Satellite Antenna Made From Emergency Blanket

When I made a satellite dish out of foil tape and an umbrella, everyone asked if I could do the same with emergency thermal blankets. I decided to give it a try, along with a few other viewer suggestions of metallic spray paint and reflective photography umbrellas.

I was surprised to find that the thermal blanket glued to an umbrella actually does work! I built this quickly and not very carefully, so it could definitely be done a little better.

In addition to the umbrella, thermal blanket, and spray glue, I used the following hardware for this project (these links give me an Amazon commission):

Software-Defined Radio: https://amzn.to/3IsvJFL
L-band Filter / Amplifier: https://amzn.to/4a50WL8
PCB Antenna feed: https://amzn.to/48MDTDJ
SMA antenna adapters: https://amzn.to/490CedX

I also used the following free software:
SDR++ https://www.sdrpp.org/
Satdump: https://www.satdump.org/

Parabolic Dish calculator: https://www.analyzemath.com/parabola/focus-of-parabola-calculator.html

More information on receiving GOES satellites can be found here: https://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-com-goes-16-17-and-gk-2a-weather-satellite-reception-comprehensive-tutorial/
And here: https://usradioguy.com/goes-satellite-imagery-reception/


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