[amsat-bb] ICOM 9700 on FalconSat-3

[Brian Wilkins KO4AQF]

Tony

In the May/June 2020 article, Kevin worked it with the Internal TNC.

On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 4:29 PM Tony via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Brian:
>
> The Kenwood 710 seems capable with it's built-in modem. Would you happen
> to know if it will work with Falconsat-3 right out of the box?
>
> I believe I used my TS-2000 to work GO-32 with it's internal modem many
> years ago and I'm pretty sure it was plug-n-play.
>
> It's a shame that the TS-2K is no longer being offered. Sorry I sold mine.
>
> Tony
>
>
>
>
> On 10/21/2020 6:15 PM, Brian Wilkins KO4AQF wrote:
> > I have used the D72A and KK4YEL has used the 710. There’s an upcoming
> > AMSAT Journal Article this month on how to use the D72A. Not sure if
> > you have one of these radios but it’s a viable alternative
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 10:36 AM Mark L. Hammond via AMSAT-BB
> > <amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>> wrote:
> >
> >     Hi Tony,
> >
> >     Quite a few of us have tried.  Briefly, NO.  We can receive at
> >     9600 baud
> >     sort of (quick explanation follows), but cannot get the radio to
> >     transmit
> >     at 9600.
> >
> >     I don't think I was ever able to use the audio out of the radio
> >     (FM-D, etc)
> >     into a real TNC and decode it.   Not sure anyone has...
> >
> >     To receive--use the IF via USB audio; use a program like SDR# with
> >     FM (all
> >     filters off, 10-12kHz wide), feed that audio into hs_soundmodem
> >     that then
> >     connects to PacSat Ground Station software.
> >
> >     Sadly, the fplks at iCOM are not responding to the request several
> >     of us
> >     have made to figure out a way to get to work at 9600. Surely it's
> >     doable---but iCOM doesn't seem to think it's worth the
> >     time/investment...
> >
> >     Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
> >     AMSAT Director and Command Station
> >
> >
> >
> >     On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 9:28 AM Tony via AMSAT-BB
> >     <amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>>
> >     wrote:
> >
> >     > All:
> >     >
> >     > Is anyone using the ICOM 9700 to work FalconSat-3 with either a
> >     hardware
> >     > or sound card modem? If so, can you please elaborate on your setup?
> >     >
> >     > The manual is a bit vague on 9600 baud operation.
> >     >
> >     > 73, Tony
> >     >
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