XW-1

22:20 UTC

BJ1SA XW XW AAA TTT AUA AET ETT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW
BJ1SA XW XW AAA TTT AUA A6E ETT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW
BJ1SA XW XW AAA TTT AUA AVE ETT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW
BJ1SA XW XW AAA TTT AUA AET ETT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW
BJ1SA XW XW AAA TTT AUA T6E ETT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW
BJ1SA XW XW AAA TTT AUA T6E ETT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT XW XW

PA Output RF Switch Status    : PA2 Works (Beacon only)
Transponder Working Status    : Beacon only
Transponder Temperature       : 21 C
Beacon RF Output Power        : 150 mW
Beacon Power Supply Volts     : 5 V
Receiver Power Supply Curr    : 0 mA
Linear Transponder ACG Volts  : 0 V
Transponder RF Output Power   : 0 mW
Transponder PA Curr           : 0 mA
Linear Transponder Up Conv    : 0 mA
Linear Transponder Volts      : 0 V
FM Dig S/F Transponder Curr   : 0 mA
FM Dig S/F Transponder Volts  : 0 V

18:35 UTC – FM transponder active but no success :-(
… and it seems half Europe had the same problem with this WX-1 evening pass.
Only the big guns (UR5BFX, IW4DVZ, SV1EEK, HB9OAB) had more or less success – but I heard only one successful QSO between Francesco (IW4DVZ) and Nikolai (UR5BFX) at the begin of our pass. No more other contacts till LOS

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