Hi all, The beacon was heard over India during 16:45 pass. The max elevation was 54 Deg. The beacon was pretty strong and 5-6 VU stations copied with no big set up. All the stations copied using "J" and "Slim Jims".

Sure, XW 1 is going to open up a new interest in satellite working and truly an amazing "New Year Gift" from AMSAT-CHINA. Thank you guys for that wonderful gift.

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Mani, VU2WMY Secretary & Station-In-Charge Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC ISRO Satellite Centre Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(O)91-80-2508 2054/2192/2537 Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456 E-mail ID: wmy@isac.gov.in vu2wmy_mani@yahoo.com isrohams@yahoo.com