the thousands? I.e. AO-37 keps is
1273 days old.

Tony - N2KI
SYSOP - N2KI DX CLUSTER
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: dxspider-support-bounces at dxcluster.org [mailto:dxspider-support-
> bounces at dxcluster.org] On Behalf Of Steven Franke
> Sent: May 08, 2006 15:53
> To: The DXSpider Support list
> Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] load keps from message
> 
> I just discovered that when loading keps from a message, it is
> necessary to issue two commands, e.g.:
> 
> load/keps nnnn
> load/keps
> 
> The first "load/keps nnnn" apparently writes the /spider/local/
> Keps.pm file, but does not actually "load" the new Keps. After the
> second "load/keps" command, the new keps are loaded and the age of
> the keps is correctly reported by sh/sat.
> 
> Steve, K9AN
> 
> 
> On May 8, 2006, at 2:42 PM, Steven Franke wrote:
> 
> > Hello Dirk and all -
> >
> > I have noticed that the age of the satellite keps (obtained via "sh/
> > sat") appears to be reported incorrectly on my version 1.52, build
> > 61.497 (K9USA).
> >
> > I loaded the keps using the "load/keps nnnn" syntax and the 2-line
> > elements sent via cluster mail from G1TLH. I verified that data in /
> > spider/local/Keps.pm matches the data in the 2-line keps file - so
> > Keps.pm appears to be written correctly. However, the reported age of
> > the keps is incorrect. If I load an older set of Keps, I can verify
> > that Keps.pm is re-written with the older data, but the reported age
> > of the Keps does not change, and remains incorrect.
> >
> > I see that the age of the Keps is calculated using my
> > Sun::Julian_Date_of_Epoch function - so this could be my fault
> > somehow. However, I don't see why it would suddenly stop working...
> > Dirk - I notice that WR3D is using the same build as I am - would you
> > mind trying "load/keps nn" to see if you can reproduce this?
> >
> > Steve K9AN
> >
> >
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