Bill,
the older FT-847 (I don't know up to which serial number) didn't allow to
poll the VFO frequency. As I understand your mail ("predated bi-directional
CAT") you have such older model. CAT control with FM sats should work,
because SatPC32 doesn't poll the VFO but only sets the frequency.
With SSB sats it will also work, but you can tune the radio around the
passband only with the 5 up/down controls or the keyboard. If you tune it
with the VFO knob the program will restore the previous frequencies with the
next Doppler correction.bcause it can't read the frequency change you made
with the knob.
73s, Erich, DK1TB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill (W1PA)" <w...@hotmail.com>
To: <amsat-bb@amsat.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 4:54 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] a cheap LEO tracker for single op
Again, thinking to FD...
- My FT-847 predates bi-directional CAT i.e. no computer assisted Doppler
- I may be the only one at the station i.e. no helper to man the antenna
(Arrow), so I may need to do everything.
- assume the transponder LEO birds
Has anyone tried this?:
1) mount a standard TV antenna horizontal
2) align the horizontal rotor axis 90 deg to the orbit
tilt (inclination?) of the intended bird (so if the
bird went directly overhead, a beam mounted on the mast would track)
3) but, mount the antenna on the horizontal mast such that it can be set
tilted off the mast
0 to 90 degs to the mast axis (from horizon to zenith, and in practice
set it to the maximum elevation of the intended pass)
4) operation: set the rotator (in 2) and aim the beam to the AOS
point of the pass (in 3), pan the orbit remotely from the operator
position.
5) the rotator axis and angle of the beam to mast would have to be set for
each pass.
Do-able?
Bill W1PA
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