Re: 70cms Transverter

[Simon (HB9DRV)]

Hi,

I see from the archives that a 70 cms transverter was proposed two years
ago. Is there any news on this? I would buy the 2m and 70 cms today were
both available. My use would be satellite tracking with the IC-7800 as the
control unit.

Simon Brown
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[David F. Reed]

Simon,

I am curious; in what way would the IC-7800 function as a control unit
for satellite tracking?

73 de W5SV, Dave


Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I see from the archives that a 70 cms transverter was proposed two
> years ago. Is there any news on this? I would buy the 2m and 70 cms
> today were both available. My use would be satellite tracking with the
> IC-7800 as the control unit.
>
> Simon Brown
> ---
> www.hb9drv.ch www.laax.ch
>
> RSGB HF Convention: Friday 7th - Sunday 9th October 2005
> Holidays: Monday 10th - Thursday 20th October 2005

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[Simon (HB9DRV)]

Well the IC-7800 would drive 2m and 70cms transverters, later also a 1.2 GHz
transverter and a 2.4 GHz converter (RX only). As I have the IC-7800 which
is a great radio especially with the panoramic display I want to make more
use of it. When using a Linear transponder such as that on FO-29 or VO-52
(Hamsat) I can see where / if there is any activity.

For satellite tracking everything is controlled via software, the typical
SAT support in the IC-910H, TS-2000 and FT-847 isn't needed if you use a PC
to properly correct for Doppler, in fact it's much better to just use a PC.

And I can also use the IC-7800 for RX only and TX via the IC-703 - many
satellite users use two radios rather than a single transceiver.

Or I could use 2 x K2 :-)

Simon Brown
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RSGB HF Convention: Friday 7th - Sunday 9th October 2005
Holidays: Monday 10th - Thursday 20th October 2005

----- Original Message -----
From: "David F. Reed" <[hidden email]>


> Simon,
>
> I am curious; in what way would the IC-7800 function as a control unit for
> satellite tracking?
>
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