Hey guys,
i am using a setup consisting of a Pi B + Flightaware (orange) stick + filter + standard antenna from DVB-t package, which i put onto a can , as recommended by abcd567. Thanks btw for that idea, it improved my range and seen airplanes a bit. I installed it on Saturday, so if you have a look at my performance graphs which will be attached later on this post, you will see some small changes.
Official stats of flightradar 24: (at the moment i am not allowed to post links here: so, check stats of fr24 =>radar code: T-ETUO22
So coming to my first question: How can i further improve my range/ seen airplanes?
=> First of all i will place my pi to a better position (line of sight is obstructed by some trees/houses in NW and West and NE. I also want to cut the surplus of my antenna. But are there any further things which can be achieved quite easily and for example with low costs? Pre-amp? Software/preferences?
Maybe you guys can conclude something out of my performance graphs...Basically i would appreciate a slightly better visibility of airplanes approaching FMO airport in Muenster. If they are passing by my house from South in Flightradar 24 they are only seen by MLAT calculations and the way to approach is quite poor.
Max range day/ visibility of dump1090: Capture.jpg
day chart performance: Capture3.PNG
week chart performance: (so you can see the change of setup on saturday (can under the antenna instead of no can the days before) Capture4.jpg
2nd question: I installed MLAT and regarding my 8754 it is running, but i don't see any MLAT tracks in my performance charts above. What is going wrong? Is my Pi not suitable for that kind of purpose?
8754: Capture1.PNG
Maybe you guys can help me a bit
Thanks in advance. Best regards
i am using a setup consisting of a Pi B + Flightaware (orange) stick + filter + standard antenna from DVB-t package, which i put onto a can , as recommended by abcd567. Thanks btw for that idea, it improved my range and seen airplanes a bit. I installed it on Saturday, so if you have a look at my performance graphs which will be attached later on this post, you will see some small changes.
Official stats of flightradar 24: (at the moment i am not allowed to post links here: so, check stats of fr24 =>radar code: T-ETUO22
So coming to my first question: How can i further improve my range/ seen airplanes?
=> First of all i will place my pi to a better position (line of sight is obstructed by some trees/houses in NW and West and NE. I also want to cut the surplus of my antenna. But are there any further things which can be achieved quite easily and for example with low costs? Pre-amp? Software/preferences?
Maybe you guys can conclude something out of my performance graphs...Basically i would appreciate a slightly better visibility of airplanes approaching FMO airport in Muenster. If they are passing by my house from South in Flightradar 24 they are only seen by MLAT calculations and the way to approach is quite poor.
Max range day/ visibility of dump1090: Capture.jpg
day chart performance: Capture3.PNG
week chart performance: (so you can see the change of setup on saturday (can under the antenna instead of no can the days before) Capture4.jpg
2nd question: I installed MLAT and regarding my 8754 it is running, but i don't see any MLAT tracks in my performance charts above. What is going wrong? Is my Pi not suitable for that kind of purpose?
8754: Capture1.PNG
Maybe you guys can help me a bit

Thanks in advance. Best regards
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