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Finally i was able to install Virtual Radar on my windows server, but now i need to open a lot of ports at PI (home) and server to start getting info.
what im trying to do is to show all the antennas i have in the same map.
maybe i can do something for other users who wants to check the same with their antennas.
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My first collinear antenna
Good job there.
I'm pretty satisfied with the increase of range (~25-30%) with my new antenna. I will try to tweak it more, maybe do a longer one with more sections. And I will probably try to do a ground plane antenna like this to http://www.atouk.com/wordpress/?wpdm...nna&wpdmdl=397Last edited by FR24-BB8; 2016-06-04, 17:31.
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Originally posted by FR24-BB8 View PostHi guys.
I'm new at this forum, and new to FR24 to. I've just set up my Raspberry 2 to feed FR24 with data, and with the stock antenna that came with my USB-dongle I get signals from approx. 20-50 nm. Tonight I built an collinear antenna with five segments, unfortunately I can't test it until tomorrow cause I miss some connectors. Anyway, how much do you think I will increase my coverage with my 5 segment collinear vs my 67 mm stock antenna?
Here is a my antenna assembled
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Well I can tell right away, that something must have gone wrong with my 8 segment antenna. Did not cover planes 40 nm away. Switched back to my 5 segments and they all starting to show up.. IŽll guess my next project will be a ground plane...
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Originally posted by FR24-BB8 View PostWell I can tell right away, that something must have gone wrong with my 8 segment antenna. Did not cover planes 40 nm away. Switched back to my 5 segments and they all starting to show up.. IŽll guess my next project will be a ground plane...
Ben.FR24 F-EGLF1, Blitzortung station 878, OGN Aldersht2, PilotAware PWAldersht, PlanePlotter M7.
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Hi Ben.
Thanks for the information. The first one I built I'm pretty satisfied with. I get up to 100 nm, but I just maybe got lucky on that one. What about diy ground plane antennas? Do you think it's worth a try?
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I use a groundplane (Cantenna & Spider). My range is 200nm+ without amplifier, but my RG6 Coax length between antenna & DVB-T dongle is short, 12 ft / 4 meters. Groundplanes are easy & sure and success rate is nearly 100%, but because of their low gain (2 to 1.5 dBi) they cant sustain long lengths of coax without an amplifier.
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