[amsat-bb] analog the hard way

[Jim Walls]

On 8/19/2018 1:42 PM, Ron VE8RT wrote:
>    Fortunately I'm far enough north that I can work at, and mess up a
> bit, getting into the analog sats while I have the footprint all to
> myself for part of some passes.
<snip>

Welcome to the analog sats world.  Here's my opinion.  With a little 
practice, you will find that you can manually deal with the doppler 
quite easily.  In my couple thousand contacts on analog satellites, I 
almost never let the computer control the frequencies.  I was running 
one step above you with an early Yaesu FT-736, so one way only CAT 
control.  I found that controlling the frequency from the keyboard to be 
a royal pain in the ass.  I did however have the computer control the 
antenna pointing.  I was running 22 elements of crossed yagi on 2M, 40 
elements of crossed yagi on 430, and a 2 x 3 foot offset dish for 2.4 
GHz, so elevation and azimuth control were a requirement.  Having the 
computer take card of that task simplified things for me.

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