On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Douglas Phelps <dphel...@ameritech.net> wrote: > My equipment is an FT-847 feeding a pair of 8 element RHCP antennas with > Advanced Research Preamps mounted at the antenna. I use SatPC for the > automatic > tracking. I am supposedly transmitting a 67 Hz PL on TX. > > Ar elevations above 40 degrees, I can hear AO50 full quieting with just a > little > fading. What I can not sdeem to do is TX through AO50. I can TX OK through > AO51 in its current mode (QRP transponder and no PL) but not AO50. I seemed > that if TX right when someone ended the TX, I could get in for a fraction of a > second. Can anybody tell me what I am doing wrong? Is their some quirk with > PL > in the Sat Mode on the FT-847?
You are arming SO-50 as per the instructions on the AMSAT page: "1) Transmit on 145.850 MHz with a tone of 74.4 Hz to arm the 10 minute timer on board the spacecraft." http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=4&retURL=/satellites/status.php Once armed, you can transmit using 67Hz PL. I could misunderstanding your issue though. -aps (KC2ZSX) _______________________________________________ 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
