17 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
2 days 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
Category Archives: Milair
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
US NAVY E-6B Mercury TACAMO Intercept
The Boeing E-6 mercury is an airborne command post and communications relay platform. You can read more about it on Wikipedia. The E-6B missions often involve flying into Travis AFB, here in California. Occasionally the E-6B will be active somewhere … Continue reading
AT-197A/GR Military Air Discone
Installed this nice RAMI AT-197A/GR Military Discone today. It’s a great broad band omni-directional antenna optimized for 225-400 MHz. Along with the antenna I am using a custom Angle Linear LNA with a NF of 0.7 and a gain of … Continue reading
