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Things you can do with a Software Defined Radio (2024)

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940 points mihau | 4 comments | 16 Sep 25 14:35 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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megaloblasto ◴[16 Sep 25 15:09 UTC] No.45263373[source]▶
Sadly, you can't really get NOAA satellite images any more. NOAA-15 and 19 were decommissioned August 19, 2025, and NOAA 18 was decommissioned in June. It's my understanding that you'll need a much more powerful antenna to get images from the new satellites. Still, SDR is great fun. It's incredible to realize that all this information is stored in electromagnetic waves and passing through us all the time.
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1. firesteelrain ◴[16 Sep 25 23:51 UTC] No.45269831[source]▶
You can buy the kit on Amazon for the GOES satellites. Pretty easy to do

https://a.co/d/d7pCLGd

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2. coredog64 ◴[17 Sep 25 02:06 UTC] No.45270733[source]▶
About 24 years ago, I was working at Honeywell and they were pulling down data from the GOES satellites for use an a GA service. It required a giant satellite dish on the roof of the office building and a top-of-the-line (for the time) Pentium 4 for decoding.
3. fapjacks ◴[17 Sep 25 18:21 UTC] No.45279461[source]▶
Do not post affliliate links.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HGQXC7C

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4. firesteelrain ◴[18 Sep 25 01:28 UTC] No.45283813[source]▶
It’s not an affiliate link. It’s an Amazon shortcut. I went to Amazon on the app and clicked copy link.