It seems the Max Valier beacon is malfunctioning. On 145.960 only a very strong continuous carrier (30 dB above noise level) can be seen and heard, but no more CW ID + message. A pity, because it was my go-to beacon to check if my 2 meter antenna contraptions were at least working a bit.
Luckily I have the QSL card in my collection already.
73 de Hans
BX2ABT
Sorry to hear this, this satellite had a very strong signal and useful during demos,I do have a qsl as well :-) 73 Nitin [VU3TYG]
On Saturday, 13 April, 2019, 10:18:25 am GMT-4, Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB [email protected] wrote:
It seems the Max Valier beacon is malfunctioning. On 145.960 only a very strong continuous carrier (30 dB above noise level) can be seen and heard, but no more CW ID + message. A pity, because it was my go-to beacon to check if my 2 meter antenna contraptions were at least working a bit.
Luckily I have the QSL card in my collection already.
73 de Hans
BX2ABT
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What a pity that there will be less meaningless QRM to interrupt communications through AO-91. Max Valier Sat really lived up to its owners’ expectation of a “100 year” service life, with a beacon that in their infinite wisdom, could not be turned off by ground command, only by a completely unforeseeable and very unfortunate failure.
73, Gabe AL6D/VE6NJH #excitedforbeepboopsats
On Sat, Apr 13, 2019 at 6:17 AM Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB [email protected] wrote:
It seems the Max Valier beacon is malfunctioning. On 145.960 only a very strong continuous carrier (30 dB above noise level) can be seen and heard, but no more CW ID + message. A pity, because it was my go-to beacon to check if my 2 meter antenna contraptions were at least working a bit.
Luckily I have the QSL card in my collection already.
73 de Hans
BX2ABT
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Hi guys.
I listened to Max Valier sat in the pass at 20.30z above Barcelona JN11AK, very strong signals in CW message id received correctly.
73´s Carles EB3SA
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De: Gabriel Zeifman via AMSAT-BB Enviat: dissabte, 13 d’abril de 2019 22:27 Per a: Hans BX2ABT A/c: [email protected] Tema: Re: [amsat-bb] Max Valier malfunction
What a pity that there will be less meaningless QRM to interrupt communications through AO-91. Max Valier Sat really lived up to its owners’ expectation of a “100 year” service life, with a beacon that in their infinite wisdom, could not be turned off by ground command, only by a completely unforeseeable and very unfortunate failure.
73, Gabe AL6D/VE6NJH #excitedforbeepboopsats
On Sat, Apr 13, 2019 at 6:17 AM Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB [email protected] wrote:
It seems the Max Valier beacon is malfunctioning. On 145.960 only a very strong continuous carrier (30 dB above noise level) can be seen and heard, but no more CW ID + message. A pity, because it was my go-to beacon to check if my 2 meter antenna contraptions were at least working a bit.
Luckily I have the QSL card in my collection already.
73 de Hans
BX2ABT
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Yes, tonight's pass here over Asia was also fine with the message received loud and clear. Will keep on monitoring. --Hans
On 04/14/2019 05:07 AM, Espaysat Org wrote:
Hi guys.
I listened to Max Valier sat in the pass at 20.30z above Barcelona JN11AK, very strong signals in CW message id received correctly.
73´s Carles
EB3SA
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*De: *Gabriel Zeifman via AMSAT-BB mailto:[email protected] *Enviat: *dissabte, 13 d’abril de 2019 22:27 *Per a: *Hans BX2ABT mailto:[email protected] *A/c: *[email protected] mailto:[email protected] *Tema: *Re: [amsat-bb] Max Valier malfunction
What a pity that there will be less meaningless QRM to interrupt
communications through AO-91. Max Valier Sat really lived up to its owners’
expectation of a “100 year” service life, with a beacon that in their
infinite wisdom, could not be turned off by ground command, only by a
completely unforeseeable and very unfortunate failure.
73,
Gabe
AL6D/VE6NJH
#excitedforbeepboopsats
On Sat, Apr 13, 2019 at 6:17 AM Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB [email protected]
wrote:
It seems the Max Valier beacon is malfunctioning. On 145.960 only a very
strong continuous carrier (30 dB above noise level) can be seen and
heard, but no more CW ID + message. A pity, because it was my go-to
beacon to check if my 2 meter antenna contraptions were at least working
a bit.
Luckily I have the QSL card in my collection already.
73 de Hans
BX2ABT
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Espaysat Org -
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Nitin Muttin