SA_tx_88116
Rather listen than to stream
I’m looking for an indoor base or mobile circular polarized antenna for my scanners just to listen to military satellites, pirates, and all the other stuff. Thanks in advance for recommendations!
Satcom antenna
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Go to post #11 here, download the plans and build this, it works well for the roughly 243-270MHz UHF mil satellites. Reception inside a building depends entirely on what the antenna will be looking through to see the satellites.
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MT magazine UHF Satcom antenna project
This months Monitoring Times magazine has the conclusion of a two part article on making an omni directional UHF satcom antenna. The first part was in the March issue. Is anyone making one of these? prcguy
SA_tx_88116
Rather listen than to stream
Do you know any store bought antennas by any chance? Because this is my first time building an antenna and if I screw I want something to fall back on in the meantime. Also I know a lot of military satcom is in California but if I point my antenna at the right satellite I should hear it right? and also are there in tools to find directions in the sky? Because many satellite trackers give you locations such as 97W for example.Go to post #11 here, download the plans and build this, it works well for the roughly 243-270MHz UHF mil satellites. Reception inside a building depends entirely on what the antenna will be looking through to see the satellites.
MT magazine UHF Satcom antenna project
This months Monitoring Times magazine has the conclusion of a two part article on making an omni directional UHF satcom antenna. The first part was in the March issue. Is anyone making one of these? prcguy
Nooelec has a couple, can't vouch for how good they are, but I know I'm really happy with the SDRs they make/sell.
Nooelec - Nooelec Satellite Mesh Antenna Boom for Inmarsat, Iridium, & Hydrogen Line Applications. 21dBi w/ 1.4GHz Center Frequency, 300MHz+ Bandwidth. LMR400 SMA Feed Cable w/ Male SMA Connector
<p>Upgrade your GOES Weather Satellite SDR bundle with our high-quality antenna boom, specifically designed for L-band reception. Compatible with the Nooelec GOES Weather Satellite RTL-SDR Bundle, our antenna boom allows you to receive high-quality signal
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Nooelec - Nooelec Satellite Mesh Antenna Boom for GOES Applications. 21dBi w/ 1.7GHz Center Frequency, 200MHz+ Bandwidth. LMR400 SMA Feed Cable w/ Male SMA Connector
<p>Upgrade your Inmarsat/H1 mesh antenna (SKU 100850) with our high-quality antenna boom, specifically designed for weather satellite applications near 1.6GHz-1.8GHz. <p>Our 21dBi antenna boom is perfect for L-band applications where the antenna is stat
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There are store bought UHF satcom antennas but their prime customers are the military and they are expensive. Typically $5k on up. They do show up as military surplus and I used to have a big collection of them but have since sold most off. You might search eBay for “UHF satcom antenna” and see if any show up within your price range.
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I there. Apparently I can't download those files for some reason. Can anyone help me on this?Go to post #11 here, download the plans and build this, it works well for the roughly 243-270MHz UHF mil satellites. Reception inside a building depends entirely on what the antenna will be looking through to see the satellites.
MT magazine UHF Satcom antenna project
This months Monitoring Times magazine has the conclusion of a two part article on making an omni directional UHF satcom antenna. The first part was in the March issue. Is anyone making one of these? prcguy
They just downloaded ok for me.
gtaman
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You can find Trivec 2040s for cheap if you look hard enough.
Can you send them to me via email perhaps? Still not working for me..
Are you going to post #11 in the thread and clicking on the two pdf files?
Yes it says I am not authorised to download the files.
It maybe because I have a noob account? All my posts need moderator approval
Could be the NSA is keeping you from monitoring the satellites until your all checked out.
SA_tx_88116
Rather listen than to stream
I think the nooelec satellite mesh antenna would work more for me because I’m trying to listen to milsat uhf downlinks on a portable scanner
K5MPH
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Just search X-Wing sat antenna on Google and you will find all kinds of plans for this type of antenna,I have built two of them ........
But you probably won’t find plans of the Monitoring Times X-Wing which has the unique ability to sit on the ground and receive the entire satellite arc without moving when within the continental US.
Jeez prcguy, what would you know about the Monitoring Times X wing antenna. It's not like you designed and built it yourself.
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The Noo Electric dish is 1.5 Ghz, I think what you are after is 240 to 400 MHz.
I have the Andrews eqivalent and OK for W-sat (GOES), not much else.
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Well, I saw a youtube video on it and now I feel like an expert.Jeez prcguy, what would you know about the Monitoring Times X wing antenna. It's not like you designed and built it yourself.
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