PB and PG v.2.1.0 - programs for communicating with Microsat satellites

From: Bent Bagger (ddqdcolw.vcjdmlrqn@mailit.tunk.net)
Date: Wed Feb 26 2003 - 21:25:56 EET

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    I have uploaded version 2.1.0 of PB and PG for Linux to Metalab.unc.edu.
    The file
    name is pbpg-2.1.0.tar.gz. I have placed the file and the accompanying
    lsm-file in /incoming/Linux. The target directory is /pub/linux/apps/ham.
    The file may also be downloaded from
    ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/Linux/pbpg-2.1.0.tar.gz.

    The package has been changed substancially on several points relative to the
    previous releases:

    1) I have removed all usage of an UDP port as a means to controlling PB.
    PB can
    now be controlled either throught the control FIFO or by signals.

    2) I added a filter to PB so that only packets from the satellite of
    interest
    are processed by PB.

    3) PB now displays how many percent of a file have been received -
    provided PB
    has heard the FTL0 file header.

    4) If the Predict program by KD2BD, John Magliacane, is running in
    server mode on
    the machine running PB, PBCTRL will (attempt to) display antenna positioning
    data and doppler data as an aid in manual satellite tracking. See
    README.predict
    for details.

    5) There have been many minor corrections.

    The lsm reads as follows:

    Begin3
    Title: PB and PG for Linux
    Version: 2.1.0
    Entered-date: 17 DEC 2002

    Description: PB and PG for Linux are programs used for download from and
            upload to digital satellites (Pacsats) supporting the FTL0
            protocol. This software allows you to directly communicate
            with the Microsat series of satellites. It provides a
            Curses (Ncurses) based user interface. It features automatic
            directory fill requests and simple, rules based file
            download requests.
            This version of the programs will work with kernel
            revisions 2.0.24 or higher.
    Keywords: AX.25
            Digital Satellites
            Pacsat
            FTL0
                    Amateur Radio
    Author: terhi.victor@logonet.com (Bent Bagger)
            lhq.rqusmv@geneprot.com (Peter Scott Bentsen)
            and others.
    Maintained-by: terhi.victor@logonet.com (Bent Bagger)
    Primary-site: metalab.unc.edu /pub/linux/apps/ham/pbpg-2.1.0.tar.gz
    Alternate-site: ftp.amsat.org /amsat/software/Linux/pbpg-2.1.0.tar.gz
    Copying-policy: GPL.
    End

    Happy hamming

    Bent/OZ6BL

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