NOAA Weather Satellites- V-Dipole Build & Decoding Guide -
OVERVIEWWelcome to the project log. This is where you can write the introduction to your experiment. For this build, I decided to pull down unencrypted weather imagery from passing NOAA satellites using nothing but some copper tubing and a cheap RTL-SDR dongle. Here is a second paragraph explaining the challenges, the parts list, or the background theory of the RF signals you were trying to catch. Fig 1. The V-Dipole antenna temporarily mounted in the backyard. TECHNICAL STUFFIf you need to share a script, SDR console output, or telemetry data, use this block below. It simulates a raw terminal output:
> SDR device initialized (RTL2832U)
> Tuning frequency to 137.100 MHz
> Gain set to 38.0 dB
> Waiting for NOAA-19 AOS (Acquisition of Signal)...
> Signal locked. Carrier detected.
> Recording baseband IQ data...
RESULTSWrap up the article here. Did the radishes grow? Did the antenna work? What would you change for the next version? |