[amsat-bb] XW-2C Appears to be Failing

[Hans BX2ABT]

Sound like the same failure as XW-2D.


On 09/13/2019 07:47 PM, Hasan al-Basri via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Based on others' reports and my observations this morning, 2C has a bad
> problem.
> I could see the passband popping on for about 1/2 second and then going
> quiet for maybe 15 seconds, repeatedly. When it was on, it was rx'ing and
> transmitting properly.
>
> I timed one of my voice transmissions to coincide with the "poppiing on"
> for 1/2 second and hear my voice quite clearly.
>
> This was at about 11:40z  this morning.
>
> 73, N0AN
> Hasan
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