RE: [amsat-bb] PROBLEM SOLVED - Need help with bad satellite signal on AO40 -SEE COMMENT ON FT847

["Mike Olbrisch" <kd9kc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org [mailto:owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org]On
> Behalf Of K5OE@aol.com
> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 12:28 PM
> To: "Malcolm M. Preston"; amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PROBLEM SOLVED - Need help with bad satellite
> signal on AO40 -SEE COMMENT ON FT847
>
>
> I have noticed a similar problem with my FT-100 when mobile.
> If I don't leave the engine running (and charging the
> battery), the power supply droop will cause the transmit
> frequency to shift a bit.  This is most noticeable on local
> repeaters where it seems to be in the order of a few kHz.
> Receive is unaffected down to about 10 Vdc.
> 73,
> Jerry, K5OE

What ever happened to good engineering, like an ICOM marine radio my dada
has.  It is capable of operating at full power even if the battery sags to
11 VDC.  Of course, we have never tested it!

Mike.  KD9KC
El Paso, TX.


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