AMEN! Finally someone on this board, that also remembers what the big knob on the face of the radio is used for.
Maybe it's a age thing of when you got into the hobby? Like when I got into this hobby when Novices were only allowed crystal control. It wasn't all that different from using the birds. You listened to your transmit freq. to see if it was clear. and threw out a CQ. THEN YOU TUNED THE VFO and I mean a LOT like up and down the whole band looking to hear your call. almost everyone was not by choice operated split back then. You could only afford so many crystals. I remember many times CQing on my 1 crystal for 40 meters 7.109 and find someone calling me at 7.127 or whatever freq. they happened to own. You had to listen to not only your own transmit freq. in case a general or someone with a VFO called you on freq., or if nothing heard started tuning around looking for someone off freq. It was not un common to call CQ then tune for a minute or so looking. and everyone knew this so if you were answering a CQ but way off freq. you made a long call like maybe up to a minute even to give the guy a chance to find you calling him. It just drives me insane to hear people complaining about a little doppler, turn the big knob DUH! Joe WB9SBD Glen Zook wrote: >I haven't used AO-7 for some time (need to revise my antennas to do so again). > But, back in the "goode olde dayes" (when the satellite first went into >orbit) we didn't have any problems with Doppler. The accepted method was to >leave the transmit frequency alone and keep one hand on the receiver to >compensate for the frequency shift and send CW with the other hand (or hold >the microphone for SSB). No one even thought of compensating for Doppler any >other way. > >Of course at the time everyone used a separate receiver and transmitter (no >transceivers) so you could keep the receiver active while transmitting. There >were hundreds of QSOs made on each orbit and everyone had a "ball". > >Glen, K9STH >AMSAT 239 / LM 463 > >Website: http://k9sth.com > > >--- On Sat, 9/26/09, Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbren...@mindspring.com> wrote: > >Those splits are only right when Doppler is zero. Other wise, you have around >+/-7 khz shift to deal with. It's really tough to work AO-7 half-duplex with >no Doppler tuning. REALLY tough. If you have a PC nearby, I'd recommend trying >to use SatPC32 to control the Doppler shift during the pass. CAT cables are >pretty cheap on Ebay, and really easy to set up with the 897. > >Also, since you are using gain antennas AND are half duplex, you should make >sure you keep the power output low, like 5 watts or so, since you can't hear >if you our overdriving the uplink and making the satellite FM for everyone. > > > >_______________________________________________ >Sent via amsat...@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 > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 8.5.416 / Virus Database: 270.13.113/2396 - Release Date: 09/26/09 >05:51:00 > > > _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@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
