I made a similiar expierence with the RTL-SDR Patch antenna, it brings signals to the top of the SAT spectrum. Thank you for your very interesting videos, keep up the good work!
I'm glad you've been playing with the satellite signals. Now the equipment is so readily available, I hope others join in too! Thanks for the kind comments.
Great Video Rob. Think i'll purchase the RTL-SDR patch antenna through the link in your review video, I see they are in short supply so I'm hoping to get one of the last ones. Now I have my SDRDUO up & running now all I need is the time to play 😊. I've just spent this weekend putting up 7 x new Antennas & cabling them all in using very low loss LCU400. 1 x HF Multi Band Long Wire 1 X HF CP6 Multi Band Vertical 1 x 6 Db VHF ( 140 - 300 Mhz ) for general VHF coverage 1 X 9 Db VHF tuned to 131.550 for Acars 1 x 9 Db VHF ( 150 -170 Mhz ) for our VHF trunking networks 1 x UHF 12 Db 400 - 500 Mhz 1 x Diamond D130J 25 - 2000 Mhz Broadband coverage Ant. Time to get the Sat antennas done next. I'm going to do the Inmarsat L-Band Patch Ant I'm thinking of mounting it in the middle of an adjustable sat dish & I'll cable it down in very low loss LCU400. And a Ku band LNB & depending whats on Ku band of any interest these days ( hopeing to find some Aust ATC Aero comms ) I'll go out & source a stable Ku band LNB. In a few weeks I'll have a nice shinny new 12M lattice mast with a tri mast head. Anyway old mate keep up the great work, pardon the pun but the skies the limit. 🤣. Rgs Wayne.
Sounds like a really pro set up Wayne. Definitely get yourself hooked up with some L band gear. Will be interesting to find out if those ATC comms are still broadcast on Ku band!
Yes, oceans and large areas not served by VHF like major areas of Canada, Australia, South America etc. There is quite a bit of overlap as well - often the signals will still be delivered via SATCOM even when the aircraft is within ACARS / VDL range.
I made a similiar expierence with the RTL-SDR Patch antenna, it brings signals to the top of the SAT spectrum. Thank you for your very interesting videos, keep up the good work!
I'm glad you've been playing with the satellite signals. Now the equipment is so readily available, I hope others join in too! Thanks for the kind comments.
Great Video Rob.
Think i'll purchase the RTL-SDR patch antenna through the link in your review video, I see they are in short supply so I'm hoping to get one of the last ones.
Now I have my SDRDUO up & running now all I need is the time to play 😊.
I've just spent this weekend putting up 7 x new Antennas & cabling them all in using very low loss LCU400.
1 x HF Multi Band Long Wire
1 X HF CP6 Multi Band Vertical
1 x 6 Db VHF ( 140 - 300 Mhz ) for general VHF coverage
1 X 9 Db VHF tuned to 131.550 for Acars
1 x 9 Db VHF ( 150 -170 Mhz ) for our VHF
trunking networks
1 x UHF 12 Db 400 - 500 Mhz
1 x Diamond D130J 25 - 2000 Mhz Broadband coverage Ant.
Time to get the Sat antennas done next.
I'm going to do the Inmarsat L-Band Patch Ant I'm thinking of mounting it in the middle of an adjustable sat dish & I'll cable it down in very low loss LCU400.
And a Ku band LNB & depending whats on Ku band of any interest these days ( hopeing to find some Aust ATC Aero comms ) I'll go out & source a stable Ku band LNB.
In a few weeks I'll have a nice shinny new 12M lattice mast with a tri mast head.
Anyway old mate keep up the great work, pardon the pun but the skies the limit. 🤣.
Rgs
Wayne.
Sounds like a really pro set up Wayne. Definitely get yourself hooked up with some L band gear.
Will be interesting to find out if those ATC comms are still broadcast on Ku band!
Great videos I am just getting into sdr radio. Very helpful
Glad the videos are useful to you!
Very interesting stuff I am going to have a go at this thanks for sharing....
There is certainly a lot of traffic on the satellites. Hopefully you have fun!
12/31/21 nice job rob , sound interesting ,happy new year to you and yours . Tim
Cheers Tim. Happy New Year to you and yours!
Hey thanks for the video! Bout to pick one of these bundles up. Any suggestions for a portable mounting solution?
I just used a mini flexible leg tripod designed for phones. Works just fine!
@@FrugalRadio thank you so much!
So do those aircraft use said sattalite when flying over oceans out of reach of line of sight ground stations correct?
Yes, oceans and large areas not served by VHF like major areas of Canada, Australia, South America etc. There is quite a bit of overlap as well - often the signals will still be delivered via SATCOM even when the aircraft is within ACARS / VDL range.
@@FrugalRadio neat just getting into sdr hobby and having an excellent time so far
Ah yes, many hours of enjoyable entertainment lie ahead for you. Welcome to the hobby and a world of possibilities!
Thank you
You're welcome!