NooElec SAWbird+ GOES - Premium Saw Filter & Cascaded Ultra-Low Noise LNA Module for NOAA (GOES/LRIT/HRIT/HRPT) Applications. 1688MHz Center Frequency

1st one was DOA. They sent replacement ASAP and works just fine with my Goes satellite system.

I heard it was a must for hearing the GOES satellites. Tonight i put it to the test with a NANOLNA analyzer and it shows over a 30db gain and sharp band response. WOW. Its very nice. Looking forward to trying with a new dish feed and updated satellite info.

Works like a charm. Just don't forget to turn bias-t on and have your SDR gain turned up. I get clear signals at around 6 SNR from GOES East and I'm near 43º N

This is awesome for receiving GOES data as well as HRT from NOAA and Meteor. I use mine in conjunction with the L-band dish antenna also offered by NOOELEC.

The SAWbirds work. This is my second GOES plus... the first one I bought as the board version in 2018. I probably will find it someday and have a dish facing both birds. :) This one does work but was missing the SMA male to male adapter (a short RG-316 provided cable would be more practical) so it could have been a return but since it was literally in a zip lock bag there is no way of telling. Putting a staple in or taping the bag shut would be a fantastic idea. I mean that's only four bux part which I had in my adapter junk box) but it's annoying that I didn't get it. I did get the barrel adapter to micro usb but ever then the mating barrel should come with it to wire it up to 5V. Or even better a power injector with a DC block instead. Only other comment is that by now having a waterproof ("resistant") one in one of the ABS cases widely available here would make a lot more sense than the aluminum case version. Mine will end up being both eventually. Again, they are the only game in town so, yeah it works. It's cheap for what it is and is needed for reception with any SDR. Only other comment is that a waterproof fixed IF down converter version makes a lot more sense for all of these L band units. It's not a difficult or expensive proposition anymore like it was when I did GOES APT in the 90s. Then feedline loss would not be an issue on a permanent setup.

Perfect. The filter/LNA are absolutely required for reception of weather satellites in the 1.7 - 1.8 GHz band. A dish antenna and appropriate feed are required. I have tested multiple dishes, everything from a 2' prime focus to a 4' power company surplus Andrews dish. A DirecTV 'Slimline' offset focus dish, 33"x22" captures enough signal from GOES-19 to barely decode, NOT recommended. A one meter dish with helix feed is about the minimum setup that works reliably for the geosynchronous satellites. Again, if one wants to receive the images from 'space', the SAWbird is about the only option out there. NOTE: there are some funnies with the bias-tee: Depending on how the SAWbird is powered, in some cases DC can be presented to the receiver... An externally powered (5 VDC) bias-tee between the receiver, probably a SDR, and the SAWbird is highly recommended! Using Satdump software to process the data. The SDR receiver here is the SDRPlay RSP1B. The SDRBLOG.COM V4 dongle SDR works, but resulting signals are down 3 dB from the SDRPlay...have fun!

Works great! I tried a general purpose amp but I couldn't get GOES 16. With this I get a very strong, stable signal.

Delivery went smoothly. Exactly what I wanted

El producto ha llegado con algunas marcas de uso. La carcasa de aluminio tiene una ligera abolladura y arañazo y las letras están ligeramente borradas. Uno de las tornillos también tiene signos de estar un poco desgastado. Por lo demás, aun no he podido probarlo.

Without this, the L-band weather satellite images were full of noise, but now they are near perfect.

Works as intended! Using it to receive HRPT from NOAA and Meteor satellites.

ottimo

Improves reception of goes satellite a lot. Make sure you supply it with sufficient power. I'm thinking of getting a second one.