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2m0iig-automated-wx-station [2022/10/02 23:51] – [Hardware] 2m0iig2m0iig-automated-wx-station [2022/10/02 23:57] – [Software] 2m0iig
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 For the RF side I’ll need a receiver, and I have a spare RTL-SDR stick I can use for it. I also have a low-noise amplifier/bandpass filter for 137-138 MHz that will work over bias-T or USB, so I have options depending on where I mount the enclosure box with respect to the feedpoint of the antenna. The LNA/BPF should be close to the antenna feedpoint, requiring a bias-T (or a 1-2M micro USB lead, i guess...), but I’d like to put the box closer to the ground so if I put the amp/filter in the enclosure I can use USB easily - but how much will that degrade performance? For the RF side I’ll need a receiver, and I have a spare RTL-SDR stick I can use for it. I also have a low-noise amplifier/bandpass filter for 137-138 MHz that will work over bias-T or USB, so I have options depending on where I mount the enclosure box with respect to the feedpoint of the antenna. The LNA/BPF should be close to the antenna feedpoint, requiring a bias-T (or a 1-2M micro USB lead, i guess...), but I’d like to put the box closer to the ground so if I put the amp/filter in the enclosure I can use USB easily - but how much will that degrade performance?
  
-I may want to add some buttons or indicator LEDs to the outside, to shut things down or indicate a problem. These will need to work outside and be waterproofed.+I may want to add some buttons or indicator LEDs to the outside, to shut things down or indicate a problem. These will need to visible outside and be waterproofed.
 ===== Software ===== ===== Software =====
  
   * The barest Raspbian OS install possible, probably  [[https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/operating-systems/|Raspbian Lite]]   * The barest Raspbian OS install possible, probably  [[https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/operating-systems/|Raspbian Lite]]
   * [[https://github.com/jekhokie/raspberry-noaa-v2|NOAA-Raspberry-v2]] script with any mods found   * [[https://github.com/jekhokie/raspberry-noaa-v2|NOAA-Raspberry-v2]] script with any mods found
 +  * [[https://github.com/altillimity/AltiWx|AltiWX]] is also an option for capturing more than one satellite at once
   * Try and move things off-SD card and reduce logging for card life   * Try and move things off-SD card and reduce logging for card life
   * Secondary storage? SSD?   * Secondary storage? SSD?
2m0iig-automated-wx-station.txt · Last modified: 2022/10/03 00:00 by 2m0iig