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Re: XW-1 FM voice no work over Australia
by ryan woods 18 Dec '09

18 Dec '09

Hello Bruce It was a rural area I live in the eastern panhandle of wv. no preamp. I hope I get to work it before the snow comes here its calling for 5 to 10 inchs tonight so I should be busy running car wreaks tonight...vol firefighter here. Ryan Woods KD8ATF ________________________________ From: ryan woods <kd8atf(a)yahoo.com> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Sent: Fri, December 18, 2009 9:53:39 AM Subject: XW-1 FM voice no work over Australia I also heard the beacon very well here in FM09 on my d700 with a mag-mount in the car but I didnt hear the carrier or anything on the repeater. Lets hope all is well with our new sat. Ryan Woods KD8ATF FM09om

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XW-1 FM voice no work over Australia
by vk5alx＠amsat.org 18 Dec '09

18 Dec '09

Listened for 10 minutes from 13:31 UTC (past midnight local time) Strong carrier received reaching S7 but was not able to access voice repeater. Transmitted at different power levels using 67 Hz tone but no voice received back from the satellite. Should have stayed in bed :( Alex / VK5ALX

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SO-67 schedule
by Ed N8BBQ 18 Dec '09

18 Dec '09

Here are the SO-67 North American passes from Jan-Alberts list: ALL TIMES UTC Date Start End 19-Dec-09 12:43 12:58 19-Dec-09 14:20 14:35 19-Dec-09 15:54 16:09 19-Dec-09 17:26 17:41 19-Dec-09 18:58 19:13 19-Dec-09 20:30 20:45 19-Dec-09 22:05 22:20 19-Dec-09 23:39 23:54 20-Dec-09 01:13 1:28 20-Dec-09 12:22 12:37 20-Dec-09 13:59 14:14 20-Dec-09 15:33 15:48 20-Dec-09 17:06 17:21 20-Dec-09 18:39 18:54 20-Dec-09 20:11 20:26 20-Dec-09 21:44 21:59 20-Dec-09 23:18 23:33 21-Dec-09 00:53 1:08 <end of list> '73 de Ed - N8BBQ

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XW-1 FM repeater over Brazil !
by Roland Zurmely 18 Dec '09

18 Dec '09

Orbit #45 very good signal from FM repeater ! QSOs with PY5LF and PU2MUN ! Very good audio ! But after 13:03 UTC only pure carrier on 435.675 MHz... Telemetry from 4 identical frames over Brazil at 13:04 UTC: XW-1 Telemetry Decoder (c) Mike Rupprecht, DK3WN ================================================== PA Output RF Switch Status : PA1 Works (Transponder and Beacon) Transponder Working Status : Beacon and Linear Transponder Transponder Temperature : 28 C Beacon RF Output Power : 0 mW Beacon Power Supply Volts : 5 V Receiver Power Supply Curr : 250 mA Linear Transponder ACG Volts : 0,04 V Transponder RF Output Power : 2250 mW Transponder PA Curr : 570 mA Linear Transponder Up Conv : 0 mA Linear Transponder Volts : 0 V FM Dig S/F Transponder Curr : 356 mA FM Dig S/F Transponder Volts : 5 V 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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XW1 over Brazil
by PY5LF 18 Dec '09

18 Dec '09

Hello Today I make my first contact via XW1 with PY4ZBZ and PU2MUN , very good signal , FM transponder mode. But , after some minutes , the sat stop to repeat our signal . Check the video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQC3eduJ_4Y 73 PY5LF LUCIANO FABRICIO CURITIBA-PR-BRAZIL GG54JM <http://www.qrz.com/db/py5lf> http://www.qrz.com/db/py5lf <http://www.falautomation.com.br/> www.falautomation.com.br

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XW-1 PacSat data
by Mineo Wakita 18 Dec '09

18 Dec '09

I received XW-1 PacSat data using WiSP program. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/91218ws2.jpg http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/xw1_yubi.htm http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/index.htm#wisp JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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XW-1 IT WORKS !
by Mateusz 18 Dec '09

18 Dec '09

http://www.enduro.idl.pl/audio_sat/first_qso_xw1_18_12_2009_europe.mp3 thanks for qso: UA9UIZ OZ1MY DL3JIN ON5MY DL8DR F6CDZ EA4CYQ F6BYJ Signal is realy strong, It works great ! Matt SQ7DQX

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Satpc Rotor control help
by joe barkley 18 Dec '09

18 Dec '09

I finally got my LVB interface box and com port setting right and have some rotor control with Satpc. I can park, do offsets, manually input and go to predetermined positions, but it will not track any satellite. I have the R+/- set to +. It should be working, but when I select from A,B,C etc sat buttons when they are in range, I get nothing. What am I missing? I have rebooted several times and have nothing else running. Any suggestions. My Nova program works flawlessly but would like to use just Satpc if I can. Thanks Joe KI4TZ

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XW-1 Operation Schedule
by Alan Kung 18 Dec '09

18 Dec '09

First of all I must thank everyone who reported XW-1 signal in the past two days! XW-1 Satellite is now running well, the satellite spins at about two degrees per second and the internal temperature of about 20C. XW-1 FM and store-forwared transponder will be turn on again between 1205UTC and 1352UTC on Dec. 18. In the next few weeks, XW-1 flight management team will further focus of the satellite electrical energy balance, and then determine future operations schedule of the transponders. Please send me your report when you work through this satellite or hear downlink signal of the transponder. 73 Alan Kung, BA1DU XW-1 project manager

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XW-1 FM Transponder- Alive
by Peter 18 Dec '09

18 Dec '09

Hello, Reporting on the 12:37 UTC pass, 8 degrees, FN30, the FM transponder was strong, thank you F6BYJ, OZ1MY, EA4GYQ, G7SVF, EA4DKA it was an exciting orbit. 73, Pete, WB2OQQ

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