satdump and VFOs

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I'm using satdump decoding from inmarsat. There are quite a few frequencies to choose. I had hoped that maybe the VFO box could shift between frequencies. Can't seem to find any doc on it though. Any help appreciated.
 

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Any solutions will heavily depend on what your mission is.... What are you looking to decode with satdump? How long for? Just a few hours to prove you can do something, or you planing to leave it run for weeks or longer?
The reason I ask is that satdump is really a one trick pony. It decodes weather sat images and anything else folks try and force it to do (Like VFOs) is usually a bad fit.
I don't / won't write it up for Inmarsat decoding on my site since its just the wrong tool for that job due to its horrible way of 'supporting' VFOs which most Inmarsat decoding requires.
 

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Hi TBG. Thanks for your feedback. I kinda fell of the SDRreceiver "bandwagon" since Airspy R2 is not supported. I have RTL dongle also...but never managed to get 25E..ini file pointing correct in Jaero - the 2 Aero-H+ (10500) couldnt find both. I wont hook it up on VB. The one trick pony was for me a chance to get a grip on whats working and whats not. I saw on Discord that the Satdump guys adressed the VFO issue and also that a fork of Satdump is made for Inmar listeners (CLI). Lotsa bla bla from me and wont make a stir about VFO. BTW I seriously have enjoyed all your work on helping sat-newbies getting started. I would never have made it without you :cool: I am planning on buying the Nolle Enginering L-band 10 turn Helix antenna bundle. Denmark and 25,6 degree elevation in urban area doesn't go all that well - although the RTL Patch V2 does a great job. :)
 
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