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

Fri Aug 2 18:57:31 PDT 2013

Now, keep in mind folks, Oscar bought an arrow antenna, not a cross yagi or
dish or whatever else including rotor. He has small portable antenna for
the great outdoors!

Hooking up an IC910, IC9100, FT847, TS2000 or whatever else which is
primary a stationary rig is overkill. He needs a good cross-band HT or one
of the mobile rigs. Also SatPC32 is not working on the balcony or in the
front yard unless he drags out the computer and the power cables and the
table and so on and on and on. He needs a handheld solution, software for a
mobile phone or tablet for his arrow not a stationary equipment list.

2 cents worth,

Stefan, VE4NSA

On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 6:16 PM, Alan <wa4sca at gmail.com> wrote:

> No problem Angelo.  The point was not the quirks and deficiencies, which
> the FT-847 and IC-910 have as
> well, but at what point to go into the details.  Sometimes the "data dump"
> which we oldsters can
> generate can be a bit much!  :)
>
> 73s,
>
> 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 4:40 PM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
>
> OPS!!!!!
>
> THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PRIVATE.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Angelo Glorioso" <n5uxt at hotmail.com>
> To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 4:07 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
>
>
> >
> >
> > 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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