[amsat-bb] LilacSat 2 transponder not on at 11:50Z 8 OCT 15

Ted k7trkradio at charter.net
Thu Oct 8 23:06:01 UTC 2015


Posts here and on amsat uk indicated transponder is only active Mon, Wed and
Fridays

73, TK

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of B J
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2015 6:19 AM
To: Rick Walter
Cc: AMSAT-BB
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LilacSat 2 transponder not on at 11:50Z 8 OCT 15

On 10/8/15, Rick Walter <wb3csy at gmail.com> wrote:
> Went out with my arrow antenna for the 11:50Z pass of LilacSat 2 and heard
> the carrier with tone every 30 seconds but the FM transponder was not
turned
> on.

<snip>

I heard no downlink during the pass here in DO33 which started just
before 0200 UTC.  There's another pass coming up in less than 2 hours
from now and I might try that, weather permitting.

73s

Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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