19 minutes ago
Looks like Brazil is reporting some success with imagery reception. Perhaps the stabilization is being reached. Good news indeed! https://t.co/QZlp5NiAwU
22 minutes ago
The time of the year the light conditions can provide a nice contrast in the pictures, see this part of the last pass from METOP-C https://t.co/6ZGi9om5kG
49 minutes ago
Putting together X-Band system #2.
A few pieces from the proverbial junk drawer, a few recent surplus purchases and of course imported @uhf_satcom depol and v4ma feed.
This will give offer a second view to DSN objects when the main system is blocked or pointed elsewhere. https://t.co/pSRBs80Ymi
3 hours ago
Nice catch Edgar! Too bad sessions are all done by the time Mars rises here. https://t.co/itCPTNn6tT
Edgar Kaiser @df2mz
MOM was showing quite an activity outburst today. Additional to the usual 10 min emission (16:34 - 16:44) it was emitting 14:36 - 15:33. The frequency shift at 14:53 results from switching from MOM compensation to Mars compensation for a better view of the orbital pattern. https://t.co/OctJase1uv
Tag Archives: CONUS
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
Inmarsat Antenna Distribution
Inmarsat L-Band signals from both CONUS and POR need to be routed to various receivers and SDRs, this distribution system is a pretty simple solution (as shown below). It’s based on taking an L-Band signals from a dish, where pre-amplification … 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
SATCOM Logs 14-July-2012
CONUS 261.575: Jolly 91 Flight calling Holly Ops. [audio:https://usa-satcom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/conus_07-14-12_261.57501.mp3]
SATCOM Logs 8-July-2012
CONUS 258.650: Trojan 16 calling Trojan 30 for radio check.
SATCOM Logs 29-June-2012
CONUS 258.650: 92 calling for radio check.
SATCOM Logs 28-June-2012
CONUS 266.750: Romeo Sierra requesting Cheeksaw.
HF Logs 26-June-2012
5732 USB 0230 UTC: Rescue 1702 calling CAMSPAC to take guard for SAR operation 200 miles of coast of Mendocino.
SATCOM Logs 20-June-2012
CONUS 260.475: Fortress calling for radio check on CONR 1 with additional information “Adviso 01”. CONUS 260.475: Panther calling any station for radio check on CONR 1.
SATCOM Logs 19-June-2012
CONUS 258.650: Fox 40 CONUS 258.650: Unknown doing radio check CONUS 261.575: Jolly 62 calling Jolly Ops for radio check
