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Are the satellites being turned off, or could people with SDRs pick this up directly from space and offer it up for free?
by mlfreeman 1y ago
Are the satellites being turned off, or could people with SDRs pick this up directly from space and offer it up for free?
- Buttons840 1y agoThey're DoD satellites, so encryption is a real possibility.
- ethan_smith 1y agoYes, many weather satellites broadcast in frequencies accessible to amateur SDR setups (137-138MHz for NOAA polar orbiting satellites), though military weather satellites like DMSP use different frequencies and encryption that make civilian reception significantly more challenging.
- hypercube33 1y agosaveitforparts actively vlogs about the weather satellite sdr stuff. It's an interesting thing to learn about