At 01:18 PM 6/2/2010, Greg D. wrote: >One problem with the Yaesu 736R is that when the rig is under >computer control you can't grab the tuning knob and hunt around the >passband for someone to talk to. "Tuning" directed by computer is >agonizingly slow and tedious, taking about a second per change, so >that's out. And since the rig's frequency cannot be read by the >computer, you can't hunt manually and then lock things in on the >computer. (I suppose I could re-write my CAT client to allow me to >visually read the frequency off the display and type it in, but that >would be tedious too...)
That does make things a pain. It's a pity that the radio can't talk back to the computer, which would have been a nice addition. >go manual from there. If you run full manual often enough, it >becomes second nature. I used to be able to find myself on RS-10 in >just a few seconds, anywhere in the passband. But that was a REAL "EasySat". Well, I had no problems flying the RS birds manually, and I have done the Fujis as well. 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL http://vkradio.com _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
