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

[Chad Phillips]

Devin,


I use the Baofeng UV5R and a Wouxon for the FM sats. Both radios work excellent and are so portable along with my arrow antenna. For receive and having to adjust the receive frequency, I prefer the Wouxon only because it has a knob on top of the radio to tune the freq. I use the Baofeng to transmit and the Wouxon to receive. I prefer full duplex.

Good luck,

chad
kg0mw
> On Dec 29, 2016, at 4:04 PM, Bill Dillon <bill.g.dillon at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 12:07 PM, Devin L. Ganger <devin at thecabal.org <mailto:devin at thecabal.org>>
> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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
> 
> 
>> 
>> 
>> Devin Ganger (WA7DLG)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my Windows 10 phone
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: Chad Phillips<mailto:chad.kg0mw at gmail.com <mailto:chad.kg0mw at gmail.com>>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2016 8:59 AM
>> To: Paul Stoetzer<mailto:n8hm at arrl.net <mailto:n8hm at arrl.net>>
>> Cc: Amsat BB<mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>>
>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Mode B operating question...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> Keep learning every day and every pass!
>> 
>> Chad
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Dec 29, 2016, at 10:37 AM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 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.
>>> 
>>> This keeps you from drifting too far and possibly into QSOs of people
>> using computer control.
>>> 
>>> 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 the ARRL Operating Manual still include the outdated suggestion to always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.
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> 
>>> Paul, N8HM
>>> 
>>>> 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.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 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?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Chad
>>>> 
>>>> kg0mw/en13
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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