[amsat-bb] XW-2D Returns to Life!

[Robert Bruninga]

Hasan,
In your SDR waterfall there is clearly an AM signal up the band with
carrier and equal sidebands.  Did you ever go listen to see what that
was?Just curious.
Bob, WB4APR

On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 4:41 PM Hasan al-Basri via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> K7VNE reported to me this morning that he had been on XW-2D (long since
> non-operational) and sigs were very good, but no one else was on.
>
> Signals were of good quality, no FM'ing of my SSB signal.
>
> I just checked it and had a pass of Max EL 2 deg to my East. It is there,
> it is loud. *The CW beacon is raspy*.
>
> The passband was normal level and my signal was typical:
>
> Max Sig: -64 dBm
> Noise Floor: -81 dBM
>
> I made an mp4 recording of the pass, with me calling CQ and announcing
> Elevation and signal levels.
>
> https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lKYvARp4SyHUraAX9u6HQRbmnCiamJAM
>
> Download this mp4 file and play it back on any device (even a phone) and
> you will see and hear what I did.
>
> I have seen no announcement about not using the satellite, but will watch
> for same.
> 73, N0AN
> Hasan
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