Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
Alan,
Thanks for the reply. I usually don't reply to many emails here, but I feel this was necessary. I bare to disagree with you Alan. If I would have known the rig had a birdie right on the downlink frequency of two of the most popular fm birds, I would not have purchased the rig years ago. Making a statement of a "few quirks" does not give a person a fair assessment of the rig. I just feel it is a very important fact.
Angelo / N5UXT
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" wa4sca@gmail.com To: "'Angelo Glorioso'" n5uxt@hotmail.com Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 2:14 PM Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
Angelo,
rig it does have a few quirks.
There was no need to bury him with details.
Alan WA4SCA
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Angelo Glorioso Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 7:34 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
Hi Oscar and Alan,
Please be aware of the birdie right on the downlink of SO50. This is an internal birdie. I think it is very important to pass this on. It will affect AO27 also if it comes back to life or any satellite that uses 436.800 as a downlink.
73 de Angelo
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" wa4sca@gmail.com To: "'Oscar Ortega'" oscaro@mindspring.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 7:07 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
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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OPS!!!!!
THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PRIVATE.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Angelo Glorioso" n5uxt@hotmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 4:07 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
Alan,
Thanks for the reply. I usually don't reply to many emails here, but I feel this was necessary. I bare to disagree with you Alan. If I would have known the rig had a birdie right on the downlink frequency of two of the most popular fm birds, I would not have purchased the rig years ago. Making a statement of a "few quirks" does not give a person a fair assessment of the rig. I just feel it is a very important fact.
Angelo / N5UXT
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" wa4sca@gmail.com To: "'Angelo Glorioso'" n5uxt@hotmail.com Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 2:14 PM Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
Angelo,
rig it does have a few quirks.
There was no need to bury him with details.
Alan WA4SCA
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Angelo Glorioso Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 7:34 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
Hi Oscar and Alan,
Please be aware of the birdie right on the downlink of SO50. This is an internal birdie. I think it is very important to pass this on. It will affect AO27 also if it comes back to life or any satellite that uses 436.800 as a downlink.
73 de Angelo
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" wa4sca@gmail.com To: "'Oscar Ortega'" oscaro@mindspring.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 7:07 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
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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No problem Angelo. The point was not the quirks and deficiencies, which the FT-847 and IC-910 have as well, but at what point to go into the details. Sometimes the "data dump" which we oldsters can generate can be a bit much! :)
73s,
Alan WA4SCA
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Angelo Glorioso Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 4:40 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
OPS!!!!!
THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PRIVATE.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Angelo Glorioso" n5uxt@hotmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 4:07 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
Alan,
Thanks for the reply. I usually don't reply to many emails here, but I feel this was necessary. I bare to disagree with you Alan. If I would have known the rig had a birdie right on the downlink frequency of two of the most popular fm birds, I would not have purchased the rig years ago. Making a statement of a "few quirks" does not give a person a fair assessment of the rig. I just feel it is a very important fact.
Angelo / N5UXT
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" wa4sca@gmail.com To: "'Angelo Glorioso'" n5uxt@hotmail.com Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 2:14 PM Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
Angelo,
rig it does have a few quirks.
There was no need to bury him with details.
Alan WA4SCA
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Angelo Glorioso Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 7:34 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
Hi Oscar and Alan,
Please be aware of the birdie right on the downlink of SO50. This is an internal birdie. I think it is very important to pass this on. It will affect AO27 also if it comes back to life or any satellite that uses 436.800 as a downlink.
73 de Angelo
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" wa4sca@gmail.com To: "'Oscar Ortega'" oscaro@mindspring.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 7:07 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
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!!
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
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Now, keep in mind folks, Oscar bought an arrow antenna, not a cross yagi or dish or whatever else including rotor. He has small portable antenna for the great outdoors!
Hooking up an IC910, IC9100, FT847, TS2000 or whatever else which is primary a stationary rig is overkill. He needs a good cross-band HT or one of the mobile rigs. Also SatPC32 is not working on the balcony or in the front yard unless he drags out the computer and the power cables and the table and so on and on and on. He needs a handheld solution, software for a mobile phone or tablet for his arrow not a stationary equipment list.
2 cents worth,
Stefan, VE4NSA
On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 6:16 PM, Alan wa4sca@gmail.com wrote:
No problem Angelo. The point was not the quirks and deficiencies, which the FT-847 and IC-910 have as well, but at what point to go into the details. Sometimes the "data dump" which we oldsters can generate can be a bit much! :)
73s,
Alan WA4SCA
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Angelo Glorioso Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 4:40 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
OPS!!!!!
THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PRIVATE.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Angelo Glorioso" n5uxt@hotmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 4:07 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
Alan,
Thanks for the reply. I usually don't reply to many emails here, but I feel this was necessary. I bare to disagree with you Alan. If I would have known the rig had a birdie right on the downlink frequency of two of the most popular fm birds, I would not have purchased the rig years ago. Making a statement of a "few quirks" does not give a person a fair assessment of the rig. I just feel it is a very important fact.
Angelo / N5UXT
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" wa4sca@gmail.com To: "'Angelo Glorioso'" n5uxt@hotmail.com Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 2:14 PM Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
Angelo,
rig it does have a few quirks.
There was no need to bury him with details.
Alan WA4SCA
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org]
On
Behalf Of Angelo Glorioso Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 7:34 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
Hi Oscar and Alan,
Please be aware of the birdie right on the downlink of SO50. This is an internal birdie. I think it is very important to pass this on. It will affect AO27 also if it comes back to life or any satellite that uses 436.800 as a downlink.
73 de Angelo
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" wa4sca@gmail.com To: "'Oscar Ortega'" oscaro@mindspring.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 7:07 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
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!!
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
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Hi Estefan,
Yes for the moment I have a portable yagi which I am going to use with my ht. But I also want to try it out with a full size rig and a pc...I don't mind taking out all that stuff to my deck in the back :-). I live in a rented townhouse for now...once I get a home things will become more permanent.
I did get pocketsat for my iPad, excellent program.
Oscar
Sent from my iPad
On Aug 2, 2013, at 9:57 PM, Stefan Wagener wageners@gmail.com wrote:
Now, keep in mind folks, Oscar bought an arrow antenna, not a cross yagi or dish or whatever else including rotor. He has small portable antenna for the great outdoors!
Hooking up an IC910, IC9100, FT847, TS2000 or whatever else which is primary a stationary rig is overkill. He needs a good cross-band HT or one of the mobile rigs. Also SatPC32 is not working on the balcony or in the front yard unless he drags out the computer and the power cables and the table and so on and on and on. He needs a handheld solution, software for a mobile phone or tablet for his arrow not a stationary equipment list.
2 cents worth,
Stefan, VE4NSA
On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 6:16 PM, Alan wa4sca@gmail.com wrote:
No problem Angelo. The point was not the quirks and deficiencies, which the FT-847 and IC-910 have as well, but at what point to go into the details. Sometimes the "data dump" which we oldsters can generate can be a bit much! :)
73s,
Alan WA4SCA
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Angelo Glorioso Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 4:40 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
OPS!!!!!
THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PRIVATE.
To each his own.
I have worked 100's of passes from the road with an Icom 910 and an Arrow in the past year. I find it the cleaner solution albeit a bit more expensive than two all mode radios. It's not exactly handheld but with the carry handle I can easily move it from its foam carry box to the roof or trunk lid.
Every time I try to go with a two radio solution (typically a Yaesu FT-817 and FT-100/857) for portable Arrow work, I'm drawn back to a single radio solution for simplicity. If I'm packing light and the IC-910 is ruled out, a single FT-817 does the trick.
As we all draw from our personal experiences when making recommendations, I will suggest :
Yaesu FT-817 for the traveler, adventurer, and experimenter.
Icom IC-910 for the person willing to take a shack-sized rig outdoors on occasion.
Both are paired well with an Arrow. The nice thing about starting with an FT-817 is the ability to travel with a small wire dipole to play HF. In my satellite bag I normally carry a 20m end fed wire to kill time between passes.
73 Clayton W5PFG On Aug 2, 2013 10:05 PM, "Stefan Wagener" wageners@gmail.com wrote:
Now, keep in mind folks, Oscar bought an arrow antenna, not a cross yagi or dish or whatever else including rotor. He has small portable antenna for the great outdoors!
Hooking up an IC910, IC9100, FT847, TS2000 or whatever else which is primary a stationary rig is overkill. He needs a good cross-band HT or one of the mobile rigs. Also SatPC32 is not working on the balcony or in the front yard unless he drags out the computer and the power cables and the table and so on and on and on. He needs a handheld solution, software for a mobile phone or tablet for his arrow not a stationary equipment list.
2 cents worth,
Stefan, VE4NSA
On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 6:16 PM, Alan wa4sca@gmail.com wrote:
No problem Angelo. The point was not the quirks and deficiencies, which the FT-847 and IC-910 have as well, but at what point to go into the details. Sometimes the "data
dump"
which we oldsters can generate can be a bit much! :)
73s,
Alan WA4SCA
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Angelo Glorioso Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 4:40 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
OPS!!!!!
THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PRIVATE.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Angelo Glorioso" n5uxt@hotmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 4:07 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
Alan,
Thanks for the reply. I usually don't reply to many emails here, but I feel this was necessary. I bare to disagree with you Alan. If I would have known the rig had a birdie right on the downlink frequency of two of the most popular fm birds, I would not have purchased the rig years ago. Making a statement of a "few quirks" does not give a person a fair assessment of the rig. I just feel it is a very important fact.
Angelo / N5UXT
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" wa4sca@gmail.com To: "'Angelo Glorioso'" n5uxt@hotmail.com Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 2:14 PM Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver
to
get
Angelo,
>rig it does have a few quirks.
There was no need to bury him with details.
Alan WA4SCA
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org]
On
Behalf Of Angelo Glorioso Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 7:34 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to
get
Hi Oscar and Alan,
Please be aware of the birdie right on the downlink of SO50. This is
an
internal birdie. I think it is very important to pass this on. It
will
affect AO27 also if it comes back to life or any satellite that uses 436.800 as a downlink.
73 de Angelo
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" wa4sca@gmail.com To: "'Oscar Ortega'" oscaro@mindspring.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 7:07 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to
get
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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http://www.hsmicrowave.com/432M7.html
The link will get you a fix for the Birdie Problem on the Kenwood TS-2000. Worked Great for me until I picked up my IC-9100. Sold it with my TS-2000. If you want to know about set up send me an e-mail.
73, Craig
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Angelo Glorioso Sent: Friday, August 2, 2013 5:08 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
Alan,
Thanks for the reply. I usually don't reply to many emails here, but I feel this was necessary. I bare to disagree with you Alan. If I would have known the rig had a birdie right on the downlink frequency of two of the most popular fm birds, I would not have purchased the rig years ago. Making a statement of a "few quirks" does not give a person a fair assessment of the rig. I just feel it is a very important fact.
Angelo / N5UXT
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" wa4sca@gmail.com To: "'Angelo Glorioso'" n5uxt@hotmail.com Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 2:14 PM Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
Angelo,
rig it does have a few quirks.
There was no need to bury him with details.
Alan WA4SCA
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Angelo Glorioso Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 7:34 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
Hi Oscar and Alan,
Please be aware of the birdie right on the downlink of SO50. This is an internal birdie. I think it is very important to pass this on. It will affect AO27 also if it comes back to life or any satellite that uses 436.800 as a downlink.
73 de Angelo
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" wa4sca@gmail.com To: "'Oscar Ortega'" oscaro@mindspring.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 7:07 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Newbie needs advice on which transceiver to get
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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