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Ho68 ssb transponder rpt over uk
by paul robinson 23 Dec '09

23 Dec '09

Thanks Alan and the team!! for the sked.tonights pass here in the uk was just brill ! your ssb transponder is far better than the fm ! I hope we will see more of the ssb transponder ! thanks to amsat China and yourself de Paul 2E1EUB AMSAT UK/NA

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My first QSOs via HO-68 --SV1EEK
by E. Kafetzopoulos 23 Dec '09

23 Dec '09

Hi all, The new linear transponder is phantastic!!! I heard my voice at 1deg and during the whole pass the signals were loud and stable. Some moments of fading were very brief without affecting the contacts. At LOS (below 20 deg) I had some noise, but maybe this is a local effect. Switching from horizontal to vertical polarization did not had any affect on the signal strenght (only for uplink, I did not checked the downlink). Thanks to F6HTJ, IW4DVZ, DK3WN, I6IBE, SP9TTX and PE0SAT for my first QSOs via the new bird. Thanks to Alan and the Chinese team for this fabulus job. Merry Christmas to all and my best wishes for a happy and fruitful new year. 73 de Evan SV1EEK

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I: HO68 is GREAT
by Francesco Grappi 23 Dec '09

23 Dec '09

Hi, For me this evening, at 19.55 utc orbit, was the first contact through the linear transponder of XW-1 (HO-68). The downlink signal was impressive strong from each stations worked, SQ7DQX, SV1EEK, OZ1MY, PE0SAT, PA3GUO 2E1EUB, ON5UE,...... with max elevation 80°. I have only seen the polarization change often during orbit... Congratulations for this great job from the Chinees Amsat !! WONDERFUL SATELLITE, THANK YOU ! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year !! 73" Frank IW4DVZ -----Messaggio originale----- Da: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] Per conto di Danny Casier Inviato: mercoledì 23 dicembre 2009 21.18 A: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Oggetto: [amsat-bb] HO68 is GREAT Hallo satboys, HO68 (XW-1) linear transponder is great. I worked ST2NH, ON, I, F, OE, SP, and G The max elivation was 67° and i had to reduce the power from 30°. I heard distortion on full power. I could work the sat from 1° elevation with the 8 el horizontal polarisation. This is a great job from the Chinees hams. Congrats. Merry Chrismas. Dan ON5UE _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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HO-68 Hints for SSB transponder operation
by Henk, PA3GUO 23 Dec '09

23 Dec '09

Dear all, As reported by others, the linear transponder works fine. Few hints that can make the difference: - Uplink polarization (L/R/H/V) setting has LARGE influence in signal strength (read: HO68 is rather sensitive to polarizaton on the uplink) - With the official freq's programmed I needed to add XIT 5.97 KHz Henk, PA3GUO TS2000X + HRD (doppler correction granularity 10Hz) up 2x6 el. 100W dn 2x8 el. + preamp

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My first qso's on HO-68.
by Eric Knaps, ON4HF 23 Dec '09

23 Dec '09

The new transponder works great. I worked 6 stations. I made 2 recordings: http://www.on4hf.be/HO-68-23dec2009-19u53.wav http://www.on4hf.be/HO-68-23dec2009-20u02.wav Thanks again to the people who made this a great christmas gift! Eric -- ON4HF. -- Eric Knaps Waterstraat 30 B-3980 Tessenderlo Belgium Tel. +32472985876 (mobile) http://www.on4hf.be

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WOW so wounderful satellite !!!!!!!!
by Nader Omer 23 Dec '09

23 Dec '09

Hi all I've Just read the schedule and synchronize my PC time!!!!! And YES at 19:45 I hear my echo back from the sat. The linear transponder open in time and for the 1st time over Africa!! So strong and clear , with 5 watts (yes 5 watts only) I worked DL8DR-ON5UE-F6HTJ-SQ7DQX . ALL what I can say ....!! THANK AMSAT-CHAINA So much for the wounderful satellite. THANKS ALAN KUNG , FB OM CONGRATULATION. And tnx for every one sharing me the fun. 73;Nader www.st2nh.com

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Hudson Valley Satcom Group Net Tonight At 8PM EST on Echolink N2EYH-L
by Cotejaune2＠aol.com 23 Dec '09

23 Dec '09

Hello everyone. We are having the Net tonight instead of tomorrow on Christmas Eve. There has been a lot of exciting things happening lately with S0 67 and now H0 68 in orbit. If you have worked or heard the new birds join us tonight and share some advise with others on the net. If you are in the area of the Mt Beacon Repeater 146.970 PL 100 join us or on Echolink N2EYH-L at 8 PM EST. Hope to hear you there. 73 Gary/WA2AQH

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Linear transponder HO-68 (XW-1) over Europe (high elevation)
by Mateusz 23 Dec '09

23 Dec '09

Here is a record from today evening and pass of HO-68. Elevation for my antennas pointed to horizon was to high for most of the pass but on the beginning and on the end I made my first qso's on invering SSB transponder: http://www.enduro.idl.pl/audio_sat/HO68_linear_23_12_2009_europe.mp3 file is bigger than previously presented records (5MB). First time I heard ST2NH via sat :-) Excellent job. Matt SQ7DQX Marry Christmas for all and happy New Year

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Reminder
by Martha 23 Dec '09

23 Dec '09

The AMSAT will be closed until January 4th at 10:00 AM ET. Happy Holidays! -- 73- Martha

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XW-1 Schedule on Dec 24-27
by Alan Kung 23 Dec '09

23 Dec '09

Wed. 23 Dec. 2009 XW-1 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 19:45...South Africa,Middle East Asia 19:55...Europe,North Africa,Middle East Asia 20:05...Europe,North America, North Pole 20:15...North America, Russia,North Pole 20:25...Turn Off Thurs. 24 Dec. 2009 XW-1 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 02:55...South America 03:05...North South America,South NA 03:15...North America 03:25...North NA,Russia,North Pole 03:30...Turn Off Thurs. 24 Dec. 2009 XW-1 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 12:09...North Australia,South Asia 12:15...East Asia,South Asia 12:22...Turn Off Thurs. 24 Dec. 2009 XW-1 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 12:35...North Asia, North Europe, North Pole 12:45...East NA, West Europe,North Pole 12:55...East NA, North South America,West Africa 13:00...South America 13:05...Turn Off ================================================== Thurs. 24 Dec. 2009 XW-1 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 17:40...East Africa,Middle East Asia 17:10...Europe,North Africa,Middle East Asia 18:00...Europe,North America, North Pole 18:10...North America, Russia,North Pole 18:20...North America 18:25...Turn Off Thurs. 24 Dec. 2009 XW-1 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 19:20...Africa 19:30...North Africa,Middle East Asia 19:40...Europe,North Africa,Middle East Asia, North Pole 19:45...Turn Off Thurs. 24 Dec. 2009 XW-1 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 23:15...East NA, West Europe,West Africa 23:25...East NA, West Europe, North Pole 23:35...North NA, East Asia, North Pole 23:45...East Asia 23:55...South East Asia,North Australia 24:00...Australia 24:05...Turn Off Fri. 25 Dec. 2009 XW-1 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 02:40...South America 02:50...South NA, North South America 03:00...North America,North Pole 03:10...North NA,North East Asia 03:15...Turn Off ================================================== Fri. 25 Dec. 2009 XW-1 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 17:25...East Africa,Middle East Asia 17:35...Europe,North Africa,Middle East Asia 17:45...Europe,North America, North Pole 17:55...North America, Russia,North Pole 18:00...Turn Off Fri. 25 Dec. 2009 XW-1 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 19:05...South Africa 19:15...North Africa,Middle East Asia, South Europe 19:25...Europe,North Africa,Middle East Asia, North Pole 19:30...Europe,North East NA, North Pole 19:35...Turn Off Sat. 26 Dec. 2009 XW-1 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 03:04...East Asia 03:10...East Asia, South Asia 03:15...East Asia, South Asia, Middle Asia 03:19...Turn Off Sat. 26 Dec. 2009 XW-1 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 15:40...Europe,North America,North Pole 15:50...NA, North Pole 16:00...North America,North South America 16:10...Turn Off ================================================== Sat. 26 Dec. 2009 XW-1 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 17:05...East South Africa,Middle East Asia, South Asia 17:15...Europe,North Africa,Middle East Asia 17:25...Europe,North Pole 17:30...North America, North Europe,North Pole 17:35...Turn Off Sun. 27 Dec. 2009 XW-1 Linear Tansponder Turn On: 00:59...East Asia 01:05...East Asia, South Asia 01:10...East Asia, South Asia, North Australia 01:14...Turn Off Sun. 27 Dec. 2009 XW-1 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 11:00...South Australia,South Pole 11:10...Australia 11:20...Nouth Australia,East Asia 11:30...East Asia, North Asia 11:40...NA,North Europe, North Pole 11:50...NA,North Europe, North Pole 11:55...East NA,West Europe, West Africa 12:00...Turn Off Sun. 27 Dec. 2009 XW-1 FM and Digital Transponder Turn On: 15:20...Europe,North Asia,North Pole 15:30...NA, West Europe,North Pole 15:40...NA, North South America 15:45...South America,South NA 15:50...Turn Off 73 Alan Kung, BA1DU HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager www.camsat.cn

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