From e1e0f579ab1cd4f08c4d9dd99b506a5c255c3e32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Lewandowski Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 22:37:09 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c75ae33..1320fcb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -27,9 +27,22 @@ This program also uses software which has no clear licensing information (wx). ###LICENSE General Public License version 2.0, or any later version -###dotpredict-predict.tle -Modification of PREDICT's TLE file to provide orbit data for weather satellites NOAA-15, NOAA-18, NOAA-19 -to get coverage of missing satellites into predict's default config. Please edit qth to reflect your station position. +###BASIC usage info +You'll need to install predict and wxtoimg packages. For installing predict please follow your distro instructions: for example in Debian: +``` +sudo apt-get install predict +``` +or in openSuSE: +``` +sudo zypper in predict +``` +or use package manager provided with your distro. +As for wxtoimg I strongly recomment grabbing .tar.gz package and unpacking it to your /usr/local/ dir. Packages are provided on wxtoimg website. + +Next step is to dry-run predict - it should create files which you'll need to replace, edit location info (used in wxmap), and run update-kepplers.sh. More info below. + +###predict TLEs +These are in tles/ folder - modification of PREDICT's files to provide orbit data for weather satellites NOAA-15, NOAA-18, NOAA-19 to get coverage of missing satellites into predict's default config. Please edit qth to reflect your station position. Example values are provided. Copy as follows: @@ -39,8 +52,12 @@ cp tles/predict.tle ~/.predict/predict.tle cp tles/predict.db ~/.predict/predict.db ``` +edit qth: +``` +nano ~/.predict/predict.qth +``` +or run predict, press G to change Ground Station Location. - ###noaacapture.py This is the main python script. It will calculate the time of the next pass for recording. It expects to call rtl_fm to do the