
Tilman
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Tilman
@tilmancompounds
18 yo investor | Documenting my journey from €3.8k | Concentration is key | Compounding through asymmetric bets



Portfolio Update - April My portfolio looks completely different from last month. $NBIS is still the undisputed #1. $OUST is now a core position. Why I sold my 100% gain on $ASML, why I sold $TE and why I hold 34% Cash right now. Read the full update: @tilmancompounds/note/c-236789867?r=7jeu29&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">substack.com/@tilmancompoun…






Historically, Earth observation (EO) smallsats have relied on X-band radios to downlink the pictures they take to ground stations, and S-band or UHF for basic telemetry and commanding (TT&C). By equipping the Pelican-7 satellite with Ka-Band and C-Band antennas, $PL is fundamentally changing the satellite's data pipe. • Ka-Band (High Frequency, High Bandwidth): Ka-band operates at a much higher frequency than X-band. In radio communications, higher frequencies allow for significantly wider bandwidths, which translates to much faster data transfer rates. The technical impact: Pelican satellites are designed to take very high-resolution imagery (up to 30cm). High-resolution images result in massive file sizes. Ka-band allows Planet to download gigabytes of imagery to a ground station in a fraction of the time it would take using legacy systems. • C-Band: While lower frequency than Ka-band, C-band is highly resistant to "rain fade" (signal degradation due to weather). It provides a highly reliable, robust channel for commanding the satellite, ensuring that tasking orders (telling the satellite where to look) are received instantly and reliably, regardless of weather conditions over the ground station. In the defense, intelligence, and financial sectors, an image is only valuable if you get it quickly. $BKSY has historically held a strong edge in latency, heavily marketing their ability to task a satellite and deliver an image in under 90 minutes. Planet's upgrade to Ka-band directly targets this. By downloading massive images faster, Planet can significantly reduce the time between when an image is snapped and when it appears on a customer's screen.





When you wake up and see your entire portfolio deeply red in pre-market after a new Trump tweet or talk, you already know what time it is. It's time for a new episode of "Should You Buy the Dip?". (This is my way of coping with this nonsense, migh aswell have fun with it)













Portfolio Update - March Current allocation: • $NBIS – 36% • $ASML – 18% • $AMPX – 17% • $TE – 15% • $IBRX – 12% • $SHMD – 3% This month, I’ve offloaded most of my large cap compounders to fully back bets that offer the explosive potential I need for my EOY goals.










