[amsat-bb] MacDopler

[Stefan Wagener]

Awesome, thanks!

Stefan

On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 6:33 PM Burns Fisher <burns at fisher.cc> wrote:

> 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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