[PCR-1000] Re:

Sun, 26 Jan 2003 18:49:26 -0600

Hi Brian,

Thanks for the comments.

I use SatSignal now for 90% of my image processing - the other 10% I used 
WxSat and mainly for Russian Sats. Of course, SatSignal is shareware but one 
can still get a lot of mileage of this program w/o registering.

Most visitors are interested in the final image rather than the telemetry 
file and the audio files can get to be over 10 megs for a decent pass. 
Besides NOAA provides a site (listed on my site) that one can download the 
telemetry files in HRPT format - what more could one want!

Craig

>From: "Brian Winter" <[email protected]>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: [PCR-1000] Re:
>Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 21:09:30 -0000
>
>Craig,
>fyi wxsat provides an example part file (noaa.wav  -  325k) in its download
>that might be helpful. sounds very similar to the soundbite example on your
>site - clear/no noise.  your 3s wav file gives 2 lines, noaa.wav gives 55
>lines so its even possible to decode this and get an image of sorts
>(southern italy by the looks of things).  that would at least determine
>whether the problem is in getting a file or with processing it.  when all
>said and done you don't need wxsat to get your first recorded file from a
>sat pass.
>
>you're right wxsat is tricky but you can muck about with processing with
>greater confidence once you have a good .wav file.  in systems terms the
>toughest issue is getting out of the noise - gettign a good signal.  ive
>found if youre really lucky and pick up an overhead pass from say NOAA17
>late am in uk, then you can get very noisy pictures (sound) with a discone 
>-
>not very well sited for this sort of thing either as i use it for local
>airband work mostly.
>
>btw great website - very informative (lots of work too !!!).  if i can 
>quote
>you
>"It's not practical to do this without any help "
>very true.  thanks for sharing great work
>
>Out of interest:- is it practical to make recent *wav file available for
>download from your shack ? I was thinking of doing this from here once I 
>get
>consistent results - its a weekend hobby so this might be some time away 
>yet
>!!.  im trying to get something interesting together for daughters school
>geography/technology project and processing images of areas other than our
>own would be of great help to show global nature of weather monitoring.
>
>tks
>bw
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Craig" <[email protected]>
>To: "Scott Millick" <[email protected]>
>Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 5:50 PM
>Subject: [PCR-1000] Re:
>
>
> > Okay Scott,
> >
> > For now lets forget about WXSat - first things first. Besides, for the
> > beginner WXSat is probably the hardest to get working.
> >
> > Tell me, do you receive a sound from your receiver like the sampling I
>have
> > posted on my site at http://users.accesscomm.ca/monitoringpost/about.htm 
>-
> > click on "signal". Also, I would like you to provide a list of the
>software
> > and hardware incl. your computer if you don't mind that u are using for
> > this.
> >
> > Now, I don't want to just tell you to READ READ READ but I have spent
> > considerable time posting a lot of information on my site that you may
>find
> > helpful starting out and which might answer some of your questions so I
>also
> > encourage you to look around there. However, I'll try my best to help 
>you
> > out here also. I've also c.c. this reply to the PCR-1000 newsgroup.
> >
> > -
> >
> > Craig Orban
> > Regina, SK, Canada
> > 50.45N 104.62W
> >
> > Web Page: http://www.accesscomm.ca/users/monitoringpost/
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Scott Millick" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 09:02
> >
> >
> > > If I had such a thing I would   I cannot figure out how u make it work
>I
> > > get the signal OK but when I go to the wxsat screen set it to the
>correct
> > > sat and hit begin recording nothing happend  I go to test and see some
> > > small makes on the graph but not knowing what it is supposed to look
>like
> > > who knows if its right   Thats why I could get a lot more done on the
> > phone
> > > or do u know a program that u pay for and has customer support ot
>another
> > > program
> > >
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