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Discussion about amateur reception and processing of data from artificial satellites, primarily through radio signals but data from internet resources is welcome too.
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What?!
Are you pulling this down yourself?
Oh yeah. It's an RTL-SDR dongle, FM filter, low-noise amplifier, and rabbit ears on a tripod.
I should also add, the pass was really optimal tonight. Almost completely overhead!
That's awesome. I have one of those dongles but I never could get anything to work in software. I never found a useful entry point to build off of intuitively.
Nice job, and thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the kind words :)
I think that it can be a bit tricky because there is a decent bit to know so you can debug your setup. If you're interested in giving it another shot I'll include resources i found invaluable:
The satellite GOAT (imo)
A solid guide with helpful detail
Great write up on antenna height
The extra filter and amplifier i bought do make a difference with noise but aren't strictly necessary for decent captures.