• x2Zero7@sh.itjust.worksOP
      10·
      9 months ago

      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!

      • j4k3@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        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.

        • x2Zero7@sh.itjust.worksOP
          6·
          9 months ago

          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.

        • u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
          4·
          9 months ago

          For APT I recommend noaa-apt. It can even be compiled in Termux on Android.
          For (not only) LRPT (and APT as well, though noaa-apt is better) I recommend SatDump. It is also available as an app for Android and does live decoding. SatDump can also decode DSB from NOAA satellites (also in 137MHz band).

          • x2Zero7@sh.itjust.worksOP
            2·
            9 months ago

            That’s what I’m hearing as well! I’ve been trying to pull an LRPT pass from meteor 2-3 but I’ve yet to capture anything usable. I personally like SDR++ for capture since my bookmarks are there; but that’s just me being lazy