[amsat-bb] ICOM 9700 on FalconSat-3

[Tony]

Brian:

Would you happen to know Kevin's call off hand? I don't have a copy of 
the journal.

Tony -K2MO


On 10/22/2020 5:10 PM, Brian Wilkins KO4AQF wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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>
>     <mailto: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>
>     <mailto: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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