Hi
I am new at satellite communications. I have the Yaesu FT-847 rig, the G-5500 EL/AZ rotator and the EA4TX RCI-SE rotator controller interface and NOVA tracking program. I am using the MixW logging program. My antennas are mostly M2 for satellite communications, including the 436CP30 and 2MCP14 beams, and eggbeaters. The G-5500 EL/AZ has been arranged to also turn the MQ-36SR HF six band beam in the same direction as the M2 beams. It works great.
I am sure that there are several AMSAT members that have similar equipment and especially using the FT-847 rig. The rig has 78 general purpose memory channels and 12 satellite memory registers. Am I correct in stating that the rig's general purpose channels are not really good for satellite purposes and that I am limited to the 12 satellite memory registers? Scanning could be very helpful too.
I am looking for the best way to program satellite frequencies into the rig for efficient and effective use of it's capabilities. If you have a listing showing how you arranged the frequencies, I would appreciate your sharing this information with me. There must be some time saving involved in preplanning the satellites into the rig.
Thank you.
Gary N0EZH Chesapeake VA USA