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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

2025.04.17 | FY-3G | 7790MHz | 17:41z | Max. EL 60degrees | Decoding #SatDump | Auto tracking #UltraTrack

2024.12.14 - 13:20 FengYun-3D | 7820 MHz | False Color image with map overlay | Crop of North-Europe and The Netherlands

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! 👋

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

Night IR view of the dish in park position.

Today with pretty high winds I auto-tracked Fengyun 3D.

Last week I did some test and calibration auto tracking. I use UltraTrack from #USA-Satcom for controlling the dish. This is ofcourse a TimeLapse recording. The original video was 6 minutes and 30 secondes.

Welcome to my BlueSky account! This summer I built a new auto-tracking satellite dish for X-band reception. I made a fold down construction so I can lower the dish in case of absence or high winds.