In this blog post I will try to explain what HRPT is and how to receive it using a cheap hardware setup based on an RTL-SDR.

  • Christian HB9HOX
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    21 year ago

    Had a look just to understand what HRPT stands for. I directly jumped to the section “1.2 What is HRPT” only to find a convoluted explanation already expecting a lot of knowledge. Calling that a beginner’s guide is a slap in the face for someone unfamiliar with the subject.

    I then searched the internet and found https://usradioguy.com/hrpt-satellite-tracking-and-capture/. There it states right in the first sentence: “Weather satellite pictures are often broadcast as high-resolution picture transmissions (HRPTs)”. Aha, thanks, that is the tl;dr I was looking for.