
Ideally, the USB cable should be no longer than 3 metres to avoid interference. a USB A male to USB A female extension cable (£5-10) and a short cable or adapter to connect your dongle to your antenna.

The cable needs a male SMA plug to fit into the dongle. The RF cable should have 50 ohms impedance.


Please get in touch if you would like to contribute instructions for Linux or another operating system. Other software and hardware setups are possible! Importantly, the guide is limited to Windows and MacOS. We document here only a few ways to receive an Automatic Picture Transmission (APT) from active National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellites. If you use the guide, please send and feedback: what worked, what was missing or could have been clearer? Guide for the reception of NOAA satellite images using software defined radio on Windows or MacOS This guide is a Beta version and is currently being tested! Testing may take longer than planned as due to supply chain issues caused by the Covid-19 pandemic some hardware components might be temporarily unavailable.
