Es'hail-2 beacon frequency (non-amateur)

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Lucky Peter

I guess we have to wait and see under real working conditions how unmodified LNBs would work.

73s DB8TF

I confess that my LNB is already modified (will edit this in my previous post) It has the original xtal inside but the plastic cover is broken in many places and the metal part exposed to the external world. This might a good explanation why I have so strong fluctuation up and down (+it's raining here)... Thanks for checking that!

I have a feel that might extra thermal insulation layer(s) of the LNB could drastically improve this. I learnt that from G0UPL Hans, when he shared his OCXO development experiences in case of WSPR mode: http://www.hanssummers.com/ocxosynth


73,
Zoltan

10.706 GHz beacon OFF this morning?

Checked with two different SDR-sticks. Same results.

Unfortunately do not have a second LNB to re-check.

Normally its 26 dB SNR

73 DK2ZF JO43VH

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10.706 GHz beacon OFF this morning?

Checked with two different SDR-sticks. Same results.

Unfortunately do not have a second LNB to re-check.

Normally its 26 dB SNR

73 DK2ZF JO43VH

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Hmm... I thought my online setup went wrong, or the heavy wind rotated my dish Glad to hear that might not a local issue, I was seeing no signal at all too.

73,

Zoltan

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Hmm... I thought my online setup went wrong, or the heavy wind rotated my dish Glad to hear that might not a local issue, I was seeing no signal at all too.

73,

Zoltan

Both beacons are disabled right now ....

73, Charly

I have significant reduced carriers on both 10706 and 11205 and no sidebands anymore. Maybe 20 dB-ish over noise.

Seeing same as DH2VA on 11205

Now Update: the two beacons now go into linear polarization and reduced power.

11205 V OFF

10706 V ON reduced carrier

11205 H ON reduced carrier

10706 H OFF

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I have significant reduced carriers on both 10706 and 11205 and no sidebands anymore. Maybe 20 dB-ish over noise.

My antenna had moved with the wind of this night ...... Now I also have about 20dB S / N.

Here in JN57QS on a 1,5m solid dish still nothing on both QRG´s.

Be careful, there is also a sidelobe from a satellite on 30,5°.

This sidelobe changes the frequeny a view kHz by switching H/V

I found that the beacon 11205 arrives well in polarization H and strongly decreases in V. On 10706 it is the opposite that occurs. Which could mean that the show is no longer in circular right now.

It could be that they were switched to the MENA beam or maybe even a narrower spot beam.

It would be valuable to get reports in the MENA area or closer to Qatar.

Tnx to all, confirming my obs this morning. Means

DK2ZF has one re-construction site less...

I can also confirm the drop in beacon signal level and no significant cjhange in orbital position. The level drop is about 17...19 dB here. Receiving with 2.6 m dish.

73,

Viljo ES5PC

I confirm horizontal polarization, it is carrier lowering.

Looks like the beacons are emitting a smaller footprint with perhaps less power. What is still receiveable in Italy, here in JN57QS you can perceive the beacon just over the noise . The side lobe of the 30.5 degree satellite is still the same, so I assume that my receiving system is still okay.

How does it look in Great Britain or France? Or Brazil?

Also lower signals at HA7ILM WebSDR.

http://sniffing.ddns.net:8073/

I thought my ant turned with wind when i checked in daytime.. but it seems everybodys suffering with same problem.

Here also low signals comparing yesterday..

Extremely weak signal on 10.706 GHz here in Southern Brazil.

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Now Update: the two beacons now go into linear polarization and reduced power.

11205 V OFF

10706 V ON reduced carrier

11205 H ON reduced carrier

10706 H OFF

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probable, almost certain, that now the beacons are on beam MENA with linear polarization.

Beacon at 10.706 from 26e.
Signals dropped about 14 dB and receivable only in Vertical polarization