https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/goes/ Recent content in Goes on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-06-self-hosted-amateur-satellite-ground-stations-satdump-goestools-noaa-apt/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-06-self-hosted-amateur-satellite-ground-stations-satdump-goestools-noaa-apt/ <h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>Amateur satellite reception is one of the most rewarding niches in the software-defined radio (SDR) hobby. With a $30 RTL-SDR dongle and a simple antenna, you can receive real-time weather imagery directly from NOAA, Meteor, and GOES satellites orbiting hundreds of kilometers above Earth. The challenge isn&rsquo;t the hardware — it&rsquo;s the software that demodulates, decodes, and renders the raw radio signals into beautiful Earth images.</p>