[amsat-bb] satellite cw beacon

[Jeff Johns]

It’s usually always activated and is CW. 

Jeff WE4B 

> On May 8, 2020, at 4:46 PM, Steve Kristoff via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
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> 
> Speaking of CW beacons, I tried to copy the CW beacon from CAS-4B this morning and all I found was a continuous tone/carrier. It was doppler shifting so I assume I was hearing (and watching on waterfall) the satellite but no CW. Is this normal? Does it just send code on certain occasions?
> 
> Steve AI9IN
>  
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Stoetzer via AMSAT-BB (amsat-bb at amsat.org)
> Date: 05/08/20 16:35
> To: Graham c (colonelkrypton at gmail.com)
> Cc: AMSAT BB (amsat-bb at amsat.org)
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] satellite cw beacon heard on about 145.820 MHz
> 
> That's probably the Triton-1 CW beacon.
> 
> https://www.pe0sat.vgnet.nl/satellite/cube-nano-picosats/triton/
> 
> 73,
> 
> Paul, N8HM
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