Specifications

About transceivers for satellites
Only few transceivers are compatible with satellite communications. In addition, operating the
program may be slightly different according to the type of transceiver you are using. If your
transceiver does not sent back its data, you can not use the VFO> button and you must
always use the >VFO button to set the transceiver. Otherwise, and in most cases both the
program and the transceiver display the same frequencies, and using the >VFO button is not
required to set up the interface.
FT-736
You must always use TRX-Manager for frequency changes (TX and RX), and for SAT mode
switching (ON/OFF). You must use the Trace mode of the program ; the Track mode of the
transceiver is not compatible with the SAT interface. Controlling the VFO during transmit is
only possible in SAT mode. Procedure #2 must be applied for the linear transponders
satellites.
FT-847
You must always switch the SAT mode (ON/OFF) from the program and you may either use
the Track mode of the transceiver (preferable) or the Trace mode of TRX-Manager, but using
both functions simultaneously is not desirable… Controlling the TX VFO during transmit is not
possible in Split mode.
TS-2000
The SAT interface uses almost all of the TS-2000’s SAT features:
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The M.IN function also affects memory channels 1-9 of the transceiver
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RX always uses the main receiver
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Recalling a memory channel from the program sets the transceiver on channel #0 (the
contents of the memory are therefore recopied on channel #0, which is used as the
working channel)
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Transferring the current settings (frequencies and modes by using VFO>) from the
transceiver to the software may give wrong TX modes, since the program can not
recognize different modes for transmit and receive (USB/LSB). This is not a bug but a
limitation of the protocol.
IC-821 IC-970 IC-910 IC-9100
The program must be toggled in SAT mode (*) in order for TRX-Manager to correctly
address the Main and Sub VFO's. It is also important that both the transceiver and
TRX-Manager are is SAT mode. In normal mode (SAT not engaged from TRX-Manager), and by
design, the program adresses VFO A and B making possible the control of both RX and TX in
the same band.
In SAT mode, the sub VFO's frequency display is delayed after a QSY stops. The TRACE mode
of TRX-Manager does not have any effect in SAT mode.
(*) the SAT command does not have any effect on the IC-821 or IC-970 : you also need to
toggle the rig in SATELLITE mode manually.
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