{"id":23129,"date":"2020-11-12T12:01:11","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T17:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=23129"},"modified":"2020-11-12T12:01:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T17:01:11","slug":"low-cost-goes-weather-satellite-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=23129","title":{"rendered":"Low cost GOES weather satellite stations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Home systems for <a href=\"https:\/\/noaasis.noaa.gov\/GOES\/goes_overview.html\">GOES<\/a> weather satellite image reception are now quite affordable. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nooelec.com\/store\/\">Nooele<\/a> currently offers this package for just $179 at Amazon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B08HGQXC7C\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B08HGQXC7C&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=aea44d6c62152e0135577f55b8e4f7a6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nooelec GOES Weather Satellite RTL-SDR Bundle<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B08HGQXC7C\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>[Amazon commission link]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Includes NESDR SMArTee XTR Software Defined Radio, &amp; Everything Else Needed to Receive LRIT, HRIT &amp; HRPT Satellite Weather Images Directly from Space!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><em> This bundle will allow you to receive detailed, high-resolution, near real-time images from orbiting weather satellites. With as little as an hour of setup, you will be receiving LRIT, HRIT and HRPT GOES transmissions, error-free and with ease! <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> This GOES Weather Satellite SDR bundle includes a GOES parabolic reflector antenna, NESDR SMArTee XTR SDR receiver, SAWbird+ GOES LNA module, 10m LMR400 cable, and the other cables and adapters required for a full GOES receiver. Just add a host device and software, and you are ready to go <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> The 21dBi antenna is meant for high gain L-band applications where the antenna is stationary. The center frequency is 1.75GHz, and bandwidth is 200MHz or greater. This encompasses many popular weather satellite applications and constellations <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> Software is required for the decoding of images. Current options are either free Linux-based decoders or a paid version of XRIT Decoder for Windows (a license is NOT included in this bundle!). A virtual machine can be used for Linux instead of a standalone Linux computer or Raspberry Pi, if preferred.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/71fJ-K2UwhL._AC_SL1500_.jpg\" width=\"456\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>===<\/p>\n<p>Check out out <a href=\"https:\/\/usa-satcom.com\/\">USA-Satcom<\/a> for news and information on amateur satellite communications.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>=== <em>Amazon Ad<\/em> ===<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1986039749\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1986039749&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=7cbb8114fe9b644b8d621cefc8d55874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amsats and Hamsats:<br \/>\nAmateur Radio and other Small Satellites<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1986039749\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1986039749&amp;asins=1986039749&amp;linkId=4b16fc0afe3b3ca7c7ed41f15e472607&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home systems for GOES weather satellite image reception are now quite affordable. Nooele currently offers this package for just $179 at Amazon: Nooelec GOES Weather Satellite RTL-SDR Bundle[Amazon commission link] Includes NESDR SMArTee XTR Software Defined Radio, &amp; Everything Else Needed to Receive LRIT, HRIT &amp; HRPT Satellite Weather Images Directly from Space!&#8221; This bundle &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=23129\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Low cost GOES weather satellite stations<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,22,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-amateurstudent-satellite","category-education","category-space-radio"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-613","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17918,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17918","url_meta":{"origin":23129,"position":0},"title":"New enhancements to low-cost GOES weather satellite station for amateurs","author":"TopSpacer","date":"February 21, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"I've posted a couple of times about the \u00a0HRIT and LRIT Low-Cost System for capturing weather satellite images: Build a low cost system to receive images from GOES weather satellites Improving GOES weather satellite imaging with low cost home ground station A reader who keeps me up-to-date on the project\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Eyes in the Sky&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Eyes in the Sky","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=27"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/GOES-16-02-17-2019-FD.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4032,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4032","url_meta":{"origin":23129,"position":1},"title":"The FUNcube Dongle SDR for satellite reception","author":"TopSpacer","date":"August 19, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"I've posted about the FUNcube Dongle before but it's worth a repeat. 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