[amsat-bb] XW2 satellites

[k6vug at sbcglobal.net]

Firstly, the XWs are SSB/CW birds and would be pretty much unreadable on FM.

Secondly, the SSB portion of the XWs is pretty unused, however their CW beacons are loud with a vertical, and should be very loud with a beam and a SSB/CW radio. 

Thirdly, when you start listening to XWs with a SSB/CW radio, you'll find the Doppler shift in SSB/CW is very real, compared to FM, but is a whole lot of fun ! 

Hope that helps.
73!Umesh (CM97)
k6vug

    On Wednesday, November 7, 2018, 6:46:30 PM PST, Eli Caul <eli.caul at sonic.com> wrote:  
 
 Hi folks - 

I've had great luck on AO-91, AO-92, SO-50 using an FM HT and the Arrow antenna.  However, I've never been able to hear any of the XW satellites, and I'm seeing them as active on the AMSAT status page.    XW2-C just went by 500 miles away at decent elevation and not a peep.

I'm concerned that I'm reading the frequency chart wrong, or ? - Could someone please send me a sample setup for one of them so I can be sure I'm interpreting everything correctly? 

Any assistance much appreciated! 

73 de KK6ZHZ, 

- Eli Caul
Director of Customer Care
Sonic.net, Inc.
707-237-6201 Direct
707-521-0131 Faxline

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