Roland (PY4ZBZ) used an AMSAT-UK FUNcube Dongle VHF/UHF software defined radio to capture this stunning image from Noaa 15
Noaa 15 Image
“NOAA-15 vertical pass over my QTH
Sete Lagoas GH70un Brasil
Received with FCD+DCA antenna+Spectravue”
The FUNcube Dongle was developed as part of the educational outreach for AMSAT-UK FUNcube satellite project. Although it was designed to enable school students to receive the satellite beacon the wide frequency coverage of 64 – 1700MHz has meant that it can be used for many other applications.
The AMSAT-UK FUNcube Dongle VHF/UHF SDR is available at http://www.FUNcubeDongle.com/
It is also sold by Martin Lynch & Sons (ML&S) at http://tinyurl.com/MLandS-FCD
FUNcube Yahoo Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FUNcube
