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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Mitch on November 13, 2013, 01:48:42 PM

Title: NOAA Weather Stations
Post by: Mitch on November 13, 2013, 01:48:42 PM
Anyone know what mode the Wx station transmits on?

I tried wide FM, narrow FM, AM, USB, LSB, and DSB.

I'm trying to get it on the DV dongle on my Andriod phone (SDR Touch).

My other HT just has special key presses so I don't know what mode...
Title: Re: NOAA Weather Stations
Post by: cockpitbob on November 13, 2013, 02:30:08 PM
NOAA broadcasts FM  on 162.400, 162.425,  162.450,  162.475,  162.500,  162.525, and 162.550MHz.

Is it possible you are in a hole and can't get any of them?

Go here (http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/nwrbro.htm) and click on your state to see what towns the transmitters are located in.
Title: Re: NOAA Weather Stations
Post by: Mitch on November 13, 2013, 02:35:13 PM
I pick up ch2 just fine even on a shortened antenna on my HT.

Those are the frequencies I've tried.
Title: Re: NOAA Weather Stations
Post by: Mitch on November 13, 2013, 02:37:37 PM
Also, the dongle picks up 95.7MHz just fine, so it's not a low end specification issue.
Title: Re: NOAA Weather Stations
Post by: Mitch on November 13, 2013, 02:41:25 PM
When I get home I may try plugging the Buddistick into the dongle. Maybe there wasn't enough microamps coming from the crummy antenna it came with?
Title: Re: NOAA Weather Stations
Post by: RadioRay on November 13, 2013, 04:02:56 PM
NOAA weather radio is 'narrow' FM. 


>Ray
Title: Re: NOAA Weather Stations
Post by: raybiker73 on November 14, 2013, 06:18:51 PM
Luckily, this is a problem I've never had. I live 9 miles away (as the crow flies) from a 1000-watt NOAA station. I can practically pick it up through the fillings in my teeth.  8)
Title: Re: NOAA Weather Stations
Post by: Mitch on November 15, 2013, 10:54:41 AM
No matter which antenna I use the dongle won't pick it up so it's just an oddity with SDR Touch I suppose.
Title: Re: NOAA Weather Stations
Post by: Quietguy on November 15, 2013, 06:53:55 PM
Did you set it to NFM and tune either side of the frequency?  Frequencies on my SDR dongle are off enough to miss NFM stations if dialed to the exact number.  The software I have allows for entering a correction factor to get it to display right.

Wally
Title: Re: NOAA Weather Stations
Post by: Mitch on November 21, 2013, 07:37:22 AM
Scanned the entire area. Also learned the dongle doesn't actually change the frequency until you lift your finger.