I went this route last year and thought it was awesome, really enjoyed it... RTLSDR https://www.amazon.com/RTL-SDR-Blog-RTL2832U-Software-Defined/dp/B011HVUEME

I went this route last year and thought it was awesome, really enjoyed it... RTLSDR https://www.amazon.com/RTL-SDR-Blog-RTL2832U-Software-Defined/dp/B011HVUEME/ https://www.amazon.com/RTL-SDR-Blog-RTL2832U-Software-Define... Use it to pick up weather satellites with the included antenna. Can spend ~$100 more to get images from the GOES satellites. Can use it to listen to ham radio, and local repeaters. Can use it during SSTV events to get images from the ISS https://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/ https://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/