Did you know you could track weather balloons that are sent up by the National Weather Service? In this video, I show you how to install the Radiosonde Auto RX tracking software using a Raspberry Pi and RTLSDR.

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SOFTWARE
Radiosonde Auto RX software: https://github.com/projecthorus/radio...
Raspbian OS Lite installation:    • Raspberry Pi 4 Raspbian OS Lite insta...  

HARDWARE
Raspberry Pi 4 1GB: https://amzn.to/3NBtoeM
Power supply: https://amzn.to/48ckHj1
Pi case (red/white): https://amzn.to/48bfYhI
32GB microSD card (2pack): https://amzn.to/3vdrgU5
RTLSDR v3 w/antenna: https://amzn.to/3SmqWeJ
(if v3 is sold out try the v4 model below)
RTLSDR v4 w/antenna: https://amzn.to/3TCra1T
N9TAX Slim Jim antenna (custom tuned to 403 MHz): https://n9taxlabs.com/shop/ols/produc...

BALLOON TRACKING WEBSITES
Sondehub: https://www.sondehub.org
SQ6KXY Radiosonde Tracker: https://radiosondy.info/

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CHAPTERS
00:00 [Intro]
00:10 [Sondehub overview]
02:30 [What is a radiosonde?]
03:09 [Required hardware]
04:10 [N9TAX Slim Jim custom antenna]
06:44 [Raspbian software]
07:40 [Radiosonde_Auto_RX installation]
31:28 [Tracking the balloon on Sondehub]
34:19 [First signal from balloon]
36:12 [Balloon path and predicted landing spot]
38:40 [First attempt to hear signal on HT]
39:33 [Tracking the balloon on SQ6KXY radiosonde tracker]
41:55 [Historical balloon data]
44:40 [Balloon data table]
46:31 [Waiting for others to pick up balloon]
48:26 [Sondehub updated predictions]
49:22 [Hearing radiosonde on HT]
52:02 [Other stations hearing balloon]
53:05 [Where did the balloon go?]
54:15 [Summary]
54:32 [Like and Subscribe!]