[amsat-bb] LilacSat-2 & LOTW

[Sean K.]

This was just completed today.
 Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X
      From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net>
 To: Ted <k7trkradio at charter.net> 
Cc: "amsat-bb at amsat.org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
 Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 5:39 PM
 Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LilacSat-2 & LOTW
   
Yes.

They are in as XW-2A through XW-2F and CAS-3H for LilacSat-2.

If you open TQSL, you should be automatically prompted to update your
configuration file.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 5:31 PM, Ted <k7trkradio at charter.net> wrote:
> Hi Patrick, do we know if LOTW has been advised to add the new crop of sats?
>
> 73, Ted
> K7TRK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Patrick
> STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 10:31 PM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] LilacSat-2 pass @ 0147 UTC tonight (29 September)
>
> Hi!
>
> There was a nice turnout on the 0147 UTC LilacSat-2 pass over the US west
> coast. Stations up and down the coast, and as far east as west Texas, were
> on. Unlike with the first QSO I made on this satellite last week, when it
> was raining very hard on my operating position in the yard, I was able to
> have a nice and calm evening.
>
> I used my Icom IC-2820H 2m/70cm FM mobile radio for my uplink transmitter,
> and an SDR setup for the downlink receiver - SDRplay SDR receiver, 8-inch
> Windows 10 tablet with HDSDR software - to operate full-duplex. I connected
> both of these through a diplexer to my Elk log periodic. I used HDSDR to
> make an RF recording of both downlinks - the FM repeater downlink around
> 437.200 MHz, and the digital telemetry downlink around 437.225 MHz. I think
> I had a better copy on the 437.225 MHz downlink tonight than over the
> weekend, and logged 6 contacts on the FM repeater.
>
> Last week, when I worked Glenn AA5PK, I was not able to get through with
> anything less than 50W transmit power. Tonight was not as bad, but I found
> that I couldn't get away with 5W for more than a few transmissions. The
> mid-power setting from my IC-2820H, 15W, worked better. High power (50W)
> worked well, too. None of these power levels desensed my SDRplay receiver.
> Maybe if the satellite was higher in the sky, and closer to passing over my
> head, I might have had better luck using the 5W power level. I saw a mixed
> reaction on Twitter - one reported needing to run 50W, and someone else said
> 5W was sufficient.
>
> Rather than posting the long and nasty URLs used by Dropbox for its public
> folders, I made a shorter URL that can take you to the recordings and other
> files I have been posting in my public Dropbox space:
>
> http://dropbox.wd9ewk.net/
>
> For tonight's LilacSat-2 pass, look for the folder with the name
> "20150929-LilacSat2". If you have an SDR program on your computer or device,
> and have the bandwidth to download the RF recording, download the WAV file
> with the name starting with "HDSDR_20150929" in that folder. I also have an
> MP3 recording with the audio I heard during the pass, plus photos of my back
> yard setup and a screengrab from my phone's tracking app to show how the
> pass was for me in central Arizona.
>
> Late last week, I made a one-page graphic with a quick-reference guide for
> the LilacSat-2 FM repeater. I now have this graphic at its own URL:
>
> http://lilacsat2.wd9ewk.net/
>
> Please feel free to right-click on the graphic and save it to your
> computer/tablet/device.
>
> This pass was the 3rd consecutive pass where LilacSat-2's FM repeater was
> operational over the continental USA. It was nice to see the reports from
> the two earlier passes, and then to work it for myself on the third pass.
> Thanks to the LilacSat-2 team for another FM satellite for us!
>
> 73!
>
>
>
>
>
> Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
> http://www.wd9ewk.net/
> Twitter: @WD9EWK
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