[amsat-bb] Satellite Connection

[John Brier]

If he can hear the FM sat SO-50 he shouldn't have to worry about doppler.
He doesn't have to find himself like on an SSB sat's passband.

Rupert, can you get into terrestrial repeaters? Verify in a simple way that
transmit works.
On Mar 17, 2016 4:14 PM, "Greg" <gjd1958 at verizon.net> wrote:

> Are you having issues adjusting for Doppler?
>
> greg
> N3MVF
>
>
> On Mar 17, 2016, at 3:16 PM, Rupert Hamblin <rupert.hamblin at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Would be grateful for any advice or your thoughts on the following...!
>
> Ok, so I have my station virtually completed now. I have the rotator setup
> correctly
> and with the LVB Tracker interface unit and SatPC32 now tracking SATs
> correctly (it appears).
> I have a 4 ELE (2M) and 9 ELE (70cm) on the rotator.
>
> I can receive very good copy of downlinks from quite low passes on both 2M
> & 70CM,
> and I have recently had the FT-847 lab repaired and tested on output -
> which I know are
> working ok.
>
> The problem I have is - whichever satellite i try to work, low pass / high
> pass, SSB or FM, high power
> or low power - I am unable to hear my own signal on the downlink and hence
> so far have no QSO's
> ....Any suggestions or clues as to what I may be doing wrong or have setup
> incorrectly...?
>
> Would appreciate any clues / tips here ! :-)
>
> Cheers
>
> RH / G0TKZ
>
>
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