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I worked my first totally portable satellite ops last night with my
FT-817. I worked several stations on A0-27 and copied CW from F0-20.
I heard packet replies from the ISS but didn't have my tnc connected.
Yes you can work most of the satellites with the FT-817 but you have
to be patient. Best of all, you do not need to program any memories.
Here is my stations configuration:
1)FT-817
2)Home made antenna similar to the Arrow Beam.
3)CT-67 Interface
4)HP-100LX palmtop (any pc that will run DOS will do).
5)InstantTrack software from AMSAT. This will cost you $25/$30
depending on your membership status. This is a great piece of
software and the purchase price helps AMSAT.
6)The latest KEPS (from AMSAT or ARRL).
7)The modified version of InstantTune from the G6LVB web site (Thanks
Howard).

First: Read the manuals, install the software, learn how it works,
succesfully update the KEPS. Get it working without the radio.

Second:Install the modified InstantTune and configure it. You may
need various RS-232 adaptors and a null modem. Get it working with
your radio on the bench. Don't try communicating yet. You may find
the sound of the radio being tuned somewhat annoying but the nature
of the FT-817 means you'll have to live with it. In addition, do not
try to configure the FT-817 with the function key while the tracking
software is in control. You will get very frustrated. Disable the
tracking control if you want to configure the FT-817.

Third: Spend time listening and tracking satellites. When you are
successful>

Fourth: Make contact, have fun.

Fifth: Listen for me on Field Day, QRP Satellite from EM28lq

Sixth: Support AMSAT.

73 Joe WK0G

Joe,

Many thanks for the step by step instructions. As a totally naive satellite
wannabe, it is a big help. Could you supply the URL for the G6LVB website?

Bill Gerth
W4RK
Nashville, TN
USA

--- In FT817@y..., jscalet@b... wrote:

I worked my first totally portable satellite ops last night with my
FT-817. I worked several stations on A0-27 and copied CW from F0-

20.

Congratulations Joe.......Its nice to read that you are using FT-817
for satellites & ISS....I have not purchased an FT-817 yet and I do
my Walking & Bicycle operating with my Kenwood TH-D7A.

I was digipeating APRS via ISS last night on Orbit # 14614.......I
digipeated my APRS couple of times via ISS....International Space
Station.....using TH-D7A in my left hand palm and a homebrew
miniature handheld 2 element beam in my right hand. If this interest
you, click on url http//www.ariss.net .....then click on VE7FM-
7 on the "Station List" to see the maps of my location........go back
to Station List again and click on the astrick in the second column
infront of VE7FM-7 and you will some more details....if you wanna see
more...go to Station List again and right on the top of the station
list click on the first column infront of ISS

This particular pass of ISS was especially very thrilling for me....I
was in the front yard looking at the Space Ship going across the sky
as a very very bright star and at the same time I was sending the
aprs packets to it and then getting data from ISS back into my
handheld..... the porch light was off and in the country side where I
live there are no street lights and its pitch dark... the TH-D7A
keyboard & Data Display was lit green----every transmission turned
the red led ON and its light was reflecting on the handheld beam
etc......and there was this green led blinking ON when all the aprs
data was coming from ISS ....and now add to all this the audio
beeps with data from several station scrolling fast on the green
display with keypad lit in the dark ...out of this world space ship
like set-up in the palm of my hand and at the same time looking at
the ISS travelling up in the sky.

I hope to have a Pedestrian Mobile or HPM qso with you soon on AO-
27 , UO-14 and also exchange some messages via ISS....if this
interest you further ...you may wish to read message #2690 &#2754
on HFpack Group.
Also, I would like to read more about your homebrew similar to Arrow
antenna.....73


mohan ve7fm / qrp .
recumbent bicycle mobile with . o _
sstv ssb rtty cw aprs on hf vhf uhf |_&#92;< _`
. . . . ....,,..,,....;;... O ` 'o

VE7FM:

I was wondering... Since ISS was in full sight, thus only 200 miles away,
did you need the beam? How much power were you putting out? Would a dipole,
J-pole, quarter-wave whip or rubber duck also have worked?

--Tony K3RXK
k3rxk@... <mailto:k3rxk@...>



Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 18:54:31 -0000
From: ve7fm@... <mailto:ve7fm@...>
Subject: Re: FT-817 Satellite ops.

--- In FT817@y <mailto:FT817@y> ..., jscalet@b <mailto:jscalet@b> ... wrote:
> I worked my first totally portable satellite ops last night with
my
> FT-817. I worked several stations on A0-27 and copied CW from F0-
20.
Congratulations Joe.......Its nice to read that you are using FT-817 for
satellites & ISS....I have not purchased an FT-817 yet and I do my Walking &
Bicycle operating with my Kenwood TH-D7A.
I was digipeating APRS via ISS last night on Orbit # 14614.......I
digipeated my APRS couple of times via ISS....International Space
Station.....using TH-D7A in my left hand palm and a homebrew
miniature handheld 2 element beam in my right hand. If this interest
you, click on url http//www.ariss.net .....then click on VE7FM-
7 on the "Station List" to see the maps of my location........go back
to Station List again and click on the astrick in the second column
infront of VE7FM-7 and you will some more details....if you wanna see
more...go to Station List again and right on the top of the station
list click on the first column infront of ISS
This particular pass of ISS was especially very thrilling for me....I was in
the front yard looking at the Space Ship going across the sky as a very very
bright star and at the same time I was sending the aprs packets to it and
then getting data from ISS back into my handheld..... the porch light was
off and in the country side where I live there are no street lights and its
pitch dark... the TH-D7A keyboard & Data Display was lit green----every
transmission turned the red led ON and its light was reflecting on the
handheld beam etc......and there was this green led blinking ON when all
the aprs data was coming from ISS ....and now add to all this the audio
beeps with data from several station scrolling fast on the green display
with keypad lit in the dark ...out of this world space ship like set-up in
the palm of my hand and at the same time looking at the ISS travelling up in
the sky.
I hope to have a Pedestrian Mobile or HPM qso with you soon on AO-27 ,
UO-14 and also exchange some messages via ISS....if this interest you
further ...you may wish to read message #2690 &#2754 on HFpack Group.
Also, I would like to read more about your homebrew similar to Arrow
antenna.....73

mohan ve7fm / qrp .
recumbent bicycle mobile with . o _
sstv ssb rtty cw aprs on hf vhf uhf |_&#92;< _'
. . . . ....,,..,,....;;... O ' 'o

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--- In FT817@y..., "Curtis, Tony" <acurtis@t...> wrote:

VE7FM:

I was wondering... Since ISS was in full sight, thus only 200 miles
away, did you need the beam?

I don't know, It was all I took along.

How much power were you putting out?

5 Watts

Would a dipole, J-pole, quarter-wave whip or rubber duck also have
worked?

I don't know, give it a try and let us know.

--Tony K3RXK
k3rxk@a... <mailto:k3rxk@a...>

--- In FT817@y..., "Curtis, Tony" <acurtis@t...> wrote:

VE7FM:

I was wondering... Since ISS was in full sight, thus only 200 miles

away,

did you need the beam? How much power were you putting out? Would

a dipole,

J-pole, quarter-wave whip or rubber duck also have worked?

Tony, all my contacts are qrp at 5watt most of the time but there
have been few with 2 watt.....on by
clicking the second column astrick of ve7fm-7 on the Station List you
can see the power details.
*At the time of my last digipeat on June11/01 at 06.55.57 z on orbit
#14614 the height of ISS was 373.4km above ground and it was 610.4km
from my location....I have made contacts in access of 1700km or more
on average......at that time last night I was using 2 element 2 meter
homebrew handheld beam similar to the one that Tony/VK3JED uses
the only
difference is that I am using gamma match and telescoping elements
and bnc jack & plug to seperate the 77cm portion and thus to make it
compact and easy to transport & store.
* I have worked many times ISS, AO-27 and UO-14 with ANLI AL-800 dual
band telescoping 37 inch antenna...no counterpoise. This was the set
up for my two qso with astronaut Susan/NA1SS...and this prompted me
to go further and homebrew handheld beam antennas so that I can have
even better qrp success at it among all the other competing stations.
* I have worked aprs via ISS with 19 inch whip but with a 19 inch
wire counterpoise hanging from the ground base of the whip.
* Have copied aprs from ISS with rubber duck occasionally but no luck
with uplink yet.
Each pass is a little different due to spacecrafts antenna positions
in relation to a ham, atmospheric ducting and reflections etc.....I
have even copied aprs at few times for a minute or so when the ISS
was just below my horizon at LOS.....experiment with whatever you
have on hand available ...you will be surprised that after all it not
difficult at all BUT very easy.....at least thats what I
found.....good luck....73
Mohan


mohan ve7fm / qrp .
recumbent bicycle mobile with . o _
sstv ssb rtty cw aprs on hf vhf uhf |_&#92;< _`
. . . . ....,,..,,....;;... O ` 'o