Amateur-built decoder taps SSMIS satellite data

Radio geeks reveal how to access crucial hurricane data after US Department of Defense cut it off

https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/ssmis_satellite_decoder/

From "The Register" article by Lindsay Clark.

One paragraph says, "The decoder is now publicly available via SatDump's GitHub repository in the "verywip" branch, although users wanting to take advantage of the download might want to contact SatDump directly for more information."

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"However, a group of amateur satellite and radio ham enthusiasts have pointed out that the data is still available, for those who know where to look. The community SatDump provides tools and data allowing users to access publicly available satellite streams. Lead developer and ham radio operator Alan Antoine said the US authorities were turning off the online distribution of real time data while the satellite passes over the US stations at Wallops Island, Virginia, and Fairbanks, Alaska.

"However, with the correct receiver – a guide to the hardware is available online – anyone in the US can pull the data directly off the satellite. Although it is encrypted over the rest of the world, the data is not encrypted over the US and the poles, according to Antoine."