I am a beginner sat op. I will be doing the 19:16 UTC SO-50 pass from NPOTA SS08 at EM60 Santa Rosa Island, Florida. It will also help give me a bonus in the RaDAR Challenge. See n4kgl.info for RaDAR info.
73
Greg N4KGL
With the help of some Velcro, I attached my Outernet patch antenna to a flat, smooth, 10 x 12 inch aluminum cooking sheet and mounted it indoors on a tablet stand. I angled the antenna at 50 deg. above the horizon and pointed the stand in the direction of the satellite. Antenna pigtail is at the bottom. LNA is connected directly to the pigtail and Outernet SDR is connected directly to the LNA. I used a 9 inch USB cable to connect the dongle to my Raspberry Pi 3. With this setup I was able to increase my SNR from a max. of 1.7dB to > 5dB. A very easy setup that now makes it possible for me to download Outernet files.
73 Jim Barbre KB7YSY
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Jim Barbre