SATCOM Receiver Box

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I built this setup to make recieving satellites easier. The box neatly fits an SDR, bandpass filter and LNA. The antenna I used is a fold up dual band Yagi. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MCT345L?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details The LNA used is this one.... https://a.co/d/cw4dLrQ And the FMbroadcast filter used is this one https://a.co/d/h4N23P4 The yagi used is this one HYSHIKRA Foldable Dual Band Yagi Antenna https://a.co/d/cHJZBqW I cut an old USB cable and soldered the cable to the solder points on the LNA. I weaved the cable through the mount holes first to give it some strength. Then I connected them all together using these exact connectors https://a.co/d/6nKsAzR The SDR used was a RTL SDR V5, but any SDRs that are the same size should work. Here is the one I used. https://a.co/d/5OoKFBo You will need a short piece of coax between the box and antenna. The antenna uses a SO239 and the other end is a SMA, so I made a cable that had an SMA plug installed on it, and soldered on a PL259 to the other side. I use this setup with a AZ-GTI star tracking mount, and use it to monitor and track satellites like NOAA18 NOAA19 and ISS. You can also use the anetnna by hand since it's fairly light. You will need a USB hub of some sort to connect the SDR and the LNA amplifier to the computer. I used this 30 foot cable so I could operate from inside the air conditioned trailer, and it worked great. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01L81WQ2O/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 NOTE* Inside, there is a cut out where the SDR fits. I used a strip of M.2 thermal tape to put between the SDR and the aluminum angle iron that it's mounted to. This seems to keep the SDR much cooler. Also, there are screw holes on the bottom so you can mount it to whatever you want. --Special Credit given to Jim Bowcut for designing the box.