Good video. I appreciate the angle you are taking. Not everyone has a ton of money to throw into the hobby. It is nice to know with a little ingenuity, you can still accomplish the end result. Maybe it is not as clear or whatever, but it works. Thanks again!! I take my tech exam Saturday.
Great video, I'm looking forward to trying this myself this weekend with arrow antenna. Still working on getting my first Sat contact on SO-50 or ISS but with no passes this weekend this will be a nice change up! Cheers and keep after it!
@@martinjuarez4165 You will need sofware to link Gqrx to WXtoimg : most used software is VAC - virtual audio cable . This can only used on Window's platform - not Mac
absolutely amazing video. i was blown away, realizing that you could do this with a baofeng radio. but it looks like you have caused me to develop a new time absorbing hobby. thanks you for that. lol. this was truly interesting, now its time for the deep dive into how to do this. i sure hope you have detailed videos. well done chap, well done indeed.
You can decode straight from the phone, just Google the app for decoding HF WEATHER FAX, open the app and place it near the radio, but if you want an absolute crisp image then I suggest you do what this guy Is saying so you can reduce background noise to get a better quality image, one more app is called robot36. These apps are quite simple, if you know abit of coding you can write a quick app code to make your own app, if you do do abit of coding try a cpu module or a raspberry pi to get a screen on it and attach it to the schematic of the radio, but that's a project on it's own, but for now try HF WEATHER FAX.
Hi! According to wiki, the APT signal is 34 kHz wide. It also looks like that on my Icom's waterfall. However, the widest FM filter I can use is 15 kHz, with that, wxtoimg complains that my IF is too narrow. I've recorded few minutes of the signal (S7 up to S9+10, should be strong enough I guess), but the picture resulted to be a mess... I doubt the UV5R has 34 kHz filter, so you probably also capture only part of the spectrum? Does it matter or not? Thanks!
Cool that you did it that way, but the quality of reception is limited by the bandwidth of the receiver. NOAA sats emit a signal that is around 35 khz wide in bandwidth. SDR recievers are pretty good for providing that bandwidth cheaply.
Hey Modern Ham Radio Guy ! .....Just found your Channel & you've got really cool Informative Radio tech stuff here ! ......Old guy here (70+) & never got into Ham radio yet, but still might try for it....Hey,.....Is there any possible way (Android App or something) to Demodulate the NOAA Weather satellite Audio Image (from a Baufeng on 137 Mhz) Directly from my Android phone without using a computer ?? We don't always have computer or Lap Top access.....Great Channel & thx.....
Hi!! Thank you for your video!! It´s very COOL, Could you tell me if you are using Wide bandwith or narrow bandwith in your Baofeng? I´m getting a very noisy image...
Good video, i have a question, how much time do you record the satellite? I cant decode the image, wxtolmg "couldn´t find the telemetry", I try with the Slant Correction but didn´t works. In the properties of the image I have only two channles 3A and 4. The estimated time of record was 2 minutes aprox. I wait for your response, please help me.
It looks like you were maybe on a dawn/dusk boundary. I think the satalite transmits with a 34kjz bandwidth and the wideband mode of the baofeng is only 25khz so u lose some data.
Make sure you orient your antennae in the proper direction and make sure that there are no obstacles which may be disrupting the signal. Other than that, you may want to reconfigure your receiver.
So how to do you figure out which NOAA satellite to track? Like how do I figure out what satellite will go over Illinois to be able to know to track *that* one
The WXtoImg program has a function for that. Go to file -> Update Keplers List. Then you can go to Satellite Pass List and you should be able to see when it will pass after you enter your city and country
I tried it with Baofeng. I used a tape measure antenna. I got around 9 minutes and forty seconds. All I got was a small bar. What did I do wrong? My phone recorded it in a OGG file. I couldn't use Audio City. The WXtoIMG program did take the file.
I was try use noaa15 yesterday knock off fake 42 inch version abbree i can hear morse code 200miles away i was trying use robot36 app i couldn't get it images maybe next time comes in my area i have try again.
Good video. I appreciate the angle you are taking. Not everyone has a ton of money to throw into the hobby. It is nice to know with a little ingenuity, you can still accomplish the end result. Maybe it is not as clear or whatever, but it works. Thanks again!! I take my tech exam Saturday.
Awesome! Good luck on your exam! Remember you can work the satellites with a tech
Wow. I since I was a kid, I always wondered what that noise was. Im glad I came across your video. Lol. Simply awesome!
Huh, I always tough you needed to build a fancy dipole antenna or something. Thanks for posting this, will try it out!
Exactly
Thanks for this! I tried once before and I could get it to work. I’m now just patiently waiting for the next pass.
thanks! this helped me a great deal with the complete process.
Glad this video is still helpful after a few years!
Great video, I'm looking forward to trying this myself this weekend with arrow antenna. Still working on getting my first Sat contact on SO-50 or ISS but with no passes this weekend this will be a nice change up! Cheers and keep after it!
Great vid 👍🏼 but I think the software‘s name might rather be AUDACITY than AUDIOCITY... 😉
AWW Daaa CITY
Great video, thank you. Crazy question, if you're using an SDR, can you record directly into Audiocity?
Good idea to eliminate steps. I think it may be possible.
@@martinjuarez4165 You will need sofware to link Gqrx to WXtoimg : most used software is VAC - virtual audio cable . This can only used on Window's platform - not Mac
@@brunoclaren1110 Thank you!!
Wow this might work for sailing to get help with weather.
absolutely amazing video. i was blown away, realizing that you could do this with a baofeng radio. but it looks like you have caused me to develop a new time absorbing hobby. thanks you for that. lol. this was truly interesting, now its time for the deep dive into how to do this. i sure hope you have detailed videos. well done chap, well done indeed.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! There's a lot to get into here. Just find a rabbit hole and jump in.
Really welcome your videos as a new ham operator with little money. 73!
You can decode straight from the phone, just Google the app for decoding HF WEATHER FAX, open the app and place it near the radio, but if you want an absolute crisp image then I suggest you do what this guy Is saying so you can reduce background noise to get a better quality image, one more app is called robot36. These apps are quite simple, if you know abit of coding you can write a quick app code to make your own app, if you do do abit of coding try a cpu module or a raspberry pi to get a screen on it and attach it to the schematic of the radio, but that's a project on it's own, but for now try HF WEATHER FAX.
Keep it up brother. love from India
Wow, that was awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Hey! Great video! Will a Tecsun Pl-660 suffice? Thanks 👍
Hi! According to wiki, the APT signal is 34 kHz wide. It also looks like that on my Icom's waterfall. However, the widest FM filter I can use is 15 kHz, with that, wxtoimg complains that my IF is too narrow. I've recorded few minutes of the signal (S7 up to S9+10, should be strong enough I guess), but the picture resulted to be a mess... I doubt the UV5R has 34 kHz filter, so you probably also capture only part of the spectrum? Does it matter or not? Thanks!
Cool that you did it that way, but the quality of reception is limited by the bandwidth of the receiver. NOAA sats emit a signal that is around 35 khz wide in bandwidth. SDR recievers are pretty good for providing that bandwidth cheaply.
Hey Modern Ham Radio Guy ! .....Just found your Channel & you've got really cool Informative Radio tech stuff here ! ......Old guy here (70+) & never got into Ham radio yet, but still might try for it....Hey,.....Is there any possible way (Android App or something) to Demodulate the NOAA Weather satellite Audio Image (from a Baufeng on 137 Mhz) Directly from my Android phone without using a computer ?? We don't always have computer or Lap Top access.....Great Channel & thx.....
Yo my knowledge, not yet. But that's something I may try to look into because that sounds pretty cool.
Hi!! Thank you for your video!! It´s very COOL, Could you tell me if you are using Wide bandwith or narrow bandwith in your Baofeng? I´m getting a very noisy image...
Same here. I'm not having great results with my UV-5R. Did you make any progress?
@@command0z A little bit, with WB instead of NB and changing the audio recorder app
Dalila M i switched to an SDR dongle with much better results
@@command0z I 'll try It. Thanks.
Could you tell me wich kind of antenna did you use with the SDR?
Can you do this with METEOR? (The getting the signal part, i am aware the demodulating works differently)
Good video, i have a question, how much time do you record the satellite? I cant decode the image, wxtolmg "couldn´t find the telemetry", I try with the Slant Correction but didn´t works. In the properties of the image I have only two channles 3A and 4. The estimated time of record was 2 minutes aprox. I wait for your response, please help me.
Ideally
It looks like you were maybe on a dawn/dusk boundary. I think the satalite transmits with a 34kjz bandwidth and the wideband mode of the baofeng is only 25khz so u lose some data.
Hi. What type of antenna did you use?
But yeah, it doesn't too clear because different bandwidth and you have to change the frequency following doppler shift
Will all this work on Apple and Mac computer?
Not quite sure honestly.
would flip camera work as audio recorder.
excuse me, which SSTV mode it is?
73 my friend, did u set the Squelch at 0 or 1?
73! That would be 0
Hi! Can you help me? I tried to do it with my uv-5r with a nagoya n771 and i couldn't here anything even it was above me. What did i wrong?
Make sure you orient your antennae in the proper direction and make sure that there are no obstacles which may be disrupting the signal. Other than that, you may want to reconfigure your receiver.
So how to do you figure out which NOAA satellite to track? Like how do I figure out what satellite will go over Illinois to be able to know to track *that* one
The WXtoImg program has a function for that. Go to file -> Update Keplers List. Then you can go to Satellite Pass List and you should be able to see when it will pass after you enter your city and country
Robot 26 can also do it?
No, as Robot 26 is SSTV while NOAA is APT.
What app for satellite tracking NOAA for apple iPhone
The ‘Heavens Above’ app should suffice. Other than that it is highly suggested that you use the built-in function in WXtoImg or Orbitron.
Tengo el UV5RTP y ese si da el ancho de banda
I tried it with Baofeng. I used a tape measure antenna. I got around 9 minutes and forty seconds. All I got was a small bar. What did I do wrong? My phone recorded it in a OGG file. I couldn't use Audio City. The WXtoIMG program did take the file.
You should convert the OGG file to WAV and set it to 11,025 Hz.
I get what you’re going for, but just get an SDR, dude. For like $30, including an appropriate antenna, you can get much better images with less work.
Been there, but wanted to offer my baofeng owners who dont want to purchase one a way to play with their radios.
I was try use noaa15 yesterday knock off fake 42 inch version abbree i can hear morse code 200miles away i was trying use robot36 app i couldn't get it images maybe next time comes in my area i have try again.
Robot 36 is unable to decode the images because it is SSTV. You need WXtoImg which is APT.
73, AA6JY
AWW - da - sit - tee , not as you pronounced as audiocity or whatever you called it.
The khz band is wrong
its pronounced AHHHHH-DASSSS-Ih-TY which, is a real WORD, use a f'n dictionary and look it up