Re: [amsat-bb] ao51 what a disappointment????

["Edward R. Cole" <al7eb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Perry,

You and many TS2000 users are justifiably frustrated, but that is not the
satellite builder's fault...it is Kenwood's and they ought to get on the
stick with a fix or upgrade else the market will go over to Icom and Yaesu.
 My FT-847 operates in sat-mode with tone just fine (so does my FT-817,
BTW).  The tone access helps solve some issues of past satellite problems
of non-ham interference and battery life.

I know that doesn't make you any happier, but I would vent on Kenwood to
get you a solution.

GL and 73's
Ed - AL7EB

At 11:17 AM 8/1/2004 -0400, Perry Yantis wrote:
>I have now listened to AO-51 and just as I expected, it is just like SO50
>and I can not enjoy it because of the tone access.
>
>I have a TS2000x and the Unitrac tracking system with the newest Unitrac
>software.
>
>The Unitrac is suppose to send a tone to the satellite, but it doesn't seem
>to work.
>
>I have send several emails to the author of Unitrac but as yet have not
>received any answers.
>
>
>I then just set up for split operation like some have suggested and still
>no luck.
>
>I have no idea why tone access has been used on SO-50 and now AO-51.
>
>One thing I am sure of is that I can't use these satellites because of the
>tone access.
>
>
>If this is going to be the standard for the future satellites then I will
>have no other choice but to give up satellites all together after 32 years
>of sat ops.
>
>This is very irritating to me since I have used the same basic equipment to
>access all analog satellites since AO-6, but now can't access these new
>satellites just because of the tone access.
>
>How will Amsat ever attract more satellite users if the newer satellites
>are more difficult to work or require buying new equipment to be
>successful??
>
>If there is anyone out there that is using the TS-2000 and Unitac
>successfully on SO-50 and AO-51, I would sure like to know how you are set
>up???
>
>
>Perry Yantis WB8OTH
>pyantis@earthlink.net
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