You sounded great and I just logged you. The transponder was seriously FMing and on the verge of flipping due to a high power CW station lower in the passband. Thanks for the QSO! Jeff WE4B

Thanks, Jeff. I've never experienced the "FMing" before (although I've certainly read about it) - so I wasn't sure exactly what was going on. I really think for whatever reason it was receiving exceptionally well today - because I've never had to turn my power down that much (and I was definitely part of the problem as I could see the rest of the pass band pulsating with each word I spoke - even when I was at the lowest power setting - the sat was directly overhead by then).

After our qso ended I tuned around and listened to the other QSOs and the FMing continued. I was gunshy at that point so I didn't attempt any more QSOs. :D

--Roy K3RLD