RTL-SDR for HF Marine GMDSS/DSC on SDRAngel

Introduction In previous posts I looked at decoding GMDSS/DSC HF & VHF signals using Multipsk on a Windows 10 Laptop & RaspberryPi4 (Refs.1/5). In this post I decode HF DSC signals using SDRAngel on a Windows 10 laptop. GMDSS/DSC HF Reception Parameter MF/HF VHF Frequency 2187.5, 4207.5, 6312.0, 8414.5, 12577.0, 16804.5 KHz 156.525MHz Baud Rate… Continue reading RTL-SDR for HF Marine GMDSS/DSC on SDRAngel

CelNav Sept Full Moon Lunar Distance

Introduction I am reading a fascinating book about the ocean depths by Susan Casey (Ref.1). She describes an ancient chart by Olaus Magnus of Sweden, depicting in graphic detail the oceans around Scandinavia and the monsters hiding in the depths, waiting to devour unsuspecting sailors (Ref.2)! I immediately thought of Joshua Slocum sailing alone around… Continue reading CelNav Sept Full Moon Lunar Distance

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RTL-SDR for VHF Marine GMDSS/DSC

Introduction In previous posts I looked at decoding GMDSS/DSC signals using Multipsk (Refs.1/3). Recently I have been able to use my balcony again and receive HF & VHF signals. This evening I was able to receive a VHF Ch70 GMDSS/DSC coastal signal on 2m using SDR# & Multipsk. GMDSS/DSC VHF Reception Parameter MF/HF VHF Frequency… Continue reading RTL-SDR for VHF Marine GMDSS/DSC

RTL-SDR for HF Marine GMDSS/DSC

Introduction In a previous post I looked at decoding GMDSS/DSC signals using Multipsk (Ref.1). Recently I have been able to use my balcony again and receive HF signals. This evening I was able to receive a GMDSS/DSC coastal signal on 36m using SDR# & Multipsk. GMDSS/DSC HF Reception Parameter MF/HF VHF Frequency 2187.5, 4207.5, 6312.0,… Continue reading RTL-SDR for HF Marine GMDSS/DSC