Aussie Feeders

[SnooooZe]

Hello fellow Aussies and "wannabees"
I'm living the life at Eden NSW in the South East corner of the Mainland (which seems a very entitled descriptor) I've been contributing to FR24 for a month or so now with varying success. I'm now receiving Aircraft out to 100nm via a home-built coaxial-collinear antenna with a base about 2m above the top of the roof. Before that the antenna was 2m lower, before that I had a pro bought VHF ant that had at best 10NM.
I started my contributing to add A/C at low-level ESP Roulettes out of east sale on LL expeditions that pass this way. anything below 2-2500 were not included on the FR24 map....not any more.
Now looking at cotrib to LiveATC.net and have another [Beter] SDR coming and another Rapb-Pi .....now what to contribute there...Cant hear both sides of VHF A/C-ATC but the area is not covered...or try for the trans Tasman HF traffic?.....So many decisions. BUT HI everyone!

[CANZAH]

Yep, Coffs here

[Subhuti]

Here we are, 19th March 2024. Very quiet in here the last few years by the look of it. I'm just one of many hundreds of feeders here in Sydney. Interesting hobby I must say. Does anyone still look in on this forum?

[ylis]

My layman’s breakdown of statistics for Aussie FR24 Feeders on the last day of 2020.

Since 01SEP2020, I've identified 4 new Australian airport locations appearing in the FR24 statistics:
YBHM - Great Barrier Reef (Hamilton Island)
YMDN - Merredin WA
YMOR - Moree NSW
YWUD - Wudinna SA

Today there are 1031 active FR24 feeders (195 F-Feeders and 836 T-Feeders) in Australia using 189 unique airport codes out of 213 I’ve identified since November 2015. This doesn’t count any new ones who have come and gone within this period – nor does it count the couple of active airports that are not appearing the statistics.

And based on the suffix number, Sydney (YSSY) has had 289 T-feeder registrations just pipping Brisbane (YBBN) with 282. Definitely some interest in feeding from these two major locations.

[wiedehopf]

Likely the transponder ids got reassigned and the database doesn't reflect that yet.
type/registration are not broadcast but looked up in a database using the ModeS hex id.

[Oblivian]

Yep panthers are Hawks

PANTHER - Confirmed

PTHR

HAWK 127

76 SQN WILLIAMTOWN

Unless there has been a re-jig of transponder IDs.

[nomad77]

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Something seems amiss here. The callsign, track and performance of this aircraft all suggest its a Hawk not a C130J.

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This image is from another site and show the aircraft as a Hawk.

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Same aircraft again from a third site.Second aircraft "A97-469" does not exist as far as I am aware. Probably a Hawk
as well.

Anyone got any thoughts on whats going on here.

[ylis]

A layman’s breakdown of statistics for Aussie Feeders as at 01SEP2020

In just the last few days, there are now 1004 active FR24 feeders (190 F-Feeders and 814 T-Feeders) in Australia with 184 unique airport codes in use. Four new airport codes appeared in July-August.
YCNM Coonamble NSW
YNBR Narrabri NSW
YMUG Mungeranie SA
YOLW Onslow WA

Based on the suffix number, Sydney (YSSY) has had 282 T-Feeders registered, Brisbane (YBBN) 276, Adelaide (YPAD) 185, Essendon (YMEN) 153, Bankstown (YSBK) 143, Canberra (YSCB) 134, Perth (YPPH) 132, Moorabbin (YMMB) 121, Tullamarine (YMML) 95, Jandakot (YPJT) 72 and Hobart (YMHB) 40.

[numloxx]

Thanks ylis,
I'm based in YANG at the moment, hills all around us.. so good to have some coverage here. I'm only here short term, but will try to leave a perm box on site somewhere. The village is on a hill so has good line of sight everywhere.

[ylis]

I can only refer to my FR24 experience and not FA. Its often stated there's no published FR24 coverage maps. From my part-time analysis of the publicly available FR24 user statistics, currently active feeder codes from your part of WA are YFDF Fortescue Dave Forrest, YWWI Woodie Woodie, YSOL Solomon, YPNW Pannawonica, YPKA Karratha and YPPD Port Hedland. There might be others that don't appear in the statistics. Feeders were previously active using YPPB Parraburdoo (2017), YEXE Exmouth (2018) and YNWN Newman (2018).

I've often thought that Balgo Hills might be a good in-fill site to cover the international flights from the east coast to Singapore etc. Anyone got any contacts up there ?

[numloxx]

Hi all,
Added YANG for FR24 and FA. Just wondering if there is a coverage map of all the sites around West Angelas?
I know there is one at YCHK, and possibly YNWN as well.

[ylis]

Since 1st May 2020, I've identified 5 new Aussie Feeder locations appearing in the FR24 statistics - all from Queensland.

YCMT Clermont, YCOE Coen, YDAY Dalby, YMTI Mornington Island and YWCK Warwick.


These are 4 new T-feeders and 1 F-station and some have only come online in the last few days.Great to see another two in Far North Queensland.

Currently 180 out of 205 active airport codes I’ve identified since November 2015 being used by Feeder stations. This doesn’t count any new ones who have popped up and quickly disappeared within this period – nor does it count the couple of active stations who are missing from the statistics.

[ylis]

Since 1st March 2020, I've identified 6 new Aussie Feeder locations appearing in the FR24 statistics.

EXT - YSNF Norfolk Island
NSW - YCDO Condobolin
QLD - YBKT Burketown
QLD - YCKN Cooktown
QLD - YTAA Tara
WA - YDGA Dalgaranga

These new feeders are a mix of F- and T- stations and some have only come online in the last few days.Great to see Norfolk Island filling the Pacific Ocean 'gap' and two in Far North Queensland.

Currently 175 out of 202 active airport codes I’ve identified since November 2015 being used by Feeder stations. This doesn’t count any new ones who have popped up and quickly disappeared within this period – nor does it count the couple of active stations who are missing from the statistics.

[ylis]

Since 1st March 2020, I've identified 6 new Aussie Feeder locations appearing in the FR24 statistics.

EXT - YSNF Norfolk Island
NSW - YCDO Condobolin
QLD - YBKT Burketown
QLD - YCKN Cooktown
QLD - YTAA Tara
WA - YDGA Dalgaranga

These new feeders are a mix of F- and T- stations and some have only come online in the last few days.Great to see Norfolk Island filling the Pacific Ocean 'gap' and two in Far North Queensland.

Currently 175 out of 202 active airport codes I’ve identified since November 2015 being used by Feeder stations. This doesn’t count any new ones who have popped up and quickly disappeared within this period – nor does it count the couple of active stations who are missing from the statistics.

[nomad77]

anzac.jpg North of Melbourne this morning (25th April) VH-OMS with a tribute to ANZAC day.