saveitforparts | Handheld Cyberdeck Dish For Live Satellite Data @saveitforparts | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
In this video I'm trying (again!) to get some L-band satellite signals with a re-purposed wireless networking dish. I've got a helical antenna feed made of scrap wire and a cookie can, a software defined radio, and a Nooelec SAWbird+GOES filter to boost the L-band signals.

I initially tried using my MobileDemand tablet / "mini cyberdeck", but it turned out to be too slow and laggy to record High Rate Picture Transmission (HRPT) data streams. A regular modern-ish laptop worked much better for that.

I'm using SDR++ to record the signals (sdrpp.org/)

I'm using SatDump to decode the data into imagery (satdump.org/)

Here are some resources I've found helpful for doing this:
sgcderek.github.io/blog/beginner-hrpt-guide.html
thingiverse.com/search?q=sgcderek&page=1&type=things&sort=relevant
wettersat.bplaced.net/equipment.html
usradioguy.com

The hardware I'm using can be found here:

RTL-SDR: amazon.com/dp/B0BMKB3L47?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzgabeemer-20&creativeASIN=B0BMKB3L47&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.155I0QIXWTB54&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ons_mixed_d_asin

SAWbird+GOES: amazon.com/dp/B07K1M39H4?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzgabeemer-20&creativeASIN=B07K1M39H4&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.155I0QIXWTB54&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ons_mixed_d_asin

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