22 Dec
2018
22 Dec
'18
7:44 p.m.
Hello Mac,
True, the RSP2 does quite well with satellites. Over the past couple of years I've likely used the RSP2 more than my FT-857D for getting the downlinks.
I wonder if a bandpass filter might help with the performance of your RTL-SDR dongle?
It very well may. The RTL-SDR.com site has a choice of filters for sale. But how much more money should be thrown at a $100 experimental Fox Telemetry receiver designed to be an inexpensive, deployable unit. The goal of making a $10,000 super satellite station is not part of the system requirements for this project. Nor is the expectation that it is a primary satellite station in the shack.
It is a fun project though!
-- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm@amsat.org