Lilacsat-2 Voice/APRS

[K7MT]

Howdy gang - I had my Kenwwood TH-D7G set up for APRS on the new satellite Lilacsat-2 yesterday, but to my suprise I heard KC9ELU calling cq on voice. We chatted for most of the 20 minute pass over Montana. This morning I talked to TN, AZ, IL, and CA on the two early passes. I used 5 watts on the 144.350 FM uplink and the downlink on 437.200 was loud and clear. The folks on Lilacsat-2 said it has been mostly on voice with very little APRS activity. I will have my TNC monitor the downlink to see if I pick up any ground stations !!!!!

Check out the specifications for Lilacsat-2 on the http://www.amsat.org site if you have a interest in amateur satellites.

Enjoy and have fun. Cheers Bill K7MT