[amsat-bb] XW-2F Transponder OFF

[Paul Stoetzer]

The transponder was on and sounding fine on both passes over Eastern North
America - WC9C reported it on on the 2141 UTC pass and I was just on the
2315 UTC pass.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 4:56 PM, Joe Pereira <joevk5ei at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry Guys did not decode the beacon, I was still half asleep and did not
> act quick enough
> :(
>
> On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 8:03 AM, Pedro Sousa <pedro at dutrasousa.name> wrote:
>
>> I didn't. Only got to it more than half way, and wasn't expecting that...
>> not even a recording. Focused more on trying to find the transponder, in
>> case the offset was had increased, and then the beacon.
>> Noticed though that the 9k2 telemetry was on.
>>
>> Pedro, CU2ZG
>>
>>
>>
>> On 04/12/2015 20:15, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
>>
>> It'll be over China for the first time since the transponder was reported
>> off around 2214 UTC. Perhaps they will be command it then.
>>
>> Did either of you copy down the CW telemetry? The telemetry information
>> is here:
>> https://ukamsat.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/xw-2-cw-telemetry-encoding-format.pdf
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Paul, N8HM
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 3:58 PM, Joe Pereira <joevk5ei at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Same here Pedro, just tried at 20:58 UTC and CW beacon only.
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Joe
>>>
>>> On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 6:47 AM, Paul Stoetzer < <n8hm at arrl.net>
>>> n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well, at least it isn't silent like XW-2E.
>>>>
>>>> 73,
>>>>
>>>> Paul, N8HM
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 3:16 PM, Pedro Sousa via AMSAT-BB <
>>>> amsat-bb at amsat.org
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > Hi all,
>>>> >
>>>> > The pass over HM77fr around 20:10 UTC showed XW-2F with CW beacon and
>>>> > telemetry on, but the transponder was off. Adjusted my TS-2000 XIT
>>>> > between -20 to +20kHz. Nowhere to be found.
>>>> > Hope it's not another case like XW-2E.
>>>> >
>>>> > 73 de Pedro CU2ZG
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