Icom IC-9100 - Loop Test Procedure

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SATELLITE OPERATION
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N0REPARATION
q Decide on a usable satellite, and point your antenna
direction towards it.
w Confirm the approximate location of the satellite
and operating mode (e.g. “B,” “J,” etc.) through a
publication (magazine, etc.) or an appropriate sat-
ellite tracking software.
e Push [SATELLITE] to enter the satellite mode.
r Push [NOR/REV](7 3) to toggle between normal
and reverse tracking.
t Select the operating mode as listed below.
s4O SELECTTHEOPERATINGMODEFORTHEUPLINKPUSH;35"=
before selecting the operating mode.
Satellite
Downlink
(MAIN band)
Uplink
(SUB band)
Reverse tracking type USB (or CW) LSB (or CW)
Normal tracking type USB (or CW) LSB (or CW)
y Select the desired downlink frequency in the MAIN
band to match the beacon frequency.
s2EFERTOAHAMMAGAZINEORBOOKFORDETAILEDINFORMA-
tion.
s!DJUSTTHEANTENNADIRECTIONSOTHATTHE3METERSHOWS
its strongest level.
s4HE3METERLEVELSHOULDBENOTEDTOADJUSTTRANSMIT
power during a loop test.
u Perform a loop test.
,OOPTESTPROCEDURES
q Rotate [MAIN DIAL] to select a vacant frequency,
within the satellite’s coverage, as the downlink
frequency on the MAIN band.
w Push [PTT] on the microphone to transmit. (or
[TRANSMIT] on the transceiver)
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Push [SUB](3.5 2), then select the uplink fre-
quency on the SUB band while transmitting a
single tone such as a whistle to find your down-
link signal and monitor your own signal correctly.
r Push [SUB](3.5 2) again after setting.
./4% To avoid excessive power, set the output
power so that the downlink signal strength is lower
than the beacon’s strength.
i Select the desired frequency to begin your satellite
communications.
s"OTHTHEDOWNLINKANDUPLINKFREQUENCIESCHANGESIMUL-
taneously.
o When your downlink audio drifts (Doppler effect),
push [SUB](3.5 2) then rotate [MAIN DIAL] to adjust
the uplink frequency (SUB band).
After adjusting, push [SUB](3.5 2) again.
s7HENAPARTICULARSTATIONSAUDIOISOFFFREQUENCYUSE
the RIT function (push [RIT]).
!0 To exit the satellite operation, push [SATELLITE].
 For your convenience
As the transceiver has 20 satellite memory channels,
once entered, desired satellite frequencies can be
recalled instantly.
AGC DUP COMP TBW SCP
M1
Satellite and
tracking icon
Uplink (transmit) frequency
Downlink (receive) frequency
AGC DUP COMP TBW SCP
M1
AGC DUP COMP TBW SCP
M1
Select the downlink frequency to match with
the beacon frequency.
Select a vacant frequency as the downlink fre-
quency, within the satellite’s coverage.
AGC DUP COMP TBW SCP
M1
Adjust the uplink frequency