gpredict VS rpi-clone

I didn't watch the video but Gpredict has tracking and a map showing the orbit path and ground footprint for satellites you select.

I'm using sdrpp with Doppler correction with gPredict. I record the signal in sdrpp and then process it with noaa-apt.

look at the source of http://gpredict.oz9aec.net/

Your missing the point basically they mean upgrade your software to Gpredict satellite tracking software (GPL) which has Linux and Windoze versions. http://gpredict.oz9aec.net/   Gpredict uses hamlib to control both radios and mounts. Hamlib supports many radios and mount support includes Meade, Celestron and iOptron IEQ45 alt-az mounts via AUSCOM standard software. Once done the next part is ensuring you set up you com ports to appropriately control your devices radio and mount and making sure the appropriate devices are set-up in the software. Note if your com ports change say because you replug something, don't forget to update the port details otherwise coms will fail and the relevant device won't be usable. Check out the documentation and there are a number number of set-up videos on YouTube if needed.

LWN usually has great content but they've missed out on so much free ham software in this article that I use regularly.

My main HF rig is an older Yaesu FT-950. I tapped the IF and brought it out of the chassis where it is plugged into a cheap RTLSDR. I then access that RTLSDR (with free drivers) with GQRX (free software for visualizing anything compatible with SoapySDR or GNU radio), and the result is that I get a panadapter that is arguably better than what's available on $2000 radios. Short video here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/uP9zMMbiiiSmHYvM8

As for VHF/UHF stuff, I would be hopeless if it wasn't for GPredict on my laptop making it simple to track LEO satellites. https://github.com/csete/gpredict Short video here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/eg87BWpt2XnJdGFp7

I also run an APRS igate, which is powered by direwolf: https://sielicki.github.io/posts/radio-scanner-aprs-igate/ , https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf

It hasn't been updated in a couple years now, but `gpredict` is a nice desktop program that will show projections of satellite orbits and predict upcoming passes.

https://github.com/csete/gpredict

GPredict

I've been running a bunch of Pi's for years now, and the biggest problem I've had is the Pi itself dying: 24/7 usage is hard on a small device. I've also found that stable power is essential, and to that end I've always used 5v 3a branded power cubes, plugged into a pure sine wave UPS. Choice of micro-SDHC cards is important and I ended up getting ATP industrial cards (https://www.atpinc.com/products/industrial-sd-cards) - expensive but really long-lived. Finally, using RPi-clone (https://github.com/billw2/rpi-clone) on a regular basis has been a life-saver. I clone to Sandisk Extreme micro-SDHCs and can recover from an outage in minutes.

I would normally use the Pi SD-Card copier to duplicate the SD-Card to an SSD but I'm unsure if this is available on the Ubuntu image - you could possibly use this program [Github] if you are not keen on using dd with a running system.

Then you will need to clone the SD to the SSD, you can use many tools that are available from your desktop computer or you can try with rpi-clone, just connect the SSD with Pi booted from SD, stop any possible service/docker to prevent any copy error and run, adapting device naming but usually will be (check device with dmesg):

I used rpi-clone, it was super easy. Whole process took 10 minutes. https://github.com/billw2/rpi-clone

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