APT Weather Satellite Reception with RTL-SDR, SDR#, WXtoImg, and Orbitron

Published: 3/11/2015

A while back, I did a video showing reception of APT weather satellite imagery. I thought it would be nice to do a more detailed video explaining the process and showing how to set up various pieces of software.

The NooElec NESDR Mini 2

Quadrifilar helix antenna

SDR#

VB-Cable

WXtoImg

Orbitron

SatelliteTracker plugin

Tagged: Amateur Radio and Electronics

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Aaron D. Parks
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