[amsat-bb] SATpc32/IC-9700 Start Up Issue

[Ernie]

I noticed an issue with my IC-9700 under CAT control with SatPC32. I 
couldn't seem to get the doppler correction to work right. SatPC32 kept 
wanting to switch the radio back to the default DOPPLER.SQF listed 
frequency pairs. I had to do manual doppler correction. After Icom 
released the version 1.10 update this week and I updated, I tried again. 
Perfect rock solid doppler correction of the 9700 (once I did the 
calibration between uplink and downlink in SatPC32). They mention in the 
updates "The CI-V commands 25 and 26 work correctly".

So if you have a 9700, be sure to update your firmware to the latest fix.
http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/firm/IC-9700/1_10/

And a thanks to Eric DK1TB for updating SatPC32 with the 9700 selection!

Ernie
W8EH

On 6/9/2019 6:03 PM, Frank Karnauskas via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> It turns out that SatPC32 was working all along.
>
> I had gotten the mistaken impression that SatPC32 always updated the
> frequency in the radio on a regular basis, i.e., every few seconds or
> so.  Apparently it only updates the radio "whenever it needs to."  For
> the sake of education to other rookies such as myself...read on.
>
> When I first connected the IC-9700 to SatPC32, I tested it on a
> satellite pass that was in range. Yoo-Hoo! Everything worked as
> advertised, and on the first try!  SatPC32 updated the radio frequency
> every few seconds.  In my subsequent observations, SatPC32 updated the
> radio frequency once every ten-to-seconds seconds, if at all.  This is
> when I thought I had broken something for some unknown reason.  This
> was in the middle of night here in Minnesota and there were no visible
> passes for the active birds.
>
> The following morning, after an exchange of emails with Erich to
> verify that all my settings were correct, I immediately noticed that
> SatPC32 did update the radio frequency every few seconds for
> satellites as they became visible to my location.  Aha!
>
> Lesson learned: If  you are testing your connection between your radio
> and SatPC32, test with satellites that are in range, not with those
> that are on the other side of the planet.
>
> Great program, Erich...thank you for your contribution to this great
> hobby!
>
> 73,
> FRANK KARNAUSKAS, N1UW
>
> "We have no problems, only insurmountabe opportunities." - FWK
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Edward
> Roth via AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Saturday, June 8, 2019 12:36 AM
> To:amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] SATpc32/IC-9700 Start Up Issue
>
> I wrestled with this problem for over a week trying everything I could
> think of to change and test.  I finally saw a post by one of the
> developers
> of either the N1MM Contest Logging program or the WSJT-X digital
> program -
> can't remember which - saying that if you use their program with the
> IC-9700 then turn OFF the CI-V Transceive function or you will have
> data
> collisions.  I turned it off in my IC-9700 and haven't had the problem
> since (the default is ON).
> Go to page 8-13 in the manual to see how to get to this setting.
> I'd be interested in knowing how many people had this problem.
> ED,  K0NW
>
> Original Message
> From: Frank Karnauskas<n1uw at gokarns.com>
> To:<amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 23:41:55 -0500
> Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32/IC-9700 Start Up Issue
> After watching Daniel, W5EKG's You Tube video, I had SatPC32 and the
> IC-9700 working beautifully on the first try.  (Thanks, Daniel!) The
> radio frequency tracked the software real-time just like it should.
>
> However, after playing around for a few minutes (changing satellites,
> turning the main tuning knob, etc.) The radio suddenly stopped
> following the frequency changes from SatPC32.  The frequency
> intermittently updates after 10-20 seconds accompanied by the
> frequency on the radio display flashing white from MAIN to SUB for a
> brief moment.  Usually nothing happens until I choose another
> satellite then the frequency updates once then...crickets.
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