[amsat-bb] Satellite Connection

Thu Mar 17 20:32:40 UTC 2016

Good point re: SO-50.

G
MVF

On Mar 17, 2016, at 4:23 PM, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:

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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