[amsat-bb] Possible trouble with new Icom IC-910H

[Peter Pauly]

SDR Dongle says I'm getting out.  And if I whistle, I can deflect the Bird
meter. Thanks everyone for your help. I was worrying for nothing.

On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 3:45 PM, Zach Metzinger <zmetzing at pobox.com> wrote:

> On August 11, 2017 1:19:46 PM CDT, Floyd Rodgers <kc5qbc at swbell.net>
> wrote:
> >Try AM mode and the meter should register or get another meter that can
> >measure ssb
> >
> >
> >On Friday, August 11, 2017 8:15 AM, Andrew Rich
> ><vk4tec at internode.on.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I talked my test equipment mate
> >
> >You would have to whistle fairly loudly to get a swing on the bird
> >
> >Andrew
> >
> >Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On 11 Aug 2017, at 10:28 pm, Peter Pauly <ppauly at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I do have a little USB SDR. I plan hook that up tonight to see if I
> >can see an indication of signal. I don't want to furiously try to
> >contact someone via satellite and find out I'm not putting out any
> >power.
> >>
> >> I've never owned this rig until a couple days ago so there's always a
> >possibility I'm doing something wrong.
> >>
> >>> On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 8:23 AM, Andrew Rich
> ><vk4tec at internode.on.net> wrote:
> >>> Peter are you speaking loudly
> >>>
> >>> The energy in an fm envelope is way larger than a side band
> >transmission
> >>>
> >>> The fact that your reaching an alc level seems to indicate the radio
> >is doing its job
> >>>
> >>> Pity u don't have USB rx
> >>>
> >>> Do you have a software defined radios ?
> >>>
> >>> Andrew
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
> >>> > On 11 Aug 2017, at 10:02 pm, Peter Pauly <ppauly at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > I bought a used IC-910H on ebay for satellite work an am having a
> >possible
> >>> > issue with it.
> >>> >
> >>> > I tested the 2m and 70cm transmitter and receiver in FM mode with
> >my
> >>> > handheld and they work fine. I hooked up a Bird 43 wattmeter with
> >a 50E
> >>> > slug (50W, 400-1000Mhz) and when I transmit on 440Mhz FM I get an
> >>> > indication of power output on the meter.  So far so good...
> >>> >
> >>> > Then in USB/LSB mode however, I get no indication on the meter,
> >despite
> >>> > turning the mic gain up and talking into the mic. I've also up'ed
> >the RF
> >>> > power with the little knob and that doesn't help. The red light
> >flashes on
> >>> > the rig (ALC indication) and the meter on the rig moves. I can
> >also hear
> >>> > distorted audio on my FM handheld (as expected since it's FM and
> >not USB)
> >>> > but I'm worried about the lack of power indicated on the Bird.  I
> >haven't
> >>> > been able to try CW yet because I don't have the right sized plug.
> >Should I
> >>> > be concerned about the lack of power?
> >>> >
> >>> > Summary:  Bird wattmeter shows power out on FM, but not on
> >USB/LSB.
> >>> >
> >>> > Thanks
> >>> >
> >>> > Peter
> >>> > W9KG
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> If your rig has a RTTY mode, switch to that and key down. You should get a
> full power tone with no actual data modulating it.
>
> 73,
>
> --- Zach
> N0ZGO
> --- Zach
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