At last, I was heard on SO-50, but…

SO-50 has always been an evasive bird for me because of the need for dual tone. 74.4 Hz CTCSS tone is needed for activation and then 67 Hz is needed for regular contacts. After a lot of unsuccessful attempts, I programmed the activation frequency and tone to a separate memory channel so that I could send a 2-4 second activation pulse in the beginning. After that I would try calling with 67 Hz in the regular VFO, at 145.850 MHz. Activation and calls were limited to the time around closest approach as I use a fixed elevation/azimuth Moxon Yagi, which is a very limited setup for working a satellite with nominal power output of only 250 mW. Though I could not have a QSO on SO-50 today, I was quite happy when E21EJC recorded my call from Thailand and posted it in his YouTube channel!