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2020-05-17 03:52:03
Sasha
,
NOAA-18
2020-07-16 03:52:03
Sasha
,
NOAA-18
2020-07-26 03:52:03
Sasha
,
NOAA-19
2020-09-09 03:51:59
Carl Reinemann
,
NOAA-19
Overcast with rain showers all day. High 56F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Very Gloomy
2020-09-18 03:51:59
FamSchä
,
NOAA-19
This image was taken in the proximity of many more turnstile antennas during a group sensing session as the finale of an amazing workshop. The surrounding was an artist built compound. It was my very first recording.
2020-09-20 03:51:59
Yoshi
,
NOAA-15
2020-09-21 03:51:59
Yoshi
,
NOAA-18
2020-09-21 03:51:58
FamSchä
,
NOAA-18
This was a family effort. Three people involved in the recording, two did it for the first time. It was an open field in the country side, clear blue sky. Many passersby were irritated by the activity. Afterwards we listened to some radio together.
2020-09-21 03:51:58
FamSchä
,
NOAA-19
This recording happened by accident. We were playing around with the antenna on the porch and suddenly the signal appeared so we decided to record it. The antenna was held by three people, one did it for the first time. It was a pleasant evening with the BBQ just heating up.
2020-09-22 03:51:58
Yoshi
,
NOAA-18
2020-10-07 03:51:58
Yoshi
,
NOAA-18
2020-10-07 03:51:58
Sasha
,
NOAA-18
2020-11-07 03:51:58
n.n.n. collective
,
NOAA-18
The recording was done in the proximity of Kunstverein Wagenhallen e.V. The occasion was the preparation of an exhibition dealing with Hegel's universalism and its influence on location and mapping as political practices. The area is industrial and surrounded by a lot of large metal constructions.
2020-11-07 03:51:57
n.n.n. collective
,
NOAA-19
The recording was done in the proximity of Kunstverein Wagenhallen e.V. The occasion was the preparation of an exhibition dealing with Hegel's universalism and its influence on location and mapping as political practices. The area is industrial and surrounded by a lot of large metal constructions.
2021-01-20 03:51:57
n.n.n. collective
,
NOAA-15
The sensing happened on a hill everyone refers to as Teehaus due to the tea house that stands there. The hill allows a North-West-South view over the city valley. It was difficult to climb the hill due to ice and there was a cold wind blowing. Our hands were extremely cold during the sensing. Since the satellite passed only at 49 degrees and the hill we were standing on was not higher than the hills surrounding the valley on the other side, we received only a very weak and partial signal.
2021-01-23 03:51:57
FamSchä
,
NOAA-15
When I woke up I wanted to check the satellite passes for the day and realized there was one happening in that very moment, passing right in front of my window. I quickly assembled the antenna and caught the second half of the pass through the open window of my room.
2021-01-23 03:51:57
FamSchä
,
NOAA-18
This image was received simultaneously with a friend in a different location. We had exchanged the passing times earlier in the day and then both sensed from our locations and shared our images later on. The sensing was done domestically on the porch – just stepping outside to check the satellite.
2021-01-23 03:51:57
FamSchä
,
NOAA-19
This image was received together in collaboration with my mum. We were not able to receive a signal although all the settings were correct so we tried to change location and walked to the open crossway close by. Eventually I saw the signal at 138.009.662 instead of the regular NOAA 19 frequency which I had set Cubic SDR to. I changed frequency and suddenly we received the signal and started recording. So far nobody has been able to explain this frequency shift of the satellite to me. Any hints are welcome.
2021-01-24 03:51:57
FamSchä
,
NOAA-18
This was my dad's very first satellite sensing session. We did it in the open field on a beautiful sunny morning and a pass at almost 90 degrees.
2021-01-26 03:51:56
n.n.n. collective
,
NOAA-15
This stellite pass was recorded while it was snowing. Although the pass was happening at almost 90 degrees it was very difficult to receive the signal. We were standing on a hill that overlooks valleys on both sides. Theoretically there were no large obstructions blocking the signal and the direction of the pass was clear.
2021-03-05 03:51:56
George Ridgway
,
NOAA-18
2021-03-28 03:51:56
Olivia Berkowicz
,
NOAA-18
Decoding with Akademie Schloss Solitude fellows, second day of decoding
2021-03-28 03:51:56
flow
,
NOAA-18
2021-03-28 03:51:56
Fanteugia
,
NOAA-18
2021-07-13 03:51:56
Lothringer 13 Halle
,
NOAA-18
2021-07-20 03:51:55
Sasha Engelmann
,
NOAA-18
2021-07-23 03:51:55
Lothringer 13 Halle
,
NOAA-18
2021-07-24 03:51:55
Lothringer 13 Halle
,
NOAA-19
2021-07-29 03:51:55
Lothringer 13 Halle
,
NOAA-19
2021-08-13 03:51:55
Lothringer 13 Halle
,
NOAA-19
2021-08-20 03:51:54
Lothringer 13 Halle
,
NOAA-18
2021-09-02 03:51:54
Sasha Engelmann
,
NOAA-18
2021-09-06 03:51:54
Lothringer 13 Halle
,
NOAA-18
2021-09-11 03:51:54
Lothringer 13 Halle
,
NOAA-18
2021-09-13 03:51:54
Lothringer 13 Halle
,
NOAA-19
2021-09-14 03:51:54
Lothringer 13 Halle
,
NOAA-18
2021-09-17 03:51:53
Lothringer 13 Halle
,
NOAA-19
2021-09-18 03:51:53
Lothringer 13 Halle
,
NOAA-19
2021-09-19 03:51:53
Lothringer 13 Halle
,
NOAA-19
2021-09-19 03:51:53
Lothringer 13 Halle
,
NOAA-18
2021-10-07 03:51:53
Asst. Prof. Dr. Chonmapat Torasa
,
NOAA-19
2024-03-18 09:35:45
Sasha Engelmann
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
NOAA-19
Last night, while sitting in the corner of the park on a bench under a streetlamp, an older, long-beareded man on a bike stopped, circled around, and told me I was 'too far into the park'. He advised me to go to the edge of Downs road to be safe, and added 'you are my daughter too'. This encounter stayed with me as I went back to the park this morning for a satellite pass, and looked at the distance between the bench and the streetcorner – a matter of metres – but in the dark, perhaps much more than that.
2025-03-12 03:48:00
Heidi Neilson
Gilboa, New York, United States
United States
NOAA-18
2024-12-08 21:12:27
Soph Dyer
A hotel, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
The Netherlands
NOAA-19
I lean out of the hotel window to catch a noisy signal. The signal and noise come in waves: signal rising, noise rising, signal rising, rising, rising, rising. "Assad’s gone." "I told you," my closest Syrian friend writes from Hong Kong. "How are you celebrating?" I ask. He sends a photo of him looking sharp, wearing a Mercedes cap, with a keffiyeh draped over his shoulders, holding a slice of red velvet cake.
"U have no idea how ecstatic I am," he writes.
No one I know believed that this day would come. And, at what cost? "I'd written off a future without Assad," WhatApps a former human rights colleague who, in 2016 interviewed survivors of Saydnaya Prison. I recall her saying that the investigation had almost folded as they could not find enough interviewees because so few people left the prison alive.
I watch on Al Jazeera as a stream of men and women walk up a dirt path between mine fields, into the open gates of Saydnaya.
2024-01-27 11:34:33
Sasha Engelmann
Abney Park Cemetery, London, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
NOAA-18
Abney Park Cemetery was muddy, wet, and full of dog walkers and strollers on this Saturday Morning. The density of the winter trees and the humidity of the air created a mist that felt appropriate to the vine-covered tomb-stones, monuments and crosses. I thought of the way early radio enthusiasts heard 'something in the static' that spoke of other spaces and times of the past and future. I pointed my antenna at the moist ground, wondering if the static would pick up frequencies underneath.
2025-06-28 19:02:18
Soph Dyer
Achmelvich, Scotland, UK
UK
NOAA-15
From the crew of the ferry from Mallaig to Armadale, I learned the joy of stopping take in what is in front of you.
In front of us was a pod of Short-beaked common dolphins. The crew turned the ferry towards the dolphins and killed the engine – it was a moment of collective joy.
From Ocean Vuong, I understood that "The hardest thing in the world is to only live once."
2024-03-28 11:42:10
Sasha Engelmann
Aire de Châteauvillain, France
France
NOAA-18
The rather grandly named 'Aire de Chateauvillain' is a gas station, electric car charger port and a food court with a Paul and a bistro. After waking at 6am and driving the best part of the day, my partner and I were absolutely starving, but we had trouble finding anything to eat. After being shown to a table between two other traveling couples, we were turned away from the bistro when they said they were 'out' of both the squash soup I wanted, the cheese plate we were going to share, and the goat cheese in the salad my partner ordered. As many other people were eating there, I had a sneaking suspicion that the bistro wasn't really 'out' of all of these separate dishes (how can a french bistro be out of chevre!? or cheese in general?!) but that we were turned away for other reasons. We made the best of it, and after I captured a rather noisy satellite image from NOAA-18, we went on our way.
2024-09-27 10:22:22
Alabama, United States
United States
NOAA-19
2025-01-19 08:13:00
Marius
Alba Iulia, Romania
Romania
NOAA-15
Yes, I know the photos look bad, but my rig was a Baofeng UV-5r with the stock whip antenna, recorded with a phone. The NOAA-15 came today at 6:19 UTC almost over head with 89 degrees of elevation. There was a lot of fog out, humidity 84%. Temp was -3 Celsius.
2025-01-19 10:14:00
Marius
Alba Iulia, Romania
Romania
NOAA-19
2025-01-19 12:00:00
Marius
Alba Iulia, Romania
Romania
NOAA-18
2025-01-23 11:00:00
Marius Sturza
Alba Iulia, Romania
Romania
NOAA-19
This is my first time using a home made V dipole antenna. Although the quality doesn't seem to be that good. This may be because of the weather or because I somehow didn't build the antenna correctly. Keep in mind that I still use a Baofeng Uv5r and a phone to record. The weather wasn't great, with a little shower pouring down on my location, lot of fog and the average temp. was 4 degrees Celsius. Quite impressed by the range of the transmission being able to see a little of the NNE part of Africa and up to the Baltic Sea.
2025-06-14 08:00:00
Marius Sturza
Alba Iulia, Romania
Romania
NOAA-15
Today is a very nice day in my area, the temperature is expected to be around 25 Celsius, no clouds, 65% humidity and about 3km/h wind speed.
As this was one of the last good passes above my home, before NOAA shuts down transmissions, I wanted to immortalize this nice view of Europe and even Africa.
2025-07-13 19:22:00
Marius Sturza
Alba Iulia, Romania
Romania
NOAA-19
To start, I want to present you my "rig" :)). A Baofeng UV5r and a crude V-dipole made from copper pipes and some coax. The antenna as for now lives on a long stick. Trough these images you can also see some random photos from my gallery that I thought looked cool. If you want a representation of the current weather look at the photo with the mountain, that's pretty much it.
Now for some more in depth data: the temperature today was 29 Celsius, Humidity 60%,
wind ~5km/h, dew point 13 C, pressure 1018mb. Night temperature expected to be around 13 C.
As for final thoughts I want to say that just I got into radios and NOAA satellites they decide to decommission them :`((. But I'm happy that the NOAA 19 still transmits images. I want to tell you that I'm also in the process of getting my CEPT Novice license, I have no idea how to translate this for people from other countries, but search it on Google. Have a nice day!!
2020-09-06 03:52:01
WXVids
Albany, NY, USA
USA
NOAA-15
not sure of the political climate, seems mixed.
2021-10-31 19:29:13
WXVids
Albany, NY, USA
USA
NOAA-15
2021-10-31 19:41:20
WXVids
Albany, NY, USA
USA
NOAA-19
2024-11-10 12:19:21
Moose
Albany, Oregon, USA
USA
NOAA-18
I’m really struggling to get images. I have SLIGHTLY better luck with a dipole. I tried a random wire to see if that helped but not really. I’m working on building a QFH but it’s complicated. I’ll keep at it.
2022-10-14 20:21:04
Mei Liu
amsterdam, netherlands
netherlands
NOAA-15
humid, post-rain weather with pretty clear sky
2022-10-14 20:23:03
Andrea González
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Netherlands
NOAA-15
Rainy night
2025-02-09 11:32:13
Michele Boulogne and Judith Ramitha Gunaratne
Amsterdam, Nieuwe West area, The Netherlands
The Netherlands
NOAA-19
Heavy winter over the Netherlands, it's been weeks around zero; the dry air can get through anything. From above, NOAA19 beams through a wide mantle of clouds, they seem settled and a attached to the European continent- yet I've rarely see them swirling so fast, hiding then revealing our sun every hour.
2024-12-21 11:29:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-18
Yellow weather warning just starting here. Bright but very very windy from 2 floors up, leaves swirling everywhere, bins falling about
2025-03-26 18:59:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-15
2025-03-26 21:05:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-19
2025-03-27 10:59:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-19
First daytime image from the antenna at Hospitalfield. Weather: Increasingly drizzly and windy from the start of the day. Hoods up. Rain that sounds like it might be hail. Dry ground means big puddles.
2025-03-27 20:53:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-19
2025-03-28 08:19:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-15
2025-03-28 10:46:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-19
Today I visited the antenna on top of the tower after it was installed yesterday (thanks to Ross and Kirsten!). There's a bright enough sun to squint but not enough to warm the body, just flush my face. Or that could be the walk up spiralling stairway and the sudden exposure to wind. The AGS is further down the stairs, in the collections store room, just next to the Victorian telescope that I'm told is rumoured to have be used out here on the tower. Now, the gleaming copper v-dipole antenna is standing firm – just a slight wibble in its arms in the gusting wind. Strapped to the eroding sandstone. A lightning rod is a nearby companion, a much older installation. Strong shadows and pools of water sit on the roof from last night's rain. Fast moving clouds make a repeating rhythm of sensations, like drum beats. One beat sun, one beat rain flecks, beat cloud, beat sun, beat rain etc. The wind buffeting is a constant through the day. The sea is silvery in the distance with a slightly hazy horizon. Looking down to ground level, daffodils smile back. Dots of primrose. Bluebells are on the cusp. Perhaps less distinct waves of their flowering than in the past. The beats quicken. Up here it's just me, but down from the tower it's a busy day, the garden club volunteers have lots of spring jobs to do, the Travelling Gallery bus is visiting, the cafe is packed, and there's more going on than I know about. I shout to Andy (who drives the bus) – he can't hear me over the wind, but I take a photo.
2025-03-28 20:38:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-19
2025-03-30 23:02:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-18
2025-03-31 19:27:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-15
2025-04-01 09:13:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-15
2025-04-02 12:30:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-18
At 12.30 the ground station recorded this pass. At 13.00 I was on the other side of town and heard a sonic boom. Squinted up in the sun to see two low flying jets at high speed, heading out to sea, leaving white trails on a bright blue sky. We aren't far from a military base, after all. Around 15.00 I head to the tower for some checks: increase buffer mins to 2, ensure ventilation around the AGS, check antenna's position. On the roof this time the puddles have dried up and the sky is clear. Some of the old bricks holding the tarp in place have Arbroath imprinted on them, and I wonder when and where in the town they were made. Just a small cold breeze to remind that it's spring, not summer. Daffodils almost seem luminescent in the strong light. Around 16.00 I'm down at the beach, the tide is high, almost all the way up to the sea wall. There's a dead seal that's lost its head and a solid pink plastic bottle left on the stair pillar like an extra ornate twirl. It looks recently left and goes in the bin, the seal looks like it's been there a while.
2025-04-02 22:15:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-19
2025-04-03 22:02:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-19
2025-04-04 19:22:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-15
2025-04-05 09:08:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-15
"To discuss the weather together = this it’s all the same of talking/ not talking about love." Barthes, The Preparation of The Novel
Familiar but ever shifting images. A view from above. From the ground it’s been clear skies, daffodils, fire crackle, cold hands, cold breeze, hot cheeks, happy tears. Familiar but ever shifting images.
Always contradictions. To talk/ not talk about love in times of genocide. To talk/ not talk about weather in times like these.
2025-04-06 11:31:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-19
2025-04-07 22:59:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-18
2025-04-08 19:18:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-15
2025-04-09 09:03:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-15
2025-04-10 12:27:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-18
Unseasonably hot for April. A sustained period of dry weather and clear skies. Dusty streets, high pollution and tree pollen adrift. Throat scratch. Can't actually remember the last time it rained. Reports of wild fires on the west coast, on Arran and Bute. It's the school holidays. Another news report of chaos at East coast beaches, masses of people flocking to the sea. Ice cream headaches for North sea dookers. As one of them, met an unexpected headwind cycling east from Arbroath to a beach, but the breeze felt hot. Wind sock dancing. And still cold at night.
2025-04-11 22:02:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-19
2025-04-12 21:50:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-19
2025-04-13 08:59:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-15
2025-04-14 23:09:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-18
2025-04-15 22:57:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-18
2025-04-16 12:51:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-18
2025-04-17 12:38:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-18
2025-04-18 12:25:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-18
2025-04-19 22:02:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-19
2025-04-20 21:50:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-19
2025-04-21 11:43:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-19
2025-04-22 11:31:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-19
2025-04-23 19:26:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-15
2025-04-24 09:12:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-15
2025-04-25 12:35:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-18
2025-04-26 22:14:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-19
2025-04-27 19:21:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-15
2025-04-28 21:49:00
Hospitalfield
Arbroath, Scotland
Scotland
NOAA-19
