Guys, I need a hand working AO-73, I thinks there's something I just don't understand (I only started working the birds this year so I'm a newbie). I'm using an IC-9100 and did manage once this weekend to hear my signal, however, I used SATPC32 to tune my downlink until I found it. By the time I got that done the bird was too low for a QSO. Also, I am aware that the prevailing opinion is NOT to use PC control.

So . questions: If I use the rig in SAT mode after I found my signal, I can tool around the band looking for a QSO. However, I'm aware that AO-73's frequency shifts quite a bit, but since I'm in SAT mode on the rig it changes the downlink frequency automatically. So if AO-73 has shifted its frequency and doesn't match what the SAT mode's offset is, I'm out of sync again.

If I don't use SAT mode, I'd be constantly switching between VFO's, pressing buttons and re-tuning constantly?

So I guess, I need to find someone who is successfully working AO-73 with an IC-9100?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

73, W3UTD

Fraser

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