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Radioforeveryone New Posts: PiAware Step-By-Step Guide and a Guide to Feeding...
Akos from the radioforeveryone.com blog has recently uploaded some new posts. The first post is a tutorial on setting up a PiAware server with an RTL-SDR. PiAware is the official ADS-B feeder software...
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dumpvdl2: A Lightweight VDL2 Decoder
The VHF Data Link mode 2 (VDL2) is a relatively new wireless transmission mode used on aircraft for sending short messages, position data (similar to ADS-B) and also for allowing traffic controllers to...
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Radio For Everyone: Testing Several ADS-B Antennas Under $50
Over on his blog ‘Radio for Everyone’ Akos has shared results submitted to him by FlightAware forum user ‘Nitr0’ which compares several ADS-B antennas that cost under $50 USD. The antenna that we most...
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FlightAware Prostick Plus Now Available in our Store
The FlightAware ProStick Plus is an modified RTL-SDR designed specifically for ADS-B reception. Its main defining feature is that it has a built in low noise figure LNA, and a 1090 MHz SAW filter. The...
View ArticleA Tutorial on Using a Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless for ADS-B Flight Tracking
Allaboutcircuits.com contributing writer Mark Hughes has recently posted a tutorial that shows how to use an RTL-SDR dongle with a Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless to track aircraft with ADS-B. As a bonus he...
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SDRplay RSP1 & RSP2 Now Support ADS-B Decoding on the Raspberry Pi 2 & 3
Over on the official SDRplay blog, head of marketing Jon has announced that the RSP1 & RSP2 is now compatible with their dump1090 ADS-B decoders for the Raspberry Pi 2 & 3. They write: ADS-B...
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Setting up a FLARM Receiver with an RTL-SDR and Orange Pi Zero: Tracking...
Most people already know about ADS-B aircraft tracking, but few know about FLARM (FLight AlaRM). FLARM is a low cost and low power consumption ADS-B alternative which is often used by small aircraft...
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Low Power RTL-SDR ‘Stratux’ Dongles Now Available in our Store
Over on our store we now have a limited amount of “Low Power V2” RTL-SDR dongles available for sale for $16.95 USD incl. free international shipping. These are dongles that were produced for the...
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Contributing ADS-B Data to RadarBox with an RTL-SDR and Raspberry Pi
RadarBox.com is an ADS-B aggregator which is very similar to other aggregators like FlightAware.com and FlightRadar24.com. These services use ADS-B data provided from volunteers all around the world to...
View ArticleDecoding ADS-B in MATLAB Video Tutorial
Over on YouTube the official MATLAB channel has uploaded a new video that is a tutorial on setting up ADS-B decoding in MATLAB. MATLAB is a technical computing language that is frequently used by many...
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Radio For Everyone: An Easy ADS-B Antenna, ADS-B Advice, and Long Term Results
Over on his blog Akos has uploaded several new posts all relating to ADS-B reception. His first post shows how to build a very simple yet effective “Coketenna” ADS-B antenna which can be built with an...
View ArticleBuilding a Ground Plane / Spider ADS-B Antenna for 2€
Thanks to Manuel aka Tysonpower for submitting to us his extremely cheap ADS-B antenna build. Manuels ADS-B antenna consists of a simple SMA connector with flange and some wires cut to the correct...
View ArticleAsking an Amazon Echo to Spot Planes with help from an RTL-SDR and Raspberry Pi
Amazon Echo is a smart home device which is essentially a hands free speaker that responds to voice commands in a similar way to ‘Okay Google’ and Siri does on your phone. With voice commands you can...
View ArticleReceiving ADS-B Jetliner Traffic with a Simple Paper Clip
Over on YouTube user icholakov has uploaded a new video showing how easy it can be to build a cheap ADS-B antenna out of a simple paper clip and coax connector. Modern aircraft carry an ADS-B...
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Creating an Encrypted ADS-B Plane Spotter with a Raspberry Pi, RTL-SDR and SSL
These days it’s quite easy to share your ADS-B reception on the internet with giant worldwide aggregation sites like flightaware.com and flightradar24.com. These sites aggregate received ADS-B plane...
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HamRadio360 Podcast: ADS-B Aircraft Tracking with an RTL-SDR
HamRadio360 is a bi-weekly podcast all about ham radio and related topics. On their June 13 podcast Nick, KK6LHR came on to discuss his experiences with decoding ADS-B with cheap SDR radio like the...
View ArticleDecoding ADS-B in MATLAB Video Tutorial
Over on YouTube the official MATLAB channel has uploaded a new video that is a tutorial on setting up ADS-B decoding in MATLAB. MATLAB is a technical computing language that is frequently used by many...
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Radio For Everyone: An Easy ADS-B Antenna, ADS-B Advice, and Long Term Results
Over on his blog Akos has uploaded several new posts all relating to ADS-B reception. His first post shows how to build a very simple yet effective “Coketenna” ADS-B antenna which can be built with an...
View ArticleBuilding a Ground Plane / Spider ADS-B Antenna for 2€
Thanks to Manuel aka Tysonpower for submitting to us his extremely cheap ADS-B antenna build. Manuels ADS-B antenna consists of a simple SMA connector with flange and some wires cut to the correct...
View ArticleAsking an Amazon Echo to Spot Planes with help from an RTL-SDR and Raspberry Pi
Amazon Echo is a smart home device which is essentially a hands free speaker that responds to voice commands in a similar way to ‘Okay Google’ and Siri does on your phone. With voice commands you can...
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