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

[Hasan al-Basri]

Correct, that is what we call the Batwing telemetry beacon for one of the
cases birds.

73, N0AN

Hasan

On Wed, Mar 4, 2020, 9:36 PM Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:

> Bob,
>
> I bet CAS-4B was also above the horizon at the time as that appears to be
> the 4k8 GMSK telemetry on 145.890 MHz.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 22:13 Robert Bruninga via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>> 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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