[amsat-bb] MacDopler

[Burns Fisher]

Hi Paul and Stefan,

I also use MacDoppler.  I've used it on a friend's 910 and 9100 and mostly
on my TS-2000.  Glad you got the connection to the radio working--that was
my challenge!

In any case, for a linear satellite, you first want to unlock the VFO on
the "Radio" screen (bottom right with the 'radio' tab selected) and tweak
the Tx on the MacDoppler screen. till you can hear yourself.  A
clicker/chirper can help with this, but just your voice also works.  Now
lock the VFO.  One some radios you can now use the tuning knob on your
radio, but on the 910 and the 9100 that does not work.  You have to adjust
where you want to be in the passband on the MacDoppler screen.  The easiest
way to do that is with the slider at the bottom of the radio panel.  You
pull it to the right to move one way in frequency.  To the left to move the
other way.  It's a bit different than you might expect--each "pull" on the
slider moves the frequencies only a bit.  You have to pull it and release
it repeatedly to move very far.  Of course this allows you to tune more
finely.  It's kind of nice when you get used to it.

You can also tweak the frequencies on FM birds, but of course there is no
reason you want to have the Rx and Tx locked together when you do that.
And another hint:  To go back to the original settings, there is a little
white rectangle to the left side of those radio adjustments on the screen.
Click on it and it all returns to the original values.

And BTW, don't necessarily trust all the frequencies for the satellites
that come by default with MacDoppler.  One of my friends had to change some
of them, some by a bit, some by a lot.

Good luck!

73,

Burns WB1FJ

On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 5:44 PM, Stefan Wagener <wageners at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good for you!
>
> Getting the radio connected is half of the battle.
>
> If I remember correctly, it only works for USB/LSB not FM and you have to
> uncheck the VFO's locked button.
>
> Try it and let me know,
>
> Stefan
>
> On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 3:59 PM Paul Overn via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Guys,
> > New to Macs, new to the ICOM 910H and new to auto Doppler control. So
> this
> > should be fun...
> > I have the Doppler correction working. Both the up and the down go the
> way
> > they should. The software is communicating with the radio, and everything
> > is wonderful, but I can't for the life of me see how to move to another
> > spot on the passband.
> > I move the radio dial and it goes right back to the middle of the
> > passband. When I try to adjust the frequency in the software, nothing
> > moves, I'm stumped here.
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Paul Overn
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