sgcderek

Welcome to my site. Here you will find a random assortment of information and topics related to amateur radio, with a heavy focus on amateur satellite reception. To see more of my content or to contact me, check out my social media links below;

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If you are feeling extra generous you can also support me directly via Ko-fi. Special thanks to;

brongle - microp11 - thebaldgeek - Xerbo - Whatwhatphysics - yakko warner - BackHive - Carl Reinemann - hmdsamarasekara - Nautiluscl - Martin HB9FXX - KentuckyFriedData - Pablo de la Fuente - LudaN - Mikael Falkvidd - transistorman - Skunkola - AsciiWolf - Steven Kittelsen - Tecas Science Guy - R1chä - Damian Nowak


Helical antenna calculator
Satellite frequency list


• Video • Article
My most successful failure (X-band LNB build)
Introduction to GEO weather sat image reception
Receiving 2.2 GHz with the RTL-SDR and Nooelec Ham It Down
Talking about (mostly) satellites for 45 minutes
DIY portable 137 MHz yagi antenna
Intercepting NOAA-19 full orbit satellite image playback (GAC)
Why does the Earth always look different
Receiving Meteor-M N2-3 LRPT and HRPT
How to build a bias-tee for your SDR or TV receiver (and how it works)
*DIY vs buy* WiFi antenna long range test
Receiving voice transmissions from GPS satellites
My DIY Bias-T/LNB control box (with teardown)
Trying to receive QO-100 and Freesat with a 2.5 meter dish
Receiving images from a US DoD satellite (Coriolis)
MetOp HRPT with RTL-SDR, and what sample rate does
My HRPT setup + Receiving NOAA-18
Transmitting an important message into space
Rescuing a crashed weather balloon
• Nokia 3310 USB-C and battery modification
DRO Ku-band LNB test and teardown
$4 PLL Ku-band LNB test and teardown
Connecting a Ku-band LNB to an SDR
How a dish antenna works
The V-dipole antenna
• All you need to know about the upcoming NOAA-21 satellite
• Artemis I mission radio frequency allocations
How to decode and understand NOAA APT
• CGMS 50 weather satellite status summary
• How to receive and decode KG-STV image transmissions
• Beginner's guide to HRPT reception
• Hard-wiring an LNB to use the high band 10.6 GHz oscillator
• Receiving Starlink satellite beacons on a budget
• NOAA-2 returning from the dead