--- On Thu, 6/24/10, Don <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Don <[email protected]> > Subject: [amsat-bb] FT-817 Hmmm > To: [email protected] > Received: Thursday, June 24, 2010, 5:51 PM > The FT-817 appears to be a popular > rig among satellite users of the fm > birds. As they a all mode rigs I wonder how well they > would work for a > linear transponder set up? Rigs for that use are a > little hard to come by. > I am hoping to move in that direction some time. However it > kind of needs to > be portable as I am surrounded by trees at my house. <snip> I set up my FT-817 for working the HO-68 linear transponder a while ago and made some contacts last week. I had some problems in hearing responses to my calls, so I corrected the settings for some of the memories. Right now, the frequency increment of 500 Hz provides reasonable coverage for the downlink. I switch between the memories and the VFO during a pass, using the latter to check the satellite's location by tuning in the beacon. I'll try again when the satellite's in SSB mode and see what happens. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL _______________________________________________ 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
