[amsat-bb] Help with new SatPC32 Setup with IC-9700

[Dave Webb KB1PVH]

Bob,

 Make sure all your settings are correct.

http://www.dk1tb.de/IC9700_settings.htm

Dave-KB1PVH


Sent from my Galaxy S9

On Mon, Feb 3, 2020, 3:41 PM Bob via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> I have just downloaded and installed a new copy of SatPC32 12.8d and
> registered it. I'm using it with a new radio as well, an IC-9700.  I did
> all the things I thought I remembered to setup the program and radio, and
> it sort of works....
>
> My problem is when the program starts up, it will shift the radio into the
> Satellite Mode (good), and if I toggle the "C-/C+" CAT ON/OFF command, it
> will take the calculated frequency and set the radio correctly (good).
> However the radio is frequency is never updated after that, despite having
> a CAT Tuning Interval of 30 Hertz for SSB.  If I toggle the "C" command
> off, then back on, it will update once, but never again.  The other
> interesting thing is the manual tuning controls (the arrows to the right of
> the frequency display on SatPC32) work all the time.  Click up 1k and the
> Downlink changes by 1k.
>
> All of the above seems to make me think that the radio and SatPC32 have
> been setup correctly (and are talking to each other), but I don't
> understand why I just get an initial frequency correction and nothing
> else.  Likely some bone-headed thing I have forgotten to do.  Any ideas?
>
> The other odd thing is that I can't fix the map to be stationary on the
> observer -- it always follows the satellite.  I've stored that setting and
> restarted several times.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> 73, Bob, WB4SON
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