These are covered in application notes in the SDRplay Video and Applications Catalog here: Com0com, VSPE or VSPD) to exchange control signals between the two. In addition you will need virtual audio cable software (VAC or VBcable are popular) to send audio from SDRuno to WxToImg, and Virtual COM port software (e.g. For APT image reception, there is an article here: Ībove: Recording NOAA 19 using SDRuno and WXtoIMG For HRPT image reception, there is an article here: Ĩ. A full description of this setup for GOES satellite image reception can be found in the SDRplay community forums archive here: ħ. The NOAA APT images at 137MHz (NOAA 15, 18 & 19) can also be captured using SDRuno in conjunction with WXtoImg and Orbitron (for manual capture):Ħ. Capturing GOES and HRPT satellite images requires the previously mentioned specialized software from USA-Satcom.ĥ. A suitable 137MHz antenna is described here: Ĥ. For the NOAA and Meteor orbital satellites at 137MHz there is also this Nooelec LNA with filter. USA-Satcom has XHPRT software available for a fee for demodulating HRPT signals.Ģ. For the NOAA, Meteor (M2 and M2-2), Fengyun, and Metop satellites on L-band for HRPT images, the same Nooelec 1.688GHz LNA with filter is applied. SAWbird IO Inmarsat 1.542 GHz LNA with Filter (powered from RSP Bias-T): ġ. SAWbird GOES 1.688 GHz LNA with Filter (powered from RSP Bias-T): Here is an off-the-shelf antenna (slightly modified), combined with a Nooelec SAWbird GOES LNA with filter and an RSPdx (courtesy RSP2user):Ībove: The modified (readily available) wi-fi grid antennaīelow: close-up of the RSPdx and Nooelec filter/LNAĪntenna: (Modifications are discussed in note 6 below) The equipment requirements are quite modest too, especially for the GOES satellites which are geostationary. The software is not free, but can be licensed for a modest fee, contact Joe for further details: or email him at rfnoise(at) Here are some pictures, courtesy of RSP2user, to whet your appetite:Ībove: XRIT software with an RSPdx receiving GOES 17 signalsīelow: Using the XHRPT software with an RSPdx receiving Meteor MN2-2

These software packages are used to decode data from the NOAA and GOES weather satellites and also MetOp-A/B, FengYun-3A/B/C and Meteor M2/M2-2.

(The XRIT and HRPT software already supported the RSP1A, RSP2, and RSPduo). Joe over at USA-Satcom has now updated his popular XRIT and XHRPT software to control the new RSPdx.

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