Amateur Satellites

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Discussion about amateur reception and processing of data from artificial satellites, primarily through radio signals but data from internet resources is welcome too.

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ΝΟΑΑ 19 APT morning pass at about 70 degrees elevation. (feddit.nl)

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Received using RTL-SDR, the included V-Dipole Antenna, SDR++ for recording and SatDump for decoding. It is among the nicest I have received so far.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You were able to pick up the signal from a NOAA satellite as it was transmitting and got this picture? That's so cool!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yes on APT (137MHz frequency) the procedure is simple. You only need an SDR (Software Defined Radio), an antenna and a computer to do the recording and processing. For the SDR and antenna, I bought the RTL-SDR kit from eBay for around 50€.

Here are some videos explaining how to do this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icADyjm3PBE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjClTnZ4Xh4 (a little outdated)

I am trying to build an L-Band (1.7GHz frequency) setup now, so that I can get pictures at higher resolution. Though the materials required for this are more expensive and the procedure more involved.