Hi!
I uploaded the RF recordings from last night's pass of the XW-2 satellites
around 0040-0100 UTC to my Dropbox space. They are at:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6nl39qjkfyw5y5h/AADGZP0tBc3C--9vouGqwUIXa/201509…
Look for the filenames starting with HDSDR_20150925. There are two files,
as HDSDR split the recording when the initial file reached the size limit
I set (3800 MB). I ran this for about 20 minutes, since these satellites
are now spreading out, and XW-2A was audible several minutes before the
others, and XW-2E was audible a minute or two before XW-2F.
Even if you don't use an SDR receiver, you can still download HDSDR at
http://www.hdsdr.de and install it on your computer, then download the
RF recordings like those I have been posting. You can use HDSDR to play
back the recordings, and see/hear what was going on during the pass.
Using last night's pass as an example, you'll be able to see/hear the
digital and CW telemetry from XW-2A early in the first recording. Later,
as the other satellites move in range of my station, you'll hear the
telemetry from those satellites. XW-2E is heard a minute or two before
XW-2F is in range, and with these two satellites you'll hear the two
telemetry beacons as well as the transponders. If you worked either of
the transponders last night, you can see/hear if my station copied your
QSO(s).
I have RF recordings from other passes I have recently worked, along with
photos and other files, in my Dropbox space. I reorganized many of the
files into separate subfolders. All of this is accessible at:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6nl39qjkfyw5y5h/AADynnchNPayKAnU0XYwl3TCa?lst=
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK
Here's what I came up with for XW-2 NORADS...
XW-2A 40903
XW-2B ?
XW-2C 40906
XW-2D 40907
XW-2E 40909
XW-2F 40905
Lilacsat-2 40908
Anyone correct me if I have them incorrect. What is B?
Loon
Thanks, I'll do two separate emails.
Let me know if you don't want me to send it, it might get annoying every week.
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Hi!
Another late afternoon today, another chance to try working the new
Chinese satellites. The satellites are now starting to spread out, and
instead of hearing XW-2A through XW-2F together in a 10- to 12-minute
pass, XW-2A is now coming up several minutes before the others. This is
now making a pass for these 6 satellites last about 20 minutes or so.
I got home in enough time this afternoon to set up my gear, and also
assemble my VHF crossed dipole (the antenna sold on the AMSAT-UK web
site) and use that for the downlink antenna. The crossed dipole was
connected to my SDRplay receiver, and my Elk log periodic was connected
to one of my FT-817NDs for my uplink transmitter.
Around 0043-0044 UTC, I started hearing the digital and CW telemetry
from XW-2A. This was several minutes before I heard anything from the
XW-2B through XW-2F satellites. I was tweeting photos of what I saw on
my tablet's HDSDR screen at this point. A few minutes later, I saw the
telemetry from XW-2B through XW-2E, and some activity on the XW-2E
transponder.
On XW-2E, I worked Jim WD0E and George WA5KBH. I was seeing more
activity pop up on the XW-2F transponder, so I moved over there and
worked 5 stations (Glenn AA5PK, Jack KC7MG, Robert KO6TZ, George
WA5KBH, and Clayton W5PFG). I heard others on XW-2F, so I knew that
it was the busier of the two transponders this evening.
I wrote more about this pass, and posted some photos, in a message I
left in an ongoing thread about the new Chinese satellites on the QRZ
satellite forum:
https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/camsat-xw-2-cas
-3-satellites-launch-18sep2015-2300z.493758/page-2#post-3607750
In that post, I have a link to my Dropbox space, where you can see some
photos, along with an audio recording of what I heard when I worked the
XW-2E and XW-2F transponders. Sometime tomorrow morning, I will upload
the HDSDR RF recordings I made from this long pass (two files, totaling
about 4.6 GB in size) to my Dropbox space, as my home ISP has throttled
my upload bandwidth when I try to upload large files to Dropbox.
I hope to try more of these passes over the weekend. Unless LilacSat-2's
FM repeater is activated, I will probably try working the XW-2E and XW-2F
satellites with my FUNcube Dongle Pro+ as my receiver instead of the
SDRplay. The dongle should do fine, and its smaller maximum bandwidth
(192 kHz) is sufficient to copy the transponders and telemetry downlinks
from both of these satellites. The SDRplay has been performing well, and
I expect the same from the dongle.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK
This is a reminder that the Colorado Amateur Satellite net will begin in 1
hour from now (7PM mountain time Thursday).
6PM Pacific
7PM Mountain
8PM Central
9PM Eastern
Please visit us on
*AMSATNET.INFO <http://AMSATNET.INFO>*
*IRLP*
9870, the Denver Reflector
*ALLSTAR LINK*
40764, direct hookup to the repeater here. 41715, KC9ZHV hub at a data
center if I am out of bandwidth. More info on AllStar - amsatnet.info/#node
*ECHOLINK*
*AMSAT* unless there is an ARISS contact, then go direct to KD0WHB-L
*LOCAL RF*
449.875 (-) 103.5 (the Rocky Mountain Radio League repeater on Eldorado
Mountain)
447.225 (-) 141.3 (The STEM school repeater we set up)
447.850 (-) 141.3 (ACØKQ's repeater where he lives on TOP of saddleback
mountain)
449.625 (-) 141.3 ( WØKU Lookout Mountain) Possibly here, not for sure yet
147.450 SIMPLEX (Aurora, CO)
446.275 (-) 100.0 Galena St. Local repeater at my house, giving a whoppin 5
blocks of great coverage
*REMOTE RF*
Your Repeater here!, Email me if you want to link in or me to link your
echolink or allstar repeater in automatically (no automatic IRLP linking
supported)
Skyler Fennell
amsatnet.info
KDØWHB
electricity440(a)gmail.com