OpenGD77

The antenna is the issue. You need to have some Az/El control (hand/motors), and use a directionnal antenna to expect to be heard by a satellite. Yep you're right Vertical antennas don't work...🤔🤣 https://youtu.be/bm7M3NwHUmQ?si=Ql2nJbt6qAm0YkRM Needless to say it's working now. I did reload my cod...

Well I heard people this last ISS pass on the vertical antenna so I suppose it's working and I'll just have to keep messing with it. We shall see! That means my handheld Arrow antenna should do even better...I tried quite a few different satellite passes the last 3 days before I asked this question ...

OK I have a possible explanation and not sure how to fix it... If I switch the VFO to punch in a frequency it defaults the TX and rx ctcss tone to 110.3. (Im not looking at the radio so the ".3 could be .8) So the default ctcss on this radio is 110.3 and not "none". Is it possible that's making the ...

And ISS same Vertical antenna...
https://youtu.be/rrjEciluHXM?si=8ASSeV8wOa7Uho7z

Here's AO-91...Same Vertical antenna...
https://youtu.be/R5MWTrZlPvA?si=e1HjrcrDZs33jt1o

Ok...I have no idea how the firmware is written and if something could make the analog and dmr work fine but not the satellite feature. So with what your saying I'm full of it with the over 100 Satellite QSLs I have made on a vertical antenna and mobile radio and actualyl on an HT too... confirmed q...

Of course directional antennas and following polarization works the best but as I said you can make qsos just fine on a vertical antenna. Just not the whole pass like when tracking the bird. When I'm not at home to use my rotor I chase the birds just fine on my mobile radio and vertical comet 2x4 an...

You are wrong my friend. You must have missed where I said I made over 100 QSLs on this antenna with my Wouxun KG UV980P and this same antenna and 2 QSLs with astronaut Woody Hoburg with this antenna! So no it's not the antenna! I've been heavy into the satellites for over a year now and even work t...

Here's two passes I recorded...nothing heard but other hams heard me fine...

https://youtu.be/tprNtWaS6xU?si=a714kHZ3UF5zOfsj

https://youtu.be/Z6GiaCLR0nQ?si=4_33N-UFWX0PdKW3

I'm not. I'm using a comet 2x4 on a mag mount and I've made over 100 QSLs with this setup. I also have a handheld arrow and another arrow on a Sarctrac Rotor. I haven't tried them yet but I know 200% that I can hear and make qsos on this antenna setup. The antenna is definitely not the issue. I have...