[amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get

[Angelo Glorioso]

Alan,

 Thanks for the reply. I usually don't reply to many emails here, but I feel
 this was necessary. I bare to disagree with you Alan. If I would have known
 the rig had a birdie right on the downlink frequency of two of the most 
popular
 fm birds,  I would not have purchased the rig years ago. Making a
 statement of a "few quirks" does not give a person a fair assessment of the
 rig. I just feel it is a very important fact.



 Angelo / N5UXT


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alan" <wa4sca at gmail.com>
> To: "'Angelo Glorioso'" <n5uxt at hotmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 2:14 PM
> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to 
> get
>
>
>> Angelo,
>>
>>>>rig it does have a few quirks.
>>
>> There was no need to bury him with details.
>>
>> Alan
>> WA4SCA
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On 
>> Behalf Of Angelo Glorioso
>> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 7:34 AM
>> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
>>
>> Hi Oscar and Alan,
>>
>> Please be aware of the birdie right on the downlink of SO50. This is an
>> internal birdie. I think it is very important to pass this on. It will
>> affect AO27 also if it comes back to life or any
>> satellite that uses 436.800 as a downlink.
>>
>>
>> 73 de Angelo
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Alan" <wa4sca at gmail.com>
>> To: "'Oscar Ortega'" <oscaro at mindspring.com>; <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 7:07 AM
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
>>
>>
>>> Hi Oscar,
>>>
>>> Call?
>>>
>>> Any of those should work fine, and you should include the Kenwood 
>>> TS-2000
>>> in your search list.  It is
>>> still in production, and well thought of, though like nearly every other
>>> rig it does have a few
>>> quirks.
>>>
>>> The FT-847 is still a great rig, and is usually snapped up whenever a 
>>> good
>>> used one becomes available.
>>> The first batch had "write only" CAT control, with all of the following
>>> ones having bidirectional
>>> capability which is needed for modern control programs such as SatPC32.
>>> Many of the first ones where
>>> modified, but if you consider one, make certain it has the update.
>>>
>>> Note that you can use two regular rigs together to form a satellite
>>> station.  Some people find a good
>>> eBay or flea market rig as a second unit.  Again, programs like SatPC32
>>> will work with this
>>> combination and make it look like a single rig.  For instance, our 
>>> Dayton
>>> Hamvention demo station uses
>>> two FT-817s.
>>>
>>> 73s,
>>>
>>> Alan
>>> WA4SCA
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Oscar Ortega
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 6:52 PM
>>> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
>>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I recently got interested in trying satellite communications. I bought 
>>> an
>>> Arrow antenna and I am
>>> wondering
>>> which transceiver to get. So far I have found the FT-847, IC-910h and
>>> IC-9100.
>>>
>>> The FT-847 scares me since it is a bit old, however I have heard it is
>>> very good for satellite and
>>> EME.
>>>
>>> Any advice would be appreciated!!
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Oscar
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