10 hours ago
Here is the basic x-band feed setup as it stands now. Printed a couple more supports for holding waveguide and LNB. Did some sun tracking today and all looks good! Maybe an on air test next weekend... https://t.co/jAafVdzpAE
17 hours ago
Fits like a glove! Not like OJ's glove though. Seriously, just slides back and forth with very little effort. I love it when a plan comes together. https://t.co/XCGj8Fj5sa
18 hours ago
Feed arm support brackets are all done! Next up is the feed support "prototype" - you can slide it back and forth for focus adjustment. Swap in another feed "slide" for another band. @uhf_satcom depol and VE4MA feed of course. https://t.co/vvhVcFuvB9
1 day ago
I installed my new 2.1m (Digiwave) dish and I have improved signal from 1.7 to 2.2 dB, that's a great level of improvement for GOES-16 GRB. I have signal quality between 89-91 for LHCP and 97 to 100 for RHCP. I'll not try to readjust for a better signal until spring at least! https://t.co/IJzAu3nWy1
Tag Archives: L-Band
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
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
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
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 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
