u/Delt4plano

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I've bought a RTL-SDR blog V4 and i've had a lot of fun with it but i can't really get satellite images.
I'm using the small antenna that comes with it, not a proper dipole, but I notice weird noise right around 137.9 - 138 MHz (visible in the attached pics as well).

Yes, I'm pretty sure I have a passage over my head as I'm checking both with N2YO website and Look4Sat app.
I've even bought a 137MHz LNA BPF thinking that would solve my issue but it didn't

One thing i noticed is that the signal i get varies substantially depending on how the antenna cable is folded (or laid).

Is this normal?
Is there anything I can do to get better signal reception?

sdr++ waterfall in the middle of the passage (55° elevation)

SatDump getting nothing but noise

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u/Delt4plano — 10 days ago