42.5°W WGS-1

**Feedsat** · January 5, 2018 at 3:49 PM Official Post

According to my antenna alignment poistion I am at 6°E, if someone else could be able to confirmed this ...

7267.5 LHCP 1000 3/4 MIS 0

**s-band** · January 6, 2018 at 12:52 PM Official Post

It's not so strong here on a 1.2. As far as I can tell it's in that region around 7E but it looks like it is either drifting or has a complex inclined orbit http://www.n2yo.com/?s=32258
Edit: I can't separate it from Skynet

**hvdh** · January 6, 2018 at 3:01 PM Official Post

6.0°E WGS-1 is not inclined.
Other candidates:
8.0°E DSP F18 (inclination 13°)
4.0°E AEHF 1 (inclination 0.7°)
AFAIK, Feedsat has not yet found an AEHF in X-band, so I don't know if AEHF has a spikey spectrum in X-band, as we know from Ka-band.

**Feedsat** · January 6, 2018 at 4:46 PM Official Post

In my opinion this si WGS-1, not inclined or not important inclination, position is for sure 6°E (or very close) , one of my antenna is pointed on it since early this afternoon and the signal has not changed yet

AEHF 1 is too far east and DSP F18 has a too important inclined orbit.

s-band, what do you mean by " I can't separate it from Skynet"
Which position is this satellite ?

**s-band** · January 6, 2018 at 5:18 PM Official Post

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s-band, what do you mean by " I can't separate it from Skynet"
Which position is this satellite ?

I think I confused myself, I will check. However, I can confirm that the 7628MHz 1Ms/s signal peaks at the same point as the beacon on 7600.000MHz which has 1024kHz sidebands typical of the WGS series. I will update this post later but it's raining and the electronics is not enclosed so I need to save it.

**Feedsat** · January 6, 2018 at 5:22 PM Official Post

No problem, and then, now, I am sure @ 100% this is WGS-1:

/edit by qwer: LINKS disappeared (01.08.2020).

**s-band** · January 6, 2018 at 7:08 PM Official Post

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No problem, and then, now, I am sure @ 100% this is WGS-1:
/edit by qwer: LINKS disappeared (01.08.2020).

Beacon plot added here

**Feedsat** · April 28, 2018 at 10:45 AM Official Post

Today's srum
7369 L 1483 New
(DATA enc)

**Feedsat** · January 18, 2019 at 6:03 PM Official Post

7254 L 4945
7258 L 1000

**Feedsat** · August 7, 2019 at 4:05 PM Official Post

new
7468 L 2470

**qwer** · August 7, 2019 at 6:00 PM Official Post

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new
7468 L 2470

Hi Feedsat,

7468 L not appeared in your scan. Probably you mean 7489 L 2968?

**Feedsat** · August 8, 2019 at 3:03 PM Official Post

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Hi Feedsat,
7468 L not appeared in your scan. Probably you mean 7489 L 2968?

of course
typo error..

femi · January 10, 2020 at 9:43 PM

Heute habe ich zum ersten Mal das X-Band (auf diesem Satelliten) ausprobiert.
Alle Signale waren sehr schwach. Das stärkste Signal war auf 7489 L 2968.

Das zirkulare Feed hatte ein um zirka 20% geringeres Signal , als das lineare Feed. Nachdem diese Teile sehr schwer sind und ich sie wie beim C-Band abstützen muss, war dies mit dem zirkularen Feed (womit ich eigentlich gerechnet habe) relativ einfach. Um mit dem linearen Feed weiter zu experimentieren, bedarf es einer speziellen Halterung, die ich erst anfertigen muss.

Bei der Drehung der Feeds änderte sich nichts. Optional könnte man noch mit einen Polarizer experimentieren.

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Today I tried the X-Band (on this satellite) for the first time.
All signals were very weak. The strongest signal was on 7489 L 2968.

The circular feed had an approximately 20% lower signal than the linear feed. After these parts are very heavy and I have to support them like with the C-Band, this was relatively easy with the circular feed (which I actually expected). In order to continue experimenting with the linear feed, a special holder is required, which I first have to manufacture.

Nothing changed as the feeds rotated. Optionally, you could still experiment with a polarizer.

**qwer** · March 18, 2020 at 12:10 PM Official Post

Just my first try on this position on 1,2m.

It looks like a poor scan from my place.

**qwer** · April 1, 2020 at 8:34 PM Official Post

Now with small plastic plate inside on 1,2m.

femi · April 1, 2020 at 9:22 PM

Die Leistung verdoppelt ist ein Hit.
Wie kamst du mit dem Feed zurecht bzw. welches hast du verwendet?
Bei meinen ersten Tests lag die Trichteröffnung zu nahe an der Antenne. Das selbst gedrehte habe ich auf Grund der niedrigen Aussentemperaturen noch immer nicht getestet.

**qwer** · April 1, 2020 at 9:27 PM Official Post

Hallo femi,

ich habe das runde Feed montiert. Das "rechteckige" habe ich bislang noch nicht getestet, werde ich aber bei dem kommenden schönen Wetter sicherlich bald ausprobieren.

Schöne Grüße
qwer.

**qwer** · April 9, 2020 at 6:31 PM Official Post

Nothing new lockable appeared here, but my motorized 1,2m dish has changed position and is right now on my "antenna tree"...

**qwer** · April 12, 2020 at 2:32 PM Official Post

Today I can lock all frequencies on 1,2m, found by Feedsat in past years.

Signal increases in low band (until 7.5 GHz) with changed to rectangular feed.

**qwer** · May 31, 2020 at 12:09 PM Official Post

7383 L 3630 3/5 DVB-S2 8PSK appeared with IQmonitor scan in this frequency range.

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