Hi Oscar,

Call?

Any of those should work fine, and you should include the Kenwood TS-2000 in your search list. It is still in production, and well thought of, though like nearly every other rig it does have a few quirks.

The FT-847 is still a great rig, and is usually snapped up whenever a good used one becomes available. The first batch had "write only" CAT control, with all of the following ones having bidirectional capability which is needed for modern control programs such as SatPC32. Many of the first ones where modified, but if you consider one, make certain it has the update.

Note that you can use two regular rigs together to form a satellite station. Some people find a good eBay or flea market rig as a second unit. Again, programs like SatPC32 will work with this combination and make it look like a single rig. For instance, our Dayton Hamvention demo station uses two FT-817s.

73s,

Alan WA4SCA

-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Oscar Ortega Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 6:52 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get

Hi,

I recently got interested in trying satellite communications. I bought an Arrow antenna and I am wondering which transceiver to get. So far I have found the FT-847, IC-910h and IC-9100.

The FT-847 scares me since it is a bit old, however I have heard it is very good for satellite and EME.

Any advice would be appreciated!!

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Hello Oscar...If you want to spend a boat load of money then any of the new radios on the market will due very nicely. However for probably less that $600 you can get two multi mode older 2M & 70cm radios. The IC 471A, IC 251A, TS700A come to mind. They will not be computer controlled and you will have to use that big knob for doppler and tracking. However they will do the job and you will learn a lot. 73 Bob W7LRD

----- Original Message ----- From: "Oscar Ortega" oscaro@mindspring.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2013 4:51:42 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get

Hi,

I recently got interested in trying satellite communications. I bought an Arrow antenna and I am wondering which transceiver to get. So far I have found the FT-847, IC-910h and IC-9100.

The FT-847 scares me since it is a bit old, however I have heard it is very good for satellite and EME.

Any advice would be appreciated!!

Regards, Oscar _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb