[amsat-bb] DIWATA 2B

[John Brier]

Just saw this on FB. Apparently the radio payload will be tested this week.

https://twitter.com/SpaceComms1/status/1060212162365407233?s=19

73, John Brier KG4AKV


On Tue, Nov 6, 2018, 15:19 E.Mike McCardel <mccardelm at gmail.com wrote:

> Thanks,
>
> By the time I found and loaded keps I missed it.
> 20 degree pass too!
> I’ll be listening for it later. Looks like a41 degree pass tomorrow 13:22.
>
> EMike
>
> EMike McCardel, AA8EM
> Senior Editor AMSAT News Service
> Past AMSAT-NA VP Educational Relations
>
>
> > On Nov 6, 2018, at 2:55 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
> >
> > It's 43678 / 2018-84H. Should be up for you right now, EMike!
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Paul, N8HM
> >> On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 2:53 PM E.Mike McCardel <mccardelm at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Frank,
> >> Do you have Keps?
> >>
> >> EMike McCardel, AA8EM
> >> Senior Editor AMSAT News Service
> >> Past AMSAT-NA VP Educational Relations
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Nov 6, 2018, at 2:48 PM, E.Mike McCardel <mccardelm at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> FYI,
> >>> The IARU has coordinated these frequencies for Diwata-2:
> >>> – 145.900 MHz downlink
> >>> – 437.500 MHz uplink
> >>>
> >>> Diwata-2’s Amateur Radio Unit
> >>> Diwata-2’s Amateur Radio Unit (ARU) operates in two possible modes: FM
> voice repeater (FMVR) mode, and APRS-based digital repeater (digipeater)
> mode. The uplink and downlink of these modes are implemented at 437.7MHz
> and 145.9MHz respectively. The following lists some information that may be
> useful when utilizing the radio’s services.
> >>>
> >>> Telemetry Formats
> >>>
> >>> The Diwata-2 amateur radio unit (ARU) provides telemetry data in two
> forms depending on its operational mode: CW (enabled in ARU voice repeater
> mode), and FM (enabled in ARU digipeater mode. As the two operational modes
> are scheduled according to the day of the week, the available telemetry
> differ in format and content correspondingly. This section explains the
> data format and specifications for the ARU telemetry.
> >>>
> >>> Continuous-wave telemetry (CW)
> >>>
> >>> The CW telemetry is available when the satellite is in voice repeater
> mode. The telemetry messages expected from the ARU will be sent every 1
> minute, when the ARU is idle, i.e. there are no ongoing voice operations.
> This said, the telemetry will not be available when the ARU is busy, and
> likewise, the telemetry transmission will be abruptly aborted when a voice
> repeating operation starts while in the midst of telemetry downlink. The
> data can be received in Morse code format of 120 WPM, at a frequency of
> 145.9 MHz. The pertinent data format is shown below, and further explained
> in the table that follows.
> >>>
> >>> From: http://phl-microsat.upd.edu.ph/diwata2
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> EMike McCardel, AA8EM
> >>> Senior Editor AMSAT News Service
> >>> Past AMSAT-NA VP Educational Relations
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> On Nov 6, 2018, at 2:36 PM, Frank G <wa2ndv at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Hello all,
> >>>>
> >>>> Has anyone heard this new sat beacon ?
> >>>>
> >>>> I get only a few daytime passes a day here on the east coast and have
> not been at the rig during those passes.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> 73
> >>>> Frank
> >>>> WA2NDV
> >>>>
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