[amsat-bb] Max Valier malfunction

[Gabriel Zeifman]

What a pity that there will be less meaningless QRM to interrupt
communications through AO-91. Max Valier Sat really lived up to its owners’
expectation of a “100 year” service life, with a beacon that in their
infinite wisdom, could not be turned off by ground command, only by a
completely unforeseeable and very unfortunate failure.

73,
Gabe
AL6D/VE6NJH
#excitedforbeepboopsats


On Sat, Apr 13, 2019 at 6:17 AM Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> It seems the Max Valier beacon is malfunctioning. On 145.960 only a very
> strong continuous carrier (30 dB above noise level) can be seen and
> heard, but no more CW ID + message. A pity, because it was my go-to
> beacon to check if my 2 meter antenna contraptions were at least working
> a bit.
>
> Luckily I have the QSL card in my collection already.
>
> 73 de Hans
>
> BX2ABT
>
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