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2 top images are same attempt - with and without auto-slant

Something screwed up. Probably with the audio recording, perhaps it dropped a few samples so QSSTV desynchronized there.

Boring setup:
V-Dipole, RTL-SDR v3, waterproof smartphone (it was snowing, else I'd bring a laptop)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Nice!! I don't have any equipment to do any of this myself, but did see a video SaveItForParts on this. Cool to see some images!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You don't need any special equipment. A baofeng or RTL-SDR will work fine. The stock antenna on a baofeng will pick up the ISS on a high elevation pass if you hold it sideways. A handheld yagi can be built from some scraps of wire and wood.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

A dipole will do just fine.

And with RTL-SDR you could also receive NOAA APT and Meteor LRPT on 137MHz with the same dipole.

I keep using that damn extendable dipole for everything xD It's very portable, fits into a pocket.

Edit:
I also got this. It's a clone of SDRPlay RSP1. Works really well for HF, although the RTL-SDR v4 probably does too, it goes a bit higher in frequency than RTL-SDR, but most importantly, 10MHz of bandwidth (~8MHz usable) while still being cheaper than RTL-SDR blog dongles (genereic ones are cheaper).
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Unfortunately, it seems they don't sell these anymore, but maybe there's something similar.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If you have a cheapo handheld radio and a phone you can get them, doesn't take very special equipment.

Does take a lot of luck though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Thanks for the heads up, I will definitely take a look!