NooElec SAWbird+ GOES - Premium Saw Filter & Cascaded Ultra-Low Noise LNA Module for NOAA (GOES/LRIT/HRIT/HRPT) Applications. 1688MHz Center Frequency

Used with a grid dish antenna and a Nooelec RTL Smartee. Vit average <450, 0 packet drops.

This is the right tool for the job, worked with bias-t on two different rtl-sdrs, clean reception over 24 hour period, sturdy case protects components

This unit improved my reception distance from 5 miles to as much as 100 miles using the same antenna. Compact unit, works very well.

Did not work properly. Had to purchase another one. Also, the price was higher on Amazon rather than other online stores.

Works very well for receiving L-band transmission from weather satellites. Although it draws a bit of current.

This is the 30 db version but it needs 180 ma which the NESDR SMARTee will provide. RSP-2 will not provide enough current; it crowbars; instead, get the 20 db version of the SAWBIRD--it requires only 30 ma; Or you could buy the 30 db version and power it other than by the RSP-2s bias-t

didnt do anything useful

Solid LNA/Filter overall. Exceeds gain spec, around 35 dB. Noise figure of around 1.9 dB. Ive included measured gain from 1.6 GHz to 1.8 GHz. My only wish would be markings on the case for input and output ports. The input is the side with the micro USB port.

Absolutely necessary for HRPT, GOES (HRIT/LRIT), and virtually any other L band application in or near this range.

Maybe labeling the input/output would help? Especially for the mentally challenged such as myself... Sat there for an hour trying to figure out what I was doing wrong.. Unit works great! Thanks