SuperControl® is a CAT control software especially developed for the YAESU™ FT-847, FT-817/857/897, FT-1000MP and FT-100 transceivers. Because of this fact, it was possible to use all the specific commands and behaviors of these ransceivers. Therefore we produced a software, which is unique in the CAT control software market. Functions of the transceiver were improved and were equipped with tremendous additional features. The design and the overall view have been built for easy and fast control possibilities. So all important commands are visible at the same time. The program is the ultimate solution to successfully work satellites !
- Full transceiver control via buttons in the software. Frequency and mode will be polled automatically from the transceiver. So manual tuning of the transceiver will be detected and shown on the screen.
- DDE-interface (Dynamic Data Exchange) to satellite-tracking programs (NOVA®, etc.) for Doppler-correction in satellite mode. The Doppler-corrected frequency will be send to the transceiver, so no manual tuning is needed anymore, when working satellites. RX- and TX-VFO will be continuously updated with doppler-corrected data. Of course, possible calculated transverter frequencies will be taken as source for the final calculation of the doppler shift. So this part is 100% compatible with AO-40 or other super-high frequency satellites. Various possibilities to alter the way to calculate the doppler shift itself are available in the settings.
- Full ARS rotor interface support via DDE to drive a rotator via special memories. FT847-SuperControl is able to track a satellite with the Help of NOVA. Azimuthal and elevational data which is also provided by NOVA. So it is possible to track the satellite perfectly with your AZ/EL antenna-rotator.
- Full duplex (two-way) crossband repeater with semi repeater-offset. The FT-847 transceiver itself is only able to do one-way crossbanding.
- Open memory database with
an unlimited amount of possible
memories in an overall view. The
memory banks of all amateur
radio bands are visible and
useable with ease at the same
time. Several additional memory
banks are available.
Also memory banks with the possibility to save offset, DCS, DEC, ENC and Easycomm-data are available. The easycomm-data can be sent to another serial port to drive easycomm-compatible hardware like rotors and much more. - Scanning of single memory banks, there is no need to scan all memory banks at the same time. Your FT-847 transceiver has only 100 internal memories, which must be scanned all at once. If you've saved frequencies out of different bands and if you want to scan these memories, you 'll hear a rapid clicking of the band-switching relays in the transceiver. It is not proved but we assume that continuous long time period scanning, will shorten the life of these relays...
- Clone data memory-management for the internal memories of the FT-847® transceiver. FT847-SuperControl® is able to read, edit, archive and send back clone files to the transceiver. It's easy to set up different clone files and copy them on your harddrive. If you want to use special setup's in the transceiver, simply send the wanted clone file to the rig. Clone files can be edited with the help of existing FT847-SuperControl® memory banks of course.
- Copies of the meters (s-meter, power-meter, discriminator-meter, etc.) on the screen with same look as those in the rig.
- Support of up to eight different serial ports. These ports are to useful when converting an USB-port to a serial-port as many of the converting softwares will use COM5 for the first converted USB to serial port.
- Logbook - function.
- Skedbook - function.
- Wave recording of QSOs or other important signals. FT847-SuperControl® has the possibility to record signals either when the squelch has been opened or on other selectable events. For this feature, a standard sound-card in the computer is required. The recorded data will be saved automatically to a special folder and can be replayed at any time.
- Internet based TELNET dx-cluster logger shows the latest dx-spots in the vfo-display of the software.
- ARS - detection after modification of the transceiver. It's also possible to set up different offsets in the same band.
- Spectrum scope of AF (Audio frequency).
- Full featured vfo scanner with software based quick memory bank - function (QMB). It's possible to set up different scan ranges.
- Voice announcements of frequency, mode and other important functions.
- Configurable homechannels for each amateur radio band.
- Calculated target frequency’s on two additional VFO-display’s for use with transverter-devices. The software is capable to administrate up to four transverter-devices (for each antenna-jack).
- Priority channel supervision (up to eight Channels at the same time).
- Visual band scope with different scan-steps and various possibilities.
- Automatic 10 minute station ID.
- Remote control the FT-847 transceiver via TCP/IP networks possible (also via the internet).
- Test environment for undocumented CAT commands.
- It is possible use the Yaesu FC-20 automatic antenna tuner the same time.
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PDF file: PDF datasheet