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JAERO Updated: Now supports 10.5k Aero-H and Aero-H+
The JAERO decoder for AERO signals on Inmarsat satellites has recently been updated to version 1.03. This new version supports the decoding of 10.5k Aero-H and Aero-H+ signals. The author of JAERO...
View ArticleReceiving AERO-H on L-Band with an RTL-SDR
Over on YouTube Adam Alicajic (9A4QV – creator of the LNA4ALL and upcoming MIX4ALL) has uploaded a video showing his reception of AERO-H signals from an Inmarsat satellite. A few days ago we posted...
View ArticleBuilding a Wideband Helix Antenna for L/S/C Bands
Over on YouTube user Adam Alicajic (creator of the popular LNA4ALL low noise amplifier) has uploaded a video showing the performance of a home made wideband helix antenna that he has created for...
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Recent Updates to the JAERO L-Band and C-Band AERO Decoder
JAERO is a program by Jonti that was released late last year which allows us to use a SDR such as an RTL-SDR to receive L-band and C-Band AERO messages. AERO is essentially the satellite based version...
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Receiving Inmarsat L-Band AERO with a DVB-T Antenna, Amplifier and Airspy Mini
To show that a specialized antenna is not required to receive L-band Inmarsat AERO satellite signals, YouTube user SkyWatcher has uploaded a video showing how he was able to receive these signals with...
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Comparing Home Made Inmarsat Antennas
Over on his blog “coolsdrstuff”, the author has uploaded a new post showing his comparisons of various home made Inmarsat antennas. In his post he tests a tin can helix antenna, a 10-turn helix...
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Testing a Prototype of the Outernet L-Band Downconverter
Outernet are a startup company that hope to revolutionize the way people in regions with no, poor or censored internet connectivity receive information. Their service is downlink only, and runs on C...
View ArticleMore L-Band Videos from 9A4QV: Testing 2x LNA4ALL + Filter + Patch, Receiving...
Adam 9A4QV has once again uploaded three new videos to YouTube, all related to L-band satellite reception. The first video shows how much L-band reception can be improved by using two LNA4ALL low noise...
View ArticleReverse Engineering a Commercial Inmarsat Front-End to use with the RTL-SDR
Over on his YouTube channel Adam 9A4QV has uploaded a video showing a commercial Inmarsat front end which he reverse engineered to use with his RTL-SDR. The front end is a duplexor, which allows both...
View ArticleTesting L-Band Inmarsat Reception with Three LNA4ALL’s + Two Filters
Over the last few weeks Adam 9A4QV has been testing L-Band Inmarsat reception with his LNA4ALL low noise amplifiers. In a previous post he tested reception with two LNA4ALL and found that he got an...
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New Outernet Products For Sale: E4000 RTL-SDR, L-Band Patch Antenna, L-Band LNA
Outernet is a new satellite service that aims to be a free “library in the sky”. They continuously broadcast services such as news, weather, videos and other files from satellites. Their aim is to...
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RTL-SDR Tutorial: Receiving and Decoding Data from the Outernet
Outernet is a relatively new satellite service which aims to be a “library in the sky”. Essentially their service is going to be constantly transmitting files and data like news and weather updates...
View ArticleL-Band Setup with Mini LNA4ALL and Mini Patch Antenna
Over on his YouTube channel Adam 9A4QV has uploaded a new video showing reception of L-band signals with a bias tee powered LNA4ALL and a small patch antenna. The video seems to show a new miniature...
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—–Hz: A New STD-C Inmarsat Decoder
UPDATE: Unfortunately we have been informed that the code base of this software was illegally decompiled and reused in an almost unchanged way from an already available closed source decoder. This...
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Tekmanoid STD-C Decoder Updated: New Paid LES Decoder + EGC Visualization
The Tekmanoid EGC STD-C decoder was recently updated and a new commercial paid version was released. The paid version now supports the decoding of LES STD-C messages. Previously the only other decoder...
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Outernet: Patch antenna now sold seperately + other products
Back in June we tested Outernet’s new Dreamcatcher which is an ARM based computing board with RTL-SDR and L-band LNA built in. The $99 USD kit also included an external active L-band patch antenna. The...
View ArticleReverse Engineering a Commercial Inmarsat Front-End to use with the RTL-SDR
Over on his YouTube channel Adam 9A4QV has uploaded a video showing a commercial Inmarsat front end which he reverse engineered to use with his RTL-SDR. The front end is a duplexor, which allows both...
View ArticleTesting L-Band Inmarsat Reception with Three LNA4ALL’s + Two Filters
Over the last few weeks Adam 9A4QV has been testing L-Band Inmarsat reception with his LNA4ALL low noise amplifiers. In a previous post he tested reception with two LNA4ALL and found that he got an...
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New Outernet Products For Sale: E4000 RTL-SDR, L-Band Patch Antenna, L-Band LNA
Outernet is a new satellite service that aims to be a free “library in the sky”. They continuously broadcast services such as news, weather, videos and other files from satellites. Their aim is to...
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RTL-SDR Tutorial: Receiving and Decoding Data from the Outernet
NOTE: Note that this tutorial is now out of date, as Outernet no longer support the Raspberry Pi or C.H.I.P. The Outernet signal is also due to change. The future method for accessing the Outernet will...
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