#WXTOIMG HOW TO GET MAP LINES SOFTWARE#
Orbitron software available here: Orbitron Orbitron – For tracking satellites as they orbit the earth, and controlling SDR# during the pass.I use the Following FREE Software: (all links open in a new tab) I also use a Nooelec Sawbird+ LNA for NOAA APT (LNA Low Noise Amplifier, in this case, tuned to 137 Mhz). (Note the RTL-SDR Blog site is overflowing with useful information).
#WXTOIMG HOW TO GET MAP LINES WINDOWS 10#
In fact, I control the whole computer system remotely from either my main desktop computer or my smartphone utilizing Google Remote Desktopįor Hardware I am running an older desktop computer, running Windows 10 64bit with a 3.20 GHz processor and 4GB ram with a UPS battery backup, and the following USB RTL-SDR dongles and accessories:įor APT and LRPT Imagery hardware, I use a Nooelec SmarteeXTR dongle and/or a RTL-SDR Blog V3 dongle. It only takes minimal effort to check the system from time to time. I have my system up and running 24/7, and have both Meteor captures and NOAA captures all set to run automatically with the hardware and software listed below. Currently, I receive from these Polar-Orbiting Satellites, US NOAA 15,18, and 19, and Russian Meteor M-2 and M2-2 Transmits via LRPT (Low Rate Picture Transmission) and HRPT (High Rate Picture Transmission) NOTE M2-2 is currently experiencing an anomaly, and is not transmitting on APT frequencies (a possible micrometeorite strike). A user station anywhere in the world can receive local data at least twice a day from each satellite as it passes nearly overhead. It was introduced in the 1960s and over five decades has provided image data to relatively low-cost user stations at locations in most countries of the world. The Automatic Picture Transmission ( APT) system is an analog image transmission system developed for use on weather satellites. Building Wide Area Composites with WXtoImg.― Carl Sagan Receiving NOAA APT (Automatic Picture Transmission) and Meteor M2 LRPT Satellite Imagery. “It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brains fall out.”