[amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM

2009-12-26 Thread Alan P. Biddle
A good question. Some people seem to get in effortlessly, others seldom if at all. I fall into the seldom category, though I had better luck today. Someone suggested that perhaps my dilithium crystals needed realignment, so I pulled out my calibrated deviation meter, and verified the PL is set

[amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM

2009-12-26 Thread George Henry
turned off. Either that, or leave it in linear mode all the time. George, KA3HSW - Original Message - From: Alan P. Biddle apbid...@united.net To: 'WCP' w...@mchsi.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 12:18 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM A good

[amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM

2009-12-26 Thread Pete Rowe
I have the same problem with my TS-2000. I get into all other FM sats but sure can't raise XW-1. Pete  WA6WOA --- On Sat, 12/26/09, WCP w...@mchsi.com wrote: From: WCP w...@mchsi.com Subject: [amsat-bb] XW-1 FM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Saturday, December 26, 2009, 8:29 AM OK so what is

[amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM

2009-12-26 Thread jeffk13057
, 26 Dec 2009 12:59:28 To: apbid...@mailaps.org; 'WCP'w...@mchsi.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM I think that the whole problem is the sheer number of stations trying to get into the bird at the same time... destructive interference occurs between all the differently

[amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM voice no work over Australia

2009-12-18 Thread Jean-François Ménard
Samething on my side... 14h33 UTC pass I heard the beacon very well, but nothing on the FM repeater. J-F VA2SS GS: FN45AJ 2009/12/18 vk5...@amsat.org: Listened for 10 minutes from  13:31 UTC  (past midnight local time) Strong  carrier  received reaching S7 but was not able to access voice

[amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM voice no work over Australia

2009-12-18 Thread Bruce Robertson
On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 10:53 AM, ryan woods kd8...@yahoo.com wrote: 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 Ryan --

[amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM voice no work over Australia

2009-12-18 Thread Alan Kung
Ryan, There is no carrier on the repeater until somebody turn on his uplink with 67Hz PL, or transponder will transmit PACSAT UI frame per 12 second if uplink is idless. 73 Alan, BA1DU - Original Message - From: ryan woods kd8...@yahoo.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday,

[amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM voice no work over Australia

2009-12-18 Thread ryan woods
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

[amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM voice no work over Australia

2009-12-18 Thread Nitin Muttin
woods; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM voice no work over Australia Ryan, There is no carrier on the repeater until somebody turn on his uplink with 67Hz PL, or transponder will transmit PACSAT UI frame per 12 second if uplink is idless. 73 Alan, BA1DU - Original Message

[amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM voice no work over Australia

2009-12-18 Thread Jari Koivurinne
Pse look: XW-1 FM and digital store-forwarded transponder ON at 1205UTC OFF at 1352UTC on Dec. 18 2009 Hold Your Horses Gentlemen, and wait for next schedule :) -jari oh3uw ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the

[amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM voice no work over Australia

2009-12-18 Thread w6zkh
Yep Jari, everyone is chomping at the bit to use the horse analogy... - Original Message - From: Jari Koivurinne jari.koivuri...@aina.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 8:52:06 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM voice no work over

[amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM voice no work over Australia

2009-12-18 Thread Jeffrey Koehler
involved. 73, jeff WB2SYK --- On Fri, 12/18/09, Jari Koivurinne jari.koivuri...@aina.net wrote: From: Jari Koivurinne jari.koivuri...@aina.net Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM voice no work over Australia To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Friday, December 18, 2009, 11:52 AM Pse look: XW-1 FM

[amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM voice no work over Australia

2009-12-18 Thread vk5alx
There is no carrier on the repeater until somebody turn on his uplink with 67Hz PL, or transponder will transmit PACSAT UI frame per 12 second if uplink is idless. 73 Alan, BA1DU That may be how it should be but I can assure you the carrier was on continuously during the time I reported in

[amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM voice no work over Australia

2009-12-18 Thread Alan Kung
project manager www.camsat.cn - Original Message - From: vk5...@amsat.org To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 7:39 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM voice no work over Australia There is no carrier on the repeater until somebody turn on his uplink with 67Hz PL

[amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM transponder works great

2009-12-15 Thread i8cvs
Hi Michael, Chen BD5RV/4 When do you plan to open the linear transponder for SSB/CW operation ? Tanks for this information 73 de i8CVS Domenico - Original Message - From: Michael Chen michael.bd...@gmail.com To: amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 8:47 PM

[amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM transponder works great

2009-12-15 Thread Bruce Robertson
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 3:47 PM, Michael Chen michael.bd...@gmail.com wrote: All, I managed to operate the special event station BT3WX to work several E2, BY, VR2, XX9 throughout the evening pass of XW-1 using the FM transponder. It was the 1st test open of this bird's transponder.

[amsat-bb] Re: XW-1 FM transponder works great

2009-12-15 Thread John Marranca, Jr
Perhaps this is the in-between bird we have been praying for??? John KB2HSH -- ___ John Marranca, Jr -PBX Technician- BN Systems, Incorporated Orchard Park, NY (716)406-7130 ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions