On 25-Nov-15 2345, Scott wrote:
... just what would be required to transmit PSK-31 to
NO-84?
Per WB4APR, I got the program "PSKDoppler". That one drives my Tigertronics-SignaLink with the data to Drive the K3. The K3 goes to the weak-link, namely my 300-foot dipole, ladder-line-fed at 85 feet.
The antenna pattern just isn't too useful for continuous access, in a given pass, to PSAT.
The program DopplerPSK on the other hand is nifty. Keeps the TX freq quite stable to the uplink. Since the Downlink on 70cm is FM, I don't seem to have to worry about Doppler corrections on that downlink. Pretty neat indeed.
The difficulties I have are in not being strong enough, often with 90 watts, to bring-up PSAT. If the downlink is activated by her beacon, then I get in quite well.
In my case I need a vertical for 10m.
This all may not be your minimal requirement. However, you can see what another newbie to PSAT is trying.
In the Amateur Radio world, I'm sure that I'm in the minority, but I don't even OWN an HF rig.
A comment here. As a T-Shirt which I bought for my grand-daughter says, "When All Else Fails ... Amateur Radio." IIRC, Sparks has a Key and wire antenna on that "T".
HF is useful to reach planet-wide in emergencies of a larger scale. With today's digital modes like JT65, I have made VK on a half-watt. ..The need for good CW is, to me, self-explanatory. In '58 when I started CW was better than my nose touching the SHure-Mic and getting zapped all the dang time. CW should be a skill set required. And mechanical CW, not a digital representation.
This is Thanksgiving, please don't carpet-bomb me for the last paragraph, hi hi.
Happy THANKSGIVING fellow Satellite-People.
My primary interests are the higher ....
yes, mine too. But not all-inclusive