The growing number (and sophistication) of small instruments suitable for deployment on weather balloons, and the increased use of radio frequency bands used for their data transmission motivated improvements to the NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory’s ground-based receivers and software, beginning in 2023. Previous software-based systems were typically coupled with a single omnidirectional antenna or a directional Yagi antenna that oftentimes required realignment during the flight to maintain contact with the payload. The new dual antenna Sonde-Pi receiving system concurrently utilizes two types of omnidirectional antennas that offer complete coverage in any direction or elevation angle without the need for manual adjustment. Additionally, the second antenna offers a redundant data source that is used to replace unusable or missing data from the first antenna. The Sonde-Pi receiver provides GML with a portable hardware alternative to previous software-based systems that can easily be used in a permanent installation or on a mobile platform. Permanent Sonde-Pi and dual antenna systems have been installed in Boulder, Colorado and Hilo, Hawaii and have shown a significant improvement in the quantity of flight data collected. Permanent and mobile systems will be installed in Utqiagvik, Alaska, Lauder, New Zealand, and Reunion Island, France in the spring and summer 2024. Mobile platforms will be used for future flights from Scott Base, Antarctica, and on field campaigns in Kiruna, Sweden and various other locations.