16 hours ago
I achieved first-light this evening on the X-band cataloguing system. I lashed up a test version of the converter to test my concept. It seems to work well!
HEO Meridian 4 and GEO WGS6 both heard on a small 17.5dB horn.
No unexpected issues with RF system!
Suggestions? https://t.co/iL7mc08wUv
1 day ago
Of course, must show the VIS/IR sandwich RGB for this monster Texas storm. #txwx Higher res: https://t.co/wDMVy0t02A https://t.co/bkd59tryKD
1 day ago
NOAA 19 late afternoon pass. 4630 lines - my personal record! Decoded with #XHRPT and #UltraTrack from #usa_satcom. Do you see this "boomerang cloud" in the north next to norway? https://t.co/DUupGAX8ud
5 days ago
I hope all you GOES-16 (E) users are enjoying your not broken satellite. This is the daily situation with GOES-17 (W) right now! https://t.co/t4xVJrXsm4
Monthly Archives: May 2017
Cyberspectrum #20 (WX Satellites) Slides
Yep, better late than never… Here are the slides from my WX Satellite presentation at Cyberspectrum #20 in the Fall of 2016. cyberspectrum_wx_sats_r4 Warning, it’s a big (45MB) PDF file because it includes quite a few images. Good Luck!
Posted in GOES, Satellites
Tagged L-Band
XRIT Decoder for GOES Satellite
NOAA’s GOES-13 (East), GOES-15 (West) and now GOES-16 produce some amazing images. Both GOES-13 and GOES-15 broadcast weather images to users with suitable ground stations using a protocol called LRIT (Low Rate Information Transmission). GOES-16, a more advanced satellite does … Continue reading
