How To Receive And Decode L-Band Weather Satellites

People often ask me to do step-by-step how-to videos on some of the satellite projects I show. While I’m still not a real expert on this, I’ve done my best to show the basics of L-band signals. These can be received with a simple small dish, a Software-Defined Radio and LNA/filter, and some free software. The process is a little more complicated than VHF satellite reception (which I showed here: However, it’s not terribly complex, and the images are a little better than what’s available on VHF. Here are some other great guides that can help with this: @dereksgc also has some great videos about this on his channel. Nooelec sells an all-in-one hardware bundle, including antenna, SDR, and LNA. This is everything you need (other than a computer and software) to get started! You can also buy parts individually, and make your own antenna. I personally like the RTL-SDR Blog series of Software Defined Radios: If you buy an SDR separately or already have one, you will also need a SAWbird GOES LNA: If you already have a Wifi grid dish, you can modify it like this: If you’re building your own dish, the sgcderek link above has some good info. Or you can go REALLY cheap the way I did with some of these projects: You can find the right position for your antenna feed on the dish here: And you can find 3D printable helical antenna parts here: :4980180 Free software that I use includes: Gpredict: SDR : SatDump: I also use Stellarium, which isn’t free and is somewhat flaky, but was the only thing I could find for Android that gives an AR tracking view: Websites I use for satellite finding and tracking include: If you’d like to support videos like this, buying from the Amazon links above will give me a small commission (at no extra cost to you!). Or check out the links below! Saveitforparts t-shirts and other merch at Join this channel to get access to perks: Or support me via Patreon at Check out gadgets and devices I like at