Your SatPC32 installation should include a program called SatPC32ISS, a special version designed for same-band operation. Your radio should not be in satellite mode.
Dave, W8AAS Sent from my iPad On Jul 1, 2014, at 9:31 AM, "Bill \(W1PA\)" <w...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Floyd, > > Makes perfect sense. I wonder why, when ISS is selected, SatPC32 does not > configure the radio to a single VFO with a non-standard repeater offset, > rather than loading 2M into both VFOs in satellite mode. > Should I have taken it out of Satellite mode manually? > > Something to research. > > Bill > > > -----Original Message----- From: Floyd Rodgers > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 8:50 AM > To: Bill (W1PA) ; amsat-bb@amsat.org > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT FD 2014 debrief > > The 847 does not allow dual in band operation. If you think about it you > would need very respectable filtering more than 100db isolation between > the transmitter and receiver to be able to pull this off. In effect you > are asking it to be a repeater. It can do this only when transmit and > receive frequencies are not on the same band because then it only has to > deal with the much smaller 3rd harmonic signal. > On 6/30/2014 9:57 PM, Bill (W1PA) wrote: >> When I tried to run the ISS passes (2m up and down), the 2nd VFO on the >> FT-847 >> came up "reset" in the rig display when SatPC pushed the frequencies over -- >> is that a rig issue or SatPC issue I need to discuss with Erich? > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
