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This 3D-Printed Satellite Antenna Is Fantastic!

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This is a 3D-printable "Helicone" antenna for L-Band (NOAA, Meteor, and other weather satellites). It's available on Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6436342

It works just as well as my larger L-band satellite dish! And it's much easier to use hand-held for tracking Low-Earth-Orbit satellites.

You'll also need an RTL-SDR and an L-band filter/amplifer device, available below:
SDR: https://amzn.to/3VvSXSp
SAWbird+GOES LNA: https://amzn.to/3VtegUH

Find out more about HRPT L-band reception here: https://sgcderek.github.io/blog/beginner-hrpt-guide.html

List of satellites and frequencies: https://www.satdump.org/Satellite-List/

Satellite decoding software: https://www.satdump.org/download/

Satellite tracking / prediction software: https://oz9aec.dk/gpredict/

Satellite tracking / predictions online: https://www.n2yo.com/

My previous build video for the motorized L-band tracker: https://youtu.be/8Gz17Mv7RU0

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