Once you get the hang of finding your own signal, it's a delight to use the FT 817. I have two of them and I prefer the linear transponder birds over the FM repeaters.
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Don Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 7:52 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] FT-817 Hmmm
The FT-817 appears to be a popular rig among satellite users of the fm birds. As they a all mode rigs I wonder how well they would work for a linear transponder set up? Rigs for that use are a little hard to come by. I am hoping to move in that direction some time. However it kind of needs to be portable as I am surrounded by trees at my house.
Must say now that I got the hang of working LEO's I am having fun no.
73
WB8ZOM Don
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