[Wswss] FT-817 for Satellite, WeakSig work

[Jim Walls]

Skousen wrote:

> Well, one more question - - -
> my impression is that the FT-817 would do about as well as a dual-band 
> HT for satellite work (eg dedicate a bank of 10 or so memories and 
> program them as psuedo tracking doppler freq...), would add the CW/SSB 
> capability, but overall not be a very satisfactory weak signal and 
> satellite radio...
> 
> am I off target, have I missed something ?   would an 817 be a 
> reasonable starter rig for V/UHF weak sig and satellite work ?

If you want portable SSB, the available list is pretty short.  I'm not 
aware of anything else out there for portable SSB that will do satellite 
at all.  As I have no real interest in portable satellite (or weak 
signal terrestrial for that matter), I have not really looked at that 
market.  I do know that there are some people on the satellites using 
the 817.  I bought an 847 for weak signal terrestrial and satellite that 
will be installed in my truck, and I like it...

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