Updated 3/21/19 We’ve now installed the EZ-Lindenblad antenna (the QST version with modifications – the AMSAT alternative wasn’t available at build time) and found that it works quite well. Thanks to G0KLA’s recommendation we’ve set the Auto-Start function on, which will use the Doppler correction to follow the currently-visible satellite rather than searching the entire […]
SatNOGS is a great way for individuals tracking satellites to obtain telemetry from sites throughout the world, but apparently some of the ham satellite groups can’t get their telemetry directly from SatNOGS. Instead the users must download the audio files and upload them through the respective telemetry decoders. K2ZA and I spent some time today […]
SatNOGS is a network of stations that report satellite telemetry to a central database. I’m just getting started in this but here’s what I’ve done so far. The whole SatNOGS project is designed to let amateurs build up a simple satellite station that will report telemetry. The website contains info on antennas, rotators, software and […]
On an otherwise lousy day I got the FalconSat telemetry decoder working. It’s a 2-step process – you process the telemetry with the Soundmodem HS and the AGW-KISS program, which will write the telemetry files into the c:HamTempFalconsat folder. You then point the Telemetry decoder (see the Start menu) to that file and it will […]
The telemetry on CAS4A and CAS4B is easy to decode. Track the telemetry signal with PstRotator and SDR Console. Sometimes it’s easier to copy using the WFM setting and manually setting the bandwidth rather than using the NFM setting. Open the Soundmodem 16 program, which will decode the packets into KISS format, and then open the AGW-Kiss […]
