SDRplay RSP1a - RTL SDR Blog L-Band Patch antenna

[@roswellradio4106]

Another great & very informative guide! Recently acquired an RSP1A and your guides have been the key in getting excellent results from a simple wire antenna and older laptop PC. After 50+ years in amateur radio, your SDRs, website and guides are simply the best! Thank you & 73 to all of you at SDRPlay.

[@maportillo2008]

I have one with a HF diamod dipole, it is impressive what is received with that receiver, I came up with the idea of installing a filter to suppress the commercial FM band that I have close to home and if it was impressive before, now it is twice as impressive I receive much more signals, EB5HDT, 73.

[@robertallen3133]

Fantastic video, thank you

[@SDRplayHamGuides]

You're very welcome.

Thank you for good test.

[@SDRplayHamGuides]

Most welcome, Video was a little short but I do plan on revisiting this using JAREO for AERO Satellite ACARS & AERO C-Channel Voice decoding.

[@braddarnell736]

I've got one on order, but unfortunately, Amazon was out of stock so it's coming from China. I currently use a patch antenna from NooElec which works really well on 3-F5 but is marginal on 4-F3 (98 W). SNR is 8.5 and in 7037 frames, only 33 lost. Tekmanoid decodes it well. Hoping this new one will perform better.

[@SDRplayHamGuides]

My location and weather was not ideal. You should certainly see a difference with this antenna

[@fvfd5517]

i bought a patch the same antenna and the sdr blog v4 dongle but do not see any signals anywhere do i need a LNA also. was thinking this is all you needed to see signals

[@SDRplayHamGuides]

No LNA needed. The BIAS-T of the device will power it.

[@drmisfit]

Hi Mike does the AIS use the same sattelite for ACARS I'm in the UK ?

[@SDRplayHamGuides]

Not 100% sure but you should be able to monitor it on Inmarsat-4A F4/Alphasat at 25° East

[@drmisfit]

@@SDRplayHamGuides HI thanks so much for the reply, I'm decoding ACARS ok using the Jearo software with my L Band patch antenna using a RSP1A, I would like to try to decode AIS any idea what the frequencies would be ? thankyou

[@SDRplayHamGuides]

@@drmisfit Sorry, I don't know the frequecies used, I'm US based. You can try the SDRuno frequency banks provided here www.sdrplay.com/sdrplayhamguides/

[@drmisfit]

@@SDRplayHamGuides thankyou :)

[@scrook1027]

I bought the previous antenna, and never could get an Inmarsat signal here in Oregon. I tried for several weeks, and just ended up sending it back to Amazon. Is this antenna substantially better than the previous one. I'm using a SDR PlayDX.

[@SDRplayHamGuides]

At my location its much better than the previous L-Band patch antennas I used. You should pick up something off 4 F3 on 1.537.700.000 pointing the antenna south and a bit to the east www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=33278

[@scrook1027]

@@SDRplayHamGuides Thanks. Last time I had an app that showed the satellite locations in the sky. Guess I'll order it and see what happens. It's been about 20yrs now, but I worked with Inmarsat and Motorola out of San Diego putting Inmarsats on US Navy ships. I did some early Inmarsat tests out of Pensacola using the USS Lexington as a test bed.

[@SDRplayHamGuides]

Connect the antenna to Port B of the RSPdx. Enabled the BIAS T Run the RFGAIN at max Use this link www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=33278 to help point the patch Tune to 1.537.700.000 and you should see signals

[@raybokor2]

got it today mike

[@raybokor2]

like and sub mike i have some new used peanut acc on my patron site

[@SDRplayHamGuides]

I was tempted to make a funny face for the video thumbnail

[@MikesRadioRepairRestoration]

I have a RSPdx. Using this antenna, what else can i receive? Thanks :)

[@SDRplayHamGuides]

Inmarsat, Iridium, GPS and other satellites that transmit between 1525 - 1660 MHz

[@AnyoneSeenMikeHunt]

Excuse if this is a stupid question.. Can one watch Sat TV via SDRplay?

[@SDRplayHamGuides]

Yes & No Yes: Technically possible No: I haven't spotted a compatible decoder.

[@f5nfb480]

Hi ! Where can i find this antenna please ?

[@SDRplayHamGuides]

All links are in the video description.