Sdr Satellite Images

Thank you to john first for submitting his guide all about the setup and use of the software required to receive noaa weather satellite images on windows 10 pdf file with an rtl sdr dongle.

Sdr satellite images. For an excellent article see rtl sdr tutorial. Jordan jean philippe blanchard has shared a link on the rtl sdr facebook group to his setup for receiving the weather satellite images using an rtl sdr check out his setup check out what he has received. Turnstile antenna for weather satellites. Rtl sdr rtl2832u and software defined radio news and projects.

Receiving noaa weather satellite images. Qfh for the weather satellite band. This link is listed in our web site directory since sunday jul 19 2020 and till today how to receive noaa satellite images with sdr radio has been followed for a total of 203. The noaa weather satellites are some of the easiest satellites to receive.

The main category is weather satellite reception that is about weather satellite reception. Gk 2a is a korean satellite hence it is positioned over the asia pacific region covering asia eastern russia australia and new zealand. Everyday multiple noaa weather satellites pass above you. While polar satellites that orbit at an altitude of 800km or so can be received with a random piece of wire.

Here is an example of and image you could receive. The rtl sdr dongle combined with a good antenna sdrsharp and a decoding program can be used to download and display these live images several times a day. Vb audio virtual cable mac. Sdr console requires more initial configuration but it s feature rich and uses less overhead so i ve switched to it entirely.

Each noaa weather satellite broadcasts an automatic picture transmission apt signal which contains a live weather image of your area. Image composed of gk 2a himawari 8 goes 16 and goes 17 satellites. John s guide covers the use of sdr for receiving the signal wxtoimg for decoding the signal and orbitron for tracking the satellite and automatically tuning sdr when a satellite is in range. Receiving noaa weather satellite imagery with my usb software defined radios check out more of my sdr radio videos here.

Over on his website vksdr has recently released a tutorial about his linux based xirt rx software which allows rtl sdr and other sdr owners receive weather images from the geostationary satellite known as geo kompsat 2a gk 2a. Also featuring airspy hackrf fcd sdrplay and more. The fact that goes 17 is a geostationary satellite means that it is a bit more involved.