These videos explain how to receive and decode the pass of the meteor m2 weather satellite with an sdrplay receiver, yes, with an sdrplay you can also decode the meteor m2 i have used the sdrplay rsp2 pro, we first recorded the pass with the sdr console, to later decode it with the sdrsharp program and its meteor demodulator plugin, we will use the sdr console program. The easy to use adalmpluto active learning module plutosdr helps introduce electrical engineering students to the fundamentals of softwaredefined radio sdr, radio frequency rf, and wireless communications. Using the baseband or if recorder plugin and audacity to convert the recorded waveiq to khz and process this saved wave. Decoding russian meteorm2 satellite images in real time. What is meteorm2 satellite meteorm2 actually named as meteorm n2, is a polarorbiting weather satellite. This satellite has failed and is no longer transmitting. I added a link to the software required for the n22 in the end. The russian meteor has excellent resolution in its images i believe 1km, compared to the noaa 4km sats. Lrpt images from the meteor m n2 are transmitted at around 7. New generation rtl2832 sdr receiver buy rtl2832 sdr.
Designed for students at all levels and from all backgrounds, the module can be used for both instructorled and selfdirected learning. Really cheap software defined radio kindle edition by laufer, carl. A software defined radio such as the low cost rtl sdr, or the higher end airspy and funcube dongles can be used to receive these signals. Here are some pictures, courtesy of rsp2user, to whet your appetite. Together with an rtl sdr and 7 mhz satellite antenna, these programs are used to receive, track, demodulate and decode meteor m satellite signals into live weather satellite images. Meteor m2 is a russian weather satellite that transmits images down in the digital lrpt format. But, as with these satellites, the images are foreshortened towards the extremities of the image swath, as shown in the left hand image panel below.
With pcs these days i suggest at least 8 gb memory and a quadcore processor. Gnu radio scripts for meteor m2 satellite lrpt system ottisoftmeteorm2lrpt. Receive and decode meteor m2 satellite with sdrplay, part 1 of 2, record the pass, with subtitles. Detecting meteor radio echoes using the rtlsdr usb dongle author. Inexpensive implementations allow hobbyists to dedicate sdr devices for various experiments such as monitoring radio echoes. This is an rtlsdr software defined radio receiver with rtl2832u adc chip, r820t2 tuner, 1ppm tcxo, sma f connector and aluminium case with passive cooling. This provides much higher resolution images compared to the noaa apt signals. Enthusiasts are now receiving transmissions from russias meteor m2 oceanographic satellite and producing 1 kmpixel resolution images rivalling the hrpt from the noaa and metop satellites. I combined the recently released meteorm2 lrpt demodulator by davide belloli dbdexterdev, and the older image decoder translated to c. Softwaredefined radio is an implementation of a radio communication. Ensure you have sdr sharp installed and setup on windows 7 or later.
Substantial contribution to land observation and space weather. Some example meteor weather images can be found on this page and the satellite can be tracked in orbitron or online. Hopefully meteorm2 can be fixed, but if not, meteor m2 2 is due to be launched on july 5 which should also have an lrpt signal that can be received easily with an rtl sdr. Both orbitron and sdrsharp are standalone programs. Together with an rtlsdr and 7 mhz satellite antenna, these programs are used to receive, track, demodulate and decode meteor m satellite signals into live weather satellite images.
Over on github dbdexterdev has released a new lightweight and open source meteor m2 demodulator. The meteorm n2 is a polar orbiting russian weather satellite that was launched launched on july 8, 2014 15. This thread is almost 6 months old and will be archived. These software packages are used to decode data from the noaa and goes weather satellites and also metopab, fengyun3abc and meteor m2m22. A subreddit for the lowcost software defined radio sdr community. I combined the recently released meteorm2 lrpt demodulator by davide. Receiving meteor m n2 lrpt weather satellite images with an rtlsdr. Xrit software with an rspdx receiving goes 17 signals. I stumbled across a fellow scots website les hamilton, full of information and links to software to get you started. New guide for sdrplay on how to receive and decode images from meteor m n2.
Its main missions are weather forecasting, climate change monitoring, sea water monitoringforecasting and space weather analysisprediction. When i read technical details for satellite meteor m2 i see two downlink frequencies. This is a new generation rtlsdr software defined radio receiver with rtl2832 adc chip, 0. A rtlsdr compatible receiver and decoder application for. The software defined radio sdr has become a popular concept for radio astronomers and radio amateurs. Rtlsdr blog r820t2 rtl2832u 1ppm tcxo sma software.
A program such as cable to pipe the output from your sdr software to other programs. Decoding meteor satellite images the fast way sdr sharp. A rtlsdr compatible receiver and decoder application for the. The xrit and hrpt software already supported the rsp1a, rsp2, and rspduo. For technical support relating to sdrplay hardware or software, please open up a support. These sats have a period of around 100 min and you got around 15 mins to capture their transmission. Over the last couple months i have been receiving images from the russian meteor m2 lrpt and the noaa 151819 apt weather sats as you might have seen from earlier posts. Today i want to talk about how you can receive a radio signal from a russian weather satellite, meteorm2, in the form of the lrpt signal lrpt stands for low rate picture transmission and decode it into a weather image. These videos explain how to receive and decode the pass of the meteor m2 weather satellite with an sdrplay receiver, yes, with an sdrplay you can also decode the meteor m2 i have used the sdrplay rsp2 pro, we first recorded the pass with the sdr console, to later decode it with the sdrsharp program and its meteor demodulator plugin, we will use the sdr.
Rtlsdr rtl2832u and software defined radio news and projects. Ham radio software digital communications psk31 software. Hook up to internet, download, and also save to your tool. This video gives a step by step procedure to setup the software, to track, to receive signals and decode the weather images from meteor m2 satellite. The lrpt decoder software can now add approximate country boundaries to your image.
Rtlsdr blog v3 rtl2832u 1ppm tcxo hf biast sma software. The low rate picture transmission lrpt is a digital transmission system, intended to deliver images and data from an orbital weather satellite directly to end users via a vhf very high frequency 30300 mhz radio signal. We used an sdr software defined radio called a hackrf to do the work of interpreting the received signals and then decoded them with some special software. Russian weather satellite meteor m2 is a popular reception target for rtlsdr radio enthusiasts, as it allows you to receive high resolution. With an rtl sdr, appropriate satellite antenna and decoding software it is possible to receive these images. The rtl sdr and other sdrs like the funcube along with some free software can be used to receive and decode these images.
By clicking the web link that we provide, you can take guide the hobbyists guide to the rtlsdr. Recieving meteor mn2 images in realtime with the qpsk. Receiving and decoding meteorm2 satellite weather image using an rtlsdr dongle and gnu radio software. Decoding meteor satellite images the fast way sdr sharp plugin this is a faster method for decoding the meteor satellites than the old way ive been using previously. Lrpt suite for meteor m2 under windows 7, 8 and 10. The dde plugin can also be used for tracking noaa satellites. Hello, welcome to this tutorial on setting up your sdrplay with an older version of. Recieving meteor mn2 images in realtime with the qpsk plugin on rtlsdr dongles. Hopefully the launch is more successful than the november 2017 launch of meteor m2 1 which unfortunately was a complete loss as it failed to separate from the rocket. Before it was only possible to recieve weather images sent from the russian meteor mn2 satellite in quite a complicated way.
Perfect for use as a computer based radio scanner with free software like sdr, hdsdr, sdrradio, linrad, gqrx or sdr touch on android. Radio in which some or all of the physical layer functions are software defined. This guide is for the older meteor m2 and not the recently launched meteor m n22, the software is a little different for the n22. P25mototrbo digital voice, pocsag, weather balloons, aprs, noaa aptmeteor m2 weather satellites, radio astronomy, dab, or as a low cost panadapter with a ham radio. Over on youtube user max30max31 aka iz5rzr has uploaded a video that shows a faster method for decoding meteor m2 weather satellite images on a windows system. Pocsag, weather balloons, aprs, noaa aptmeteor m2 weather satellites, radio astronomy, dab, classroom learning, or as a low cost panadapter with a ham radio. Meteorm number 2 2nd flight unit of the meteorm series. Satellite decoding software now supports all rsps sdrplay. Captured from meteor mn2 satellite by the receiver station operated by damith jayawickrama located in colombo, sri lanka on 01. This version of the suite has been tailored specifically for the reception of meteor m22 and not meteor m2. The meteor m n2 is a russian weather satellite that transmits images using the lrpt protocol at around 7. The sdrplay rsp1 and rsp2 are software defined radio receivers, covering frequencies between 100 khz and 2ghz.
A faster method for decoding meteor m2 weather satellite. An example lrpt image received with an rtl sdr from the meteor 2 m2. This is an rtlsdr blog software defined radio receiver with rtl2832u adc chip, r820t2 tuner, 1ppm tcxo, sma f connector and aluminium case with passive cooling. This is a free, opensource lrpt demodulator for the meteorm2 russian weather satellite series. Rtlsdr blog r820t2 rtl2832u 1ppm tcxo sma software defined radio dongle only. Receiving and decoding weather images from meteor m2. It is a combination of other open source programs and he writes. It should be enough, what kind of antennas do you have. A program to convert the radio signals to images wx2img, for instance receiving russian meteor m2 weather images once you are familiar with receiving noaa satellites the next logical step is to receive and decode images from the russian weather satellite.
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