Double Cross Antenna
Double Cross Antenna
Double Cross Antenna
Jun - Aug 2023
During the summer after freshman year, I designed and constructed a double cross antenna to receive signals from NOAA satellites and process them into images. The double cross antenna receives radio waves and converts them into electric currents. NOAA Satellites broadcast at frequencies of about 137 MHz. The signal waves are right-hand circularly polarized. The currents are then sent down coaxial cables to a software-defined radio that processes the signals. I used CubicSDR and WXtoImg to process the signals and create the image.
I attempted to receive the signals from the NOAA satellites over the course of a few months. After a few unsuccessful attempts, I reconstructed the antenna and resoldered the cabling. My best attempt is shown on the left below. Although the image appears noisy, it was different than my previous attempts which were completely noisy. and had no pattern.
Best Received Image
Pure Noise