6 days ago
#GOES16 #GOESEAST Foehn Effect over New Mexico Rocky Mountains today. Received with Digital Devices DVB-S2 card using @BrettCasebolt GRBImager 1.27 software and animated with @usa_satcom Xview. https://t.co/AU4AEK8luU
1 week ago
Today was spent updating Aero software. Added in the boring ACARS and CPDLC message support. 17 control channels and 20 audio channels. https://t.co/XBSWSU671t
1 week ago
New version of #XView available tomorrow that adds arbitrary cropping for animations. Just in case you forget to setup a custom Mesoscale and a hurricane pops up. https://t.co/JZRoTKQBQk
2 weeks ago
This is my self-designed triplexer PCB which can be used to inject DC and an external reference signal into an LNB.
If you are interested in buying a board, contact me on arved @m6okf.co.uk.
RT appreciated!
#QO100 #hamradio #hamr https://t.co/OUdlDUGFT0
Monthly Archives: October 2014
Chang’e 5-T1 and new 1.8m dish online
New spacecraft and new dish were tested this weekend. The spacecraft is the Chinese Chang’e 5-T1, an experimental unmanned lunar mission that was recently launched by the CNSA. The dish is a 1.8m Prodelin offset and is inverted for ease … Continue reading
Posted in Projects, Spacecraft
Tagged S-Band
Aero Decoding and Full Support for HackRF One
After some work it is now possible to fully support HackRF One with my Inmarsat Aero decoder. In the past, the Inmarsat Aero decoder used two SDRs (each covering 2MHz) to cover up to 4MHz of L-Band spectrum as well … Continue reading
Adding External Reference to HackRF One SDR
The HackRF One SDR is a great value but it’s frequency stability leaves something to be desired. Using the Si5338 clock generator from Silicon Laboratories is an easy way to address the problem (if it’s really a problem for your … Continue reading
HackRF One and Decoders
I’m always looking for opportunities to reduce the costs associated with high quality decoding tasks. The HackRF One is intriguing because it’s not very expensive, has a wide band receiver (10MHz – 6GHz) and an SDR that is capable of … Continue reading
Aero Coverage of POR and CONUS
The diagram below illustrates the current Aero coverage that is possible here at USA-Satcom. As you can see there is quite a bit of IQ bandwidth to deal with and consequently at least two i7 hex core machines are needed … Continue reading
Operation Deep Freeze 2014
It’s that time of year again! Regular science crew transportation missions to and from Antarctica using US Air Force aircraft. Communications occur via Military Satcom in the Pacific Ocean Region. Below are a few recent satcom intercepts as well as … Continue reading
