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@pa4fb.bsky.social

Ham Radio | Electronics | Micro-Controllers | Programming | SDR | Satellites | ATV | High Altitude Ballooning | Signal analysis | DIY | and more....

60 Followers  |  32 Following  |  33 Posts  |  Joined: 10.11.2024  |  2.0848

Latest posts by pa4fb.bsky.social on Bluesky

Take care!

13.08.2025 10:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Years ago I visited the towns of Apajalahti and Mikkeli in Suomi and saw the same blueberries in the forests. 😃

11.08.2025 14:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Lots of small clouds in the second photo over France, Belgium and parts of the Netherlands. Nice images! 👍

17.06.2025 10:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Nice results. Great images!

30.04.2025 05:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Looking forward, great feature. Thanks 👍

27.04.2025 09:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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2025.04.19 | AQUA crop of the Rotterdam region and Zuid-Hollandse islands | 8160MHz | 14:05z | Max. EL 46 degrees | Decoding #SatDump | Automatic tracking #UltraTrack

19.04.2025 15:21 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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2025.04.17 | FY-3G | 7790MHz | 17:41z | Max. EL 60degrees | Decoding #SatDump | Auto tracking #UltraTrack

17.04.2025 18:15 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Amazing image, very nice! 👍

05.03.2025 13:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Beautiful picture with amazing cloud formations to the East and West of the Netherlands. 👍

27.02.2025 06:02 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Nice images! 👍

31.01.2025 08:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Great photo Fred! 👍

15.01.2025 17:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Nice image! Well done 👍

28.12.2024 11:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Great work looking forward to the public release. 👍

21.12.2024 09:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Nice view of the Etna. Very detaited. 👍

17.12.2024 17:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Vert nice images! 👍

17.12.2024 17:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Very nice image! 👍

16.12.2024 18:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The 7790MHz was only shown during the replay of baseband file. I received FY-3D with SatDump at 7820MHz with a 45 Msps SR (Sample Rate) and a 38 Msps BandWidth (BW). Well noted! 👍

14.12.2024 18:46 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Timelapse video of the FengYun-3D pass with an outside temperature of 7 degrees Celsius and wind gusts of 34 mph.

14.12.2024 14:57 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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2024.12.14 - 13:20 FengYun-3D | 7820 MHz | False Color image with map overlay | Crop of North-Europe and The Netherlands

14.12.2024 14:52 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0
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Timelapse video of auto-tracking FY-3G in action. Original video takes about 8 minutes.

12.12.2024 20:52 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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2024.12.12 FY-3G | 7790MHz | IR False Color image. | AOS 20:08utc | LOS 20:18utc | TCA EL 56.7 degree | SatDump software by @aang23.satdump.org | UltraTrack by @usa-satcom.bsky.social | Always space for improvement! 👋

12.12.2024 20:48 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Yes it took a very long time to get my X-band system up and running. Not only the septum feed and downconverter but also the fold down mechanical construction of the dish with rotators was time consuming. Many thanks to you and your team for the great SatDump program!

12.12.2024 20:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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2024.12.12 FY-3G | 7790MHz | IR False Color image of the Alps. Adjusted X-Band RF chain boosts signal levels. Still some tracking errors due to poor calibration of the auto-tracking rotator. But because of the cold and wet weather it has to wait to fix that. 73

12.12.2024 19:20 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0

Great setup, have a lot of fun with your new astro equipment. 👍

30.11.2024 16:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks! Happy Thanksgiving too! 🦃

28.11.2024 18:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Very clear view on the Etna! Nice 👍 (copy-paste)

25.11.2024 12:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Very nice TimeLapse video and the weather with a nice blue sky is definitely better than in the Netherlands! 🌞

18.11.2024 05:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Night IR view of the dish in park position.

16.11.2024 22:31 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Still a lot of work to do on the RF chain.

16.11.2024 14:55 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Today with pretty high winds I auto-tracked Fengyun 3D.

16.11.2024 14:54 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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