LOW-COST AND FLEXIBLE SOFTWARE-DEFINED RADIO ARCHITECTURE FOR X-BAND SATELLITE DATA RECEPTION USING NUAND BLADERF AND USRP N210

2025 · doi:10.22541/au.176120506.61053032/v1
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This paper presents a low-cost and flexible Software-Defined Radio (SDR) architecture for X-band satellite data reception, validated on multiple Earth observation missions including JPSS-2, Suomi-NPP, Aqua, and Feng Yun 3D (FY-3D). The hybrid receiver integrates Nuand bladeRF and Ettus USRP N210 with open-source tools (SatDump, GNU Radio) and NVMe storage, achieving real-time decoding of QPSK-modulated signals up to 15 Mbps over ~35 MHz bandwidth. Field deployments in Ranca Bungur, Indonesia, demonstrated stable data acquisition and image decoding, including during the Mount Lewotobi eruption in November 2024. The system achieved an average SNR of 21 ±2 dB for JPSS-2 with <5% frame loss, while FY-3D data showed 19 dB SNR and ~12% frame loss. Compared with commercial demodulators (USD 15k–40k), the proposed system delivers competitive performance under USD 2,000. This represents the first documented hybrid bladeRF–USRP implementation for X-band reception in Southeast Asia. Supplementary Material File (submit_to_wiley_formatted_r1.docx) - Download - 499.23 KB Information & Authors Information Version history Copyright This work is licensed under a Non Exclusive No Reuse License.

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Authors Metrics & Citations Metrics Article Usage 141views 73downloads Citations Download citation supri yono, Suhermanto, Hidayat Gunawan, et al. LOW-COST AND FLEXIBLE SOFTWARE-DEFINED RADIO ARCHITECTURE FOR X-BAND SATELLITE DATA RECEPTION USING NUAND BLADERF AND USRP N210. Authorea. 23 October 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22541/au.176120506.61053032/v1 DOI: https://doi.org/10.22541/au.176120506.61053032/v1 If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download. For more information or tips please see 'Downloading to a citation manager' in the Help menu.

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