Satdump software & wxsat reception

[Terryl]

I'm using a new (6 month old) Dell PC with the works in it, running W10 pro, 16 GB of ram (all tested good) and 1 TB
"C" drive with a 2 TB "E" drive with SatDump as the only thing on it.

1.2.0 has run fine on this PC until this last few months, so I don't know whats going on.

Maybe some type of W10 update??

 

[pontiend]

This is the only scan that I got from a Meteor today M2.4 EL60.17 13.44utc.All the rest were 555byte files
Edit I should point out that they were all low Elevation this one was the highest.

 

[Analoguesat]

^^same pass here in Kelso

62 degree eastbound pass, northbound.

Look at that low pressure

 

[Analoguesat]

3/8/24 1505utc 39 degree elevation to the west. Northbound This is the full image, and apart from a few lines across the southern part of the image thats about as good as it gets!

Note the vicious little low pressure from yesterday has dissipated



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[Analoguesat]

Just occasionally you get a decent low elevation pass. Im not saying this is the greatest image Ive ever created on my kit but remember Im only using a double cross turnstile antenna. There are no tracking yagi antennas here!



3/8/24 1650utc but only 7 degree elevation to the west. Northbound

Thats Newfoundland over to the left having a nice summery day. AM radio dxers of the past may remember hearing CJYQ on 930kHz? Well thats where it comes from!

 

[pontiend]

I got two today both in the low side.M2-4 13.01 utc EL31.55 that was well east.M2-4 14.41 utc EL54.28 that was almost over the top.

 

[Analoguesat]

ive got that good 1441 pass too. Interestingly if you zoom into the image some of the clouds over Scotland are casting shadows - so are considerably higher than the surrounding clouds.

I dont normally post the temperature images but it does show the sharply deliniated high altitude clouds nicely - and some of the shadows.

 

[Terryl]

Had a good pass this morning on M2-3, here is the un-cropped RGB image.

 

[Terryl]

Another good one from M2-4,(channel 221) and below that a blowup of the Park fire in Northern California,(from channel 321) you can see the burnt area and the smoke from the current location of the fire.

 

[pontiend]

I have been getting lots of interference on scans recently.I got a clean M2-3 pass this morning though 9.57 utc EL88.12.We are under the cloud as usual.

 

[pontiend]

A low pass of M2-4 just gone by13.15 utc EL38.80 only6.2 Mb Norway, top of Scotland to the left

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[pontiend]

It's been a good day today another good one.M2-4 14.55 utc EL 42.55. Uk is under the cloud of coarse.

 

[pontiend]

I got a decent scan from M2-3 today.I don't know the EL it looks to be high,No guesses where I am,Under the cloud of course.

 

[Terryl]

I haven't had any good scans lately as too many satellites in the same location at the same time.

Question? Are there any other weather related satellites we can look at with the same downlink frequency other then the NOAA's and Meteor's.

 

[pontiend]

A nice clean scan from M2-4 today.14.19utc EL 77.20 It clashed with NOAA 18 .I did not expect a good scan.As usual I am under the cloud

 

[Terryl]

Had a very good pass this afternoon from M2-4, here is the RGB data.

 

[pontiend]

I haven't had any good scans lately as too many satellites in the same location at the same time.

That is happening a lot here NOAA 18 passing just before the Meteors.A typical example M2-4 EL 76.17 13.58 utc. NOAA 18 going over at 13.57 utc only EL 11.93 though if I stop it from recording I may get a good scan from M 2-4

 

[Terryl]

WOW...I had an absolutely error free scan on M2-4 late this afternoon, no data drop outs or any glitches.

Here is the RGB pass for that pass. No cropping of the photo either.

 

[pontiend]

I got the usual decent afternoon M2-4 pass today.13.50utc EL68.24.
Under the cloud as usual.I am not a sun worshiper ,but it would be nice to see the sun occasionally.

 

[Analoguesat]

Ive had my system turned off through all the ongoing bad weather. I may turn it back on at the weekend as the weather is looking better.