19 hours ago
front side of the phased array. Only 4/7 antennas. Rest of blades should be here by the weekend. https://t.co/IeUGwRXIoC
19 hours ago
The simplest form of a beamforming network (boresight beam) 😊 is a @MiniCircuits ZFSZ-8-43. Happened to have one in my toolbox. #phasedarray #radar #rf #antenna https://t.co/Qair0bFjRa
3 days ago
Testing the newest @SDRPlay RSPdx with #XHRPT and MetOp-C tonight. #UltraTrack
Looking forward to some daylight passes, but these nighttime images are neat when you can see such great detail. https://t.co/PpxC1AJ4Pa
3 days ago
Added support for the @SDRPlay RSPdx SDR to RSP Streamer X !
Here is a nice WX Sandwich view of Alaska region from earlier today as received via GOES-17 and the new RSPdx. https://t.co/3xJ98xZc37
4 days ago
Meteor-MN2-2 crop from mid-afternoon pass. #XHRPT The lighting is perfect for the recent snow. https://t.co/JEsbSTxq9D
4 days ago
‘Tis the season for AMD builds. The 3970X is still on back order, so we must do with just MB, SSD and PSU so far. https://t.co/lN8CjKBXXV
Author Archives: trango
Mercury Transit of 2019
Got up way too early to capture this rare Mercury Transit. Mercury is small, about 1/3 the size of the Earth. Good thing there was no sunspots or Mercury would have been difficult to locate.
GOES-16 / 17 Setup Guide
Here is a great write up by Rodney AAA6RD, Region 6 Director for US Army MARS on his GOES-16/17 setup. The write-up includes what’s required, the setup details and the results. GEOS-16_Receiver_Project-12022018
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XHRPT Update
Getting close to releasing XHRPT decoder. Upgraded to now decode MetOp-A/B, FengYun-3A/B/C in addition to the previously supported NOAA-18/19/15 and Meteor-MN2. Here is a short video of a typical pass of MetOp-B AHRPT. The video has been speed up, so … Continue reading
Posted in Satellites, Spacecraft
Tagged L-Band, Software
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
Heat sink and shielding for HackRF One
The HackRF one PCB is manufactured with an option for a shield. This shield is available from NooElec. It’s a simple and quick addition, just some easy soldering. The hardest part is just removing the HackRF one from it’s plastic … Continue reading
AirSpy working with Inmarsat Decoder
My new AirSpy SDR arrived last week. The goal this weekend was to make a small application to stream the IQ over Ethernet and then test it with one of the Inmarsat decoders that I have previously developed. The API … Continue reading
RF Selection for AOR AR2300
In an serious effort to reduce patch panel management, another Mini-Circuits USB 4SPDT-A18 RF Switch has been added. Now, along with the original RF Switch, selections can be made from up to 10 different RF sources, including various dishes, yagis, … Continue reading
Posted in Projects
Blue Force Tracking on Inmarsat
Blue Force Tracking is a GPS-enabled system that give US Military the location of “friendly” military forces. You can read more about it on Wikipedia. Inmarsat is one of the commercial satellite providers that has a contract with the the … Continue reading