I have used the IC-92AD for AO-51. It worked fine.

I programmed 5 memories into the "A BAND" (downlink), of course they are all set to FM (not DV). 435.310 435.305 435.300 435.295 435.290

I programmed one memory into the "B BAND" (uplink), set to FM (not DV). 145.920

You can label each memory accordingly to reduce confusion.

To compensate for Doppler you change A Band memories for best receive. When you want to transmit you need to momentarily press "MAIN DUAL" to ensure that the B BAND is active where 145.920 is selected.

Set the A Band squelch open and the B band squelch to max or above the noise threshold.

It worked very well on AO-51 and I am sure it will work just as well on the other FM birds. On SO-50 I would program two memories for the uplink (with both PL tones). One with 67.0 Hz and another with 74.4 Hz.

73, Jeff - K7WIN

-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Amateur Radio Station W4MPS Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 5:21 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-92AD

Can anyone share experiences using IC-92AD on the birds?

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