Hi Coy
*** To the admins -- it would be incredibly helpful if we could include screen shots with emails. It would really help with explaining things. Can we get the overall size of the email payload increased? ***
Make sure you have your IC-9700 set up correctly. SSB/CW in the CAT menua should be set to about 30 or so. Leave the speed a x1.
(insert screen shot here -- oh, that doesn't work) LOL
In the upper left of SatPC32, look for the window with all the single letters in it. Click on the C so it is C+ (not C-)
Does the display brightness flip back and forth as the commands are set to the radio? If so, that is good. If not, that isn't good.
First, test on the beacon. Make sure you can hear it and the pitch sounds about the same during the pass. If that works, then you have that part set correctly (at least to get going).
Not all hams follow the same procedure and they will continue to slide across the passpand. They are not following the 'one true rule' :).
I hope that helps some.
Mike va3mw
On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 10:09 AM Coy Johnson via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
Hello: My name is Coy, Call, K5BCN EM34 I just got into Satellites about 5 weeks ago. I have really been enjoying the FM Birds, but having Trouble Tracking the SSB Birds. I have A new Icom 9700 Radio. The Birds seem to Just run off and leave me . My radio won’t Track fast enough. I open the Cat window and put the Speed on X10, and that helped some, but still not fast enough. As you can already see that I’m new to this, But would like to work the SSB Birds. I need to talk to someone who has an Icom 9700 , that can track the SSB Birds. I’m using SATPC32. I would like any help I can get. I do Belong to AMSAT I’m having fun, but would be more fun If I could Track the SSB Birds. Thanks 73’s Coy K5BCN EM34 _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
https://imgur.com is a free image host you can use as an alternative to attaching images.
73, John Brier KG4AKV
On Sat, Mar 14, 2020, 12:35 Michael Walker via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
Hi Coy
*** To the admins -- it would be incredibly helpful if we could include screen shots with emails. It would really help with explaining things. Can we get the overall size of the email payload increased? ***
Make sure you have your IC-9700 set up correctly. SSB/CW in the CAT menua should be set to about 30 or so. Leave the speed a x1.
(insert screen shot here -- oh, that doesn't work) LOL
In the upper left of SatPC32, look for the window with all the single letters in it. Click on the C so it is C+ (not C-)
Does the display brightness flip back and forth as the commands are set to the radio? If so, that is good. If not, that isn't good.
First, test on the beacon. Make sure you can hear it and the pitch sounds about the same during the pass. If that works, then you have that part set correctly (at least to get going).
Not all hams follow the same procedure and they will continue to slide across the passpand. They are not following the 'one true rule' :).
I hope that helps some.
Mike va3mw
On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 10:09 AM Coy Johnson via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
Hello: My name is Coy, Call, K5BCN EM34 I just got into Satellites about 5 weeks ago. I have really been enjoying the FM Birds, but having Trouble Tracking the SSB Birds. I have A new Icom 9700 Radio. The Birds seem to Just run off and leave me . My radio won’t Track fast enough. I open the Cat window and put the Speed on X10, and that helped some, but still not fast enough. As you can already see that I’m new to this, But would like to work the SSB Birds. I need to talk to someone who has an Icom 9700 , that can track the SSB Birds. I’m using SATPC32. I would like any help I can get. I do Belong to AMSAT I’m having fun, but would be more fun If I could Track the SSB Birds. Thanks 73’s Coy K5BCN EM34 _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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On March 14, 2020 11:32:50 AM CDT, Michael Walker via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
*** To the admins -- it would be incredibly helpful if we could include screen shots with emails. It would really help with explaining things. Can we get the overall size of the email payload increased? ***
Mark me down as opposing this action. I've watched email go from information-filled posts with some real thought behind them to just a bunch of screenshots (multi-megabytes) or worse.
There are plenty of free hosting sites (https://imgur.com/ for example) for this type of content. Many email clients will automatically retrieve these images and display them in-line.
--- Zach N0ZGO
Someone needs to work with Coy off list and perhaps on the telephone. If you aren't familiar with the SATPC32 interface, it can be quite daunting.
I don't use it, or I would call him or have him call me.
He needs help, badly. I heard and attempted to work him this morning on one of the linear birds and he was all over the place desperately trying, but not properly configured.
I called him and each time he replied, he was in a different place, so we could not make any progress.
Please, someone familiar with SatPC32 get him on the phone and talk him through it with the screens in front of each of you...or have him install TeamViewer and do it for him.
73, N0AN Hasan
On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 11:35 AM Michael Walker via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
Hi Coy
*** To the admins -- it would be incredibly helpful if we could include screen shots with emails. It would really help with explaining things. Can we get the overall size of the email payload increased? ***
Make sure you have your IC-9700 set up correctly. SSB/CW in the CAT menua should be set to about 30 or so. Leave the speed a x1.
(insert screen shot here -- oh, that doesn't work) LOL
In the upper left of SatPC32, look for the window with all the single letters in it. Click on the C so it is C+ (not C-)
Does the display brightness flip back and forth as the commands are set to the radio? If so, that is good. If not, that isn't good.
First, test on the beacon. Make sure you can hear it and the pitch sounds about the same during the pass. If that works, then you have that part set correctly (at least to get going).
Not all hams follow the same procedure and they will continue to slide across the passpand. They are not following the 'one true rule' :).
I hope that helps some.
Mike va3mw
On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 10:09 AM Coy Johnson via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
Hello: My name is Coy, Call, K5BCN EM34 I just got into Satellites about 5 weeks ago. I have really been enjoying the FM Birds, but having Trouble Tracking the SSB Birds. I have A new Icom 9700 Radio. The Birds seem to Just run off and leave me . My radio won’t Track fast enough. I open the Cat window and put the Speed on X10, and that helped some, but still not fast enough. As you can already see that I’m new to this, But would like to work the SSB Birds. I need to talk to someone who has an Icom 9700 , that can track the SSB Birds. I’m using SATPC32. I would like any help I can get. I do Belong to AMSAT I’m having fun, but would be more fun If I could Track the SSB Birds. Thanks 73’s Coy K5BCN EM34 _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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