[amsat-bb] Mode B operating question...

[Bill Dillon]

On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 12:07 PM, Devin L. Ganger <devin at thecabal.org>
wrote:

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> Also, what is a good beginning HT to use to work the sats? I have a little
> Baofeng UV5R variant. My family got me the Elk dual-band log periodic
> antenna so that is good, but am I screwed with the radio?
>

Try listening to a pass first.  If you can hear 'em, you can probably work
'em.  I used a Yaesu VX-6R for my first year of operating SO-50.  My
Baofeng BF-F8 is deaf on receiving the FM sats, but it can be used to
transmit, if I use the VX-6R to receive.  Your mileage may vary.

73 de Bill, KG5FQX


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> Devin Ganger (WA7DLG)
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> Sent from my Windows 10 phone
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> From: Chad Phillips<mailto:chad.kg0mw at gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2016 8:59 AM
> To: Paul Stoetzer<mailto:n8hm at arrl.net>
> Cc: Amsat BB<mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Mode B operating question...
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> Thanks guys. That is why I am asking. After this past weekend of operating
> and a few conversations I noticed something wasn't right. Makes total sense
> to adjust the higher frequency.
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> Keep learning every day and every pass!
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> Chad
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Dec 29, 2016, at 10:37 AM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
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> > Always tune the highest of the tune frequencies.
> >
> > On Mode B, tune your transmitter and maintain a constant downlink and on
> Mode J, tune your receiver and maintain a constant uplink.
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> > This keeps you from drifting too far and possibly into QSOs of people
> using computer control.
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> > Much to my dismay, some literature, including the most recent edition of
> the ARRL Operating Manual still include the outdated suggestion to always
> tune your transmitter.
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> > 73,
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> > Paul, N8HM
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> >> On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 11:10 Chad Phillips <chad.kg0mw at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> I first got on the sats back on AO-13. Seem to me back then when we
> operated linear satellites (FO-29, RS’s etc) we found ourselves on the
> receive passband and as the doppler changed we adjusted our transmit freq
> to make sure we stayed on the receive frequency.
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> >> Of course things have changed since then and many use some sort of
> satellite tracking software to control the doppler adjustments on the
> radio. But when you are operating portable what is the proper procedure on
> the linear sats?
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> >> Thanks,
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> >> Chad
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> >> kg0mw/en13
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