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Amateur Radio Satellite Telemetry Software for the Mac
MacEchoTelem ...from N3RZN & VE3VRW (Discontinued - No Longer Supported)
MacEchoTelem allows you to capture and decode live telemetry from ECHO, AMSAT's newest satellite, launched June 29, 2004.

Requirements

  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Terminal Node Controller (TNC) capable of 9600 baud KISS.
  • Serial Port/USB Serial Adapter and cable for Radio Interface.
Other programs

For Satellite Tracking Rotor and Doppler correction: MacDopplerPRO

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Download
Download MacEchoTelem v1.06 July 18, 2004
    • Download RAW test file (July 15, 2004)
    • Download RAW test file (July 16, 2004)
    • Download RAW test file (July 17, 2004)
    Setup
    • Put TNC in KISS mode.
    • Run MacEchoTelem.
    • The first time you run MacEchoTelem enter your call and location in the Preferences Dialog.
    • Select Serial Port and Baud Rate.
    • Telemetry .csv files will be placed in the ~/Documents/MacEchoTelem/TLM folder.
    Echo Telemetry Database
    • Upload to the Echo telemetry database upload site.
    • Note: The site is now accepting telemetry from version 1.06 of MacEchoTelem (18-July-2004).

    Configuring your TNC for KISS mode

    To use MacEchoTelem your TNC must support the KISS protocol and be able to support serial speeds of at least 9600 baud.The settings listed below will place your TNC in a configuration that will work with MacEchoTelem (also check the manual that came with your 9600 baud modem for configuration info and this AMSAT page for information on the various TNC's). You can use a terminal program like ZTerm to configure your TNC.
    MFJ 1270B configuration example:
    cmd:kiss on
    KISS was OFF
    cmd:pac 0
    PACLEN was 128
    Kantronics 9612 configuration example:
    cmd:restore defaults
    ppppx~xffs
    PRESS (*) TO SET BAUD RATE
    ENTER YOUR CALLSIGN=> VE3VRW
    KANTRONICS KPC9612 VERSION 7.0
    (C) COPYRIGHT 1996 BY KANTRONICS INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
    DUPLICATION PROHIBITED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF KANTRONICS.
    cmd:<cr>
    cmd:intf term<cr>
    INTFACE was NEWUSER
    cmd:paclen 0<cr>
    PACLEN was 128/128
    cmd:intf kiss<cr>
    INTFACE was TERMINAL
    cmd:reset<cr>
    There will be no 'cmd:' response but the TNC will be in KISS mode
    To take the TNC out of KISS mode, send escapekiss.bin to it with a terminal program.