HELLO ALL…
Ive been using a TS-2000x for over 3 years now…
Ive been using it for both normal HF as well as the satellites…
Ive found it an excellent satellite rig…
The only problem with it is that its only got 10 pre-programmed memory channels…
But it does have 300 main memory channels…
I programmed it with all the frequencies used by W1AW…
That give me an excellent indication as to which bands are open…
I often checked the upper HF frequencies to see if the bands are open…
Over the last several weeks, there have been afternoons and evenings when I was able to hear the broadcasts all the way up to 10 meters….
Usually the broadcasts cut off above 17 meters….
Ive found that Its easiest to program the analog sats into the satellite memories…
That leaves the main channels to program the FM birds…
It does mean that if I am trying to access the FM birds, I have to program at least 2 channels for each FM satellite…
One channel for uplink, the other for downlink…
It works quite well…..
Ive made 300 contacts through both the FM and the Analog satellites this way…
It also works to monitor the beacon satellites…
I can copy LO-19 quite well….
That satellites been up for more than 30 years…
It sends a steady carrier….
But its got a really good signal…
Ive recently acquired an ICOM IC-9700…
It does work quite well…
But I still think my Kenwood works a bit better…
BTW…
Im using the rigs barefoot…less than 80 watts…into an Eggbeater on top of the roof…
I have a UHF preamp….
It kicks things up by almost twice the signal strengths…
Ive got to return a 2 meter preamp because it doesn’t work….
But that should boost up the 2 meter signals…
Good luck all…
Hope to see ya on the birds…
I made my first qsos on the 9700…
Im hoping the new upgrades will boost things up a bit…
73… de Bill, AA8WH…
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