Use your FT-60R as the receiver ... and snag a, say a CURRENT Baofeng HT for less than $30 ...https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HX03AMA?th=1Then you can either purchase an Arrow Sat Antenna WITHOUT diplexer ... or build your own sat for less than $30 in parts. Plans for home-brew on the ANTENNAS page at ...http://www.work-sat.com
Sun spots??? (grin) No effect on working the FM birds ...Hope you are not over-thinking this! I mean, with 2W and a tape measure beam, an astronaut aboard the ISS was conversed with. Same antenna works AO-85 and SO-50 with 4W ...Clint