SatPC32 works great on the linear birds. Takes a little tuning to get on the right freq, but works nicely after setup.
--- On Thu, 10/15/09, Joel Black jbblack@charter.net wrote:
From: Joel Black jbblack@charter.net Subject: [amsat-bb] What Are Others Using To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009, 6:15 PM Years ago, when I first started operating the satellites, I used an IC-821. I "graduated" up to an FT-847. I don't ever remember using software to tune the rig (the IC-821 or FT-847) only software to steer the antennas.
For the life of me, I cannot seem to find my downlink using the FT-847 and *any* tuning software with the linear birds (AO-7 and VO-52). It works fine with the "fixed" freq FM birds which, understandably, is easier for it to track. I am just wondering, does *anyone* use tuning software with the linear birds or do you just tune it manually?
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