Hardware Setup

The following steps cover the physical setup of Ground Sphere Mk 3. You will be ready to operate Ground Sphere after completing both these steps and the Software Setup. Refer to the Operating Instructions at that point for information on capturing images from NOAA weather satellites.

Tools

None.

Materials

From the Bill of Materials

Safety Issues

Product

Full Hardware Assembly

Procedure

  1. Place NMO Base on a level surface
  2. Screw Monopole Antenna onto NMO Base
  3. Screw SMA connector end of NMO Base to the RTL-SDR Dongle
  4. Plug RTL-SDR Dongle into your computer's USB port