Category Archives: IC-9700

VARA FM and SATPC32 Setting Conflict

Posted on June 15, 2024 by robert

I had been having some issues with SATPC32 and my iCOM IC-9700.  Whenever I was running SATPC32 and RS-44 was active, for some reason if I used the rig’s VFO knob to tune around the passband, it would sometimes caused … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready For Field Day Satellite

Posted on June 7, 2024 by robert

I haven’t made a satellite contact in a few years as another club member was nice enough to step up.  However, he had to back out this year, and I was left flat footed when everyone else took a step … Continue reading →

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Some “flakiness” tracking FO-118 with SatPC32

Posted on January 22, 2023 by robert

I’ve been having fun with FO-118 for the past week, trying to get used to it’s unique strangeness (drifting signals).  But I’ve run into issues where my IC-9700 seems to stop updating for Doppler; both uplink and downlink.  I was … Continue reading →

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IC-9700 Upgrade clears CI-V USB Echo Back

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Bob Beatty

Although I didn’t mention it yesterday, in the process of upgrading my IC-9700 firmware to version 1.30 (in an attempt to get Winlink TX audio working – nothing to do with satellites), it unknowingly cleared the CI-V USB Echo Back … Continue reading →

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Leo Bodnar mini GPS Reference Clock

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Bob Beatty

I finally powered up my Leo Bodnar mini-GPS Reference Clock yesterday.  It took only a few seconds to achieve lock and within 15 minutes it was stabilize to within 1 milliHertz.  I’m told by the factory that within a few … Continue reading →

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Some Tweaking for HuskySat-1

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Bob Beatty

Despite having the specified 435799.7 KHz frequency at the satellite for the Beacon Downlink in my Doppler.SQF file, I still wasn’t able to automatically decode the satellite telemetry using FoxTelem. I did a bit of thinking, and am guessing that … Continue reading →

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Configuring SatPC32 for an Icom IC-9700

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Bob Beatty

After ensuring that the latest Icom USB drivers have been installed (before plugging the radio into the computer), the following are the basic steps for configuring the radio and a new installation of SatPC32: On the 9700 – Menu/Set/Connectors/CI-V.  As … Continue reading →

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First Decodes of HuskySat-1

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Bob Beatty

A new satellite, HuskySat-1, was launched this past Friday, from a departing Cygnus Supply Vehicle.  After leaving the ISS, the Cygnus was boosted into a higher orbit, then the 3U HuskySat-1 was launched.  Basic details are: HuskySat-1 ———- Uplink:    … Continue reading →

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