Local Date

11 June 2025

Local Time

22:36

Location

Bidston Observatory, Wirral

Country or Territory

UK

Name

Tom Lye

Satellite

NOAA-19

Archive ID

ow2328

Coordinates

53.4, -3.07

A warm and sticky day on Bidston Hill, with high clouds and wind moving in at dusk. I finally got the bits for a V-Dipole antenna and it felt nice to observe a passing satellite with an antenna in my hands.

I also felt a little sad knowing that NOAA18 had stopped signalling last week, so was galvanised to connect with 19 at last! More to come...

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