While I’ve copied the DUV (Data Under Voice) Telemetry (a bit of challenge on an IC-9100 due to low-frequency roll-off of the internal soundcard — necessitating the use of an external soundcard to the 9600 baud interface), I’ve never made an actual AO-85 contact, so planned to give it a shot tonight.
The first pass was far to the East, and was not be very active due to that. I heard some weak voices starting at 21:43 UTC (about 14 degrees above my horizon).
Weak signals notwithstanding, I made had a QSO with John, K8YSE in Ohio (EN91) from 21:46:23 to 21:49:19, my first for AO-85. Thanks for your patience, John.
A more promising pass at 23:20 UTC, to my west, was actually not much better and no contacts were made.
