All,

Finally got off my duff and set up for the 0125UT pass of Lilacsat2. From DM33 it was pretty good western pass, max elevation of 58 degrees. The radio was reprogrammed with the new downlink frequencies (thanks Clayton, Ted & Patrick).

Heard nothing did not hear myself on the downlink. used my TD72A, so i was putting up 5 watts. Now I've heard several stations say they can't get in with 5w and other that can, i suspect antenna gain may be a factor here. Now one thing I did notice is when i keyed up, i did hear an increase in the noise on the downlink. Wonder if that was my signal barely getting in or not?

Did anyone hear me (K7TEJ)?

If I have time Saturday, I may try taking the TS-2000 out and see if i get any better results

Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)

Saguaro Astronomy Club

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