Connected and receiving data

Hi all, Nice to meet you all. Just wanted to chime in on my progress with my DC and introduce myself.

I grabbed a couple Dreamcatchers to fiddle around with (one currently based in Suffolk, UK), I’ve finally got my prototype antenna up and working, it’s given me a boost of about +4db, I plan to cut the cone down and shorten it, for now though it all seems to be working. Nominally I’m seeing about -11.5-12.5db SNR.

I’ve established a lock and am successfully downloading files, all of this has been completed without any precision aiming of the antennna with the use of a camera tripod and bits of wood & metal laying about.

With my additional DC, I plan to deploy this in the south of Spain. When lockdown calms down I’ll be working on making this happen.

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Hey! Great job. It’s pretty cool to receive data from space. Welcome to the group. :cowboy_hat_face:

Hi Cheaha, Thanks :slight_smile:

I’ve cut the antenna down to size, re-aimed and I’ve seen an improvement of about +1db to the RX.

Still some improvements to be made, but overall pretty pleased.