Re: [amsat-bb] Re: tuning on DXpeditions

[Anthony Monteiro <aa2tx@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jim,

I agree, the FT-736 CAT control is too primitive to be
useful on AO-40. QSYing with the keyboard isn't worth the
trouble. When the FT-847 first came out, it had the same
type of CAT interface and enough of us complained
to Yaesu that they actually fixed it!

If we ever get another mode A satellite, I know of at
least one ham who used his Kenwood TS-450 with his FT-736
and computer control and that worked pretty well since
you can do all the tuning and tweaking from the TS-450
in mode A.

73,
Tony AA2TX
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At 08:44 PM 9/4/2003 -0700, Jim Walls wrote:

>Well, that is part of the reason I don't use computer control.  My home 
>satellite radio is a Yaesu FT-736.  Now, I know some of you are saying 
>"wait a minute, the 736 has CAT computer control".  You are sort of 
>right.  What the 736 does not allow is for you to grab the VFO to move one 
>of the bands, and have the computer adjust the other.  You MUST use total 
>computer control, and at least in my opinion, QSYing with a keyboard is a 
>royal pain in the ass - and yes, I have done it.  Also remember that the 
>"one true rule" works great if EVERYONE in the conversation is using full 
>doppler tuning.  If any one person is manual, it becomes a real pain for 
>either all the computer controlled people, or the manual person, or more 
>likely both.
>
>73
>-----------------------
>Jim Walls - K6CCC

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