[amsat-bb] Diwata-2 schedule

[Scott]

Hi Dave!

It was certainly on during that first 29-Mar 05:17-06:07 UTC window last
night:

https://twitter.com/scott23192/status/1111509254664581121

... and sounded pretty good.  I did notice that it wasn't very tolerant of
getting too far off freq (doppler) on the uplink and also needed a bit more
elevation than some of the other FM satellites.  So, be prepared for some
drop-outs if you're not strong on the uplink.  But,
VE2HEW & I were able to chat normally during the highest part of the pass.

Other than the schedule you linked to, I don't know when or if it'll be on
over the U.S. going forward.

-Scott,  K4KDR

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On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 11:13 AM David Bartholomew <dgbartholomew at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The Diwata-2 FM satellite is apparently on, sometimes. Are they enabling it
> for just specific passes or single orbits at a time, or will it be usable
> from the USA?
> https://twitter.com/JA0CAW/status/1111496822004973568
>
> More FM sats to use can't be a bad thing.
>
> Dave AD7DB
>