Station T-YCOL1 in operation at YNRG (Narrogin, WA).
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LPPR8 setup
Receiver: Raspberry Pi B+ with RTL2832U/R820T Dongle
Antenna: Antenna of the RLT2832U Dongle - Making one is on the to-do list
Software: PiAware and Flightradar feed, feeding data to FR24 and Flightaware
I have it set for daily reboot around 14:30 local time, it's consistent, I get pretty good range with the default antenna, about 150 to 200Km, the equipment is located under the roof at the toppest floor, I want to make an external antenna to increase the range.
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I'm using the flightradar24 hardware. Thank you! This is site krkd-1
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With the good location, I have received from 329Nm which I think is quite good. Coverage to the north is less as it goes up hill a little bit. No obstructions in the other directions. 550 feet ASL and just a few miles from the ocean.
It is mounted about 25' up on a Rohn 25 tower (attached to building) and uses the 10m coax. I could replace the coax with something heavier like LMR400/600 and gain about 2db. 6db is twice the distance, so that's about 30% greater distance potential. I'd rather do that than add an amp, as amps amplify noise too (and create some of their own as well). Factors affecting range are Freespace loss at 300NM is about 148db (so take out your antenna gains at both ends, cable loss, receiver sensitivity, transmit power) and there's probably not much left over. (2db less of cable loss would help this). Fresnel zone issues can be an issue too. At 300 miles, the fresnel zone is about 500 feet at the midpoint, so the plane being up in the sky helps, but I'm 550' ASL on my end, and the earth curves. http://easycalculation.com/physics/e...f-distance.php says my line of sight distance on that is 316 miles for 40000 feet on the other end, so I'd be losing the bottom half my fresnel zone pattern at that distance. So I might be able to get a little better with a bigger coax, but I might also be limited by curvature of the earth at my height. I really don't enjoy climbing, even with the full safety gear, so I'm in no rush to change cables.Last edited by jasonp; 2014-09-26, 01:25.
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T-YBSU3 setup
Receiver - Raspberry Pi (Model B) with RTL2832U/R820T Dongle and using a Wi-Pi
Antenna - Home built Ground Plane Antenna
Cable/Connectors - Standard satellite Tv Co-Ax, F connector to Antenna, MCX to dongle
Software - Dump 1090 and fr24 feeder software
Comments - Range averages 150 to 170 Nm but have had out to 195 Nm. I am looking into possibilities of an amplifier to extend range.
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Hi, here is my setup, I have done much testing and experimenting to find the best setup for me, hope you find it useful.
I use the Airnav Radarbox receiver and the Radarbox software which works very well. The data is fed to FR24 feeder and on to the server.
My antenna is a homemade collinear wound onto a f/g cb whip. It is not sealed inside a pvc radome as this detunes the whip quite severly and I have no means to retune with an swr meter. It works very well, except heavy rain will affect the performance, but it returns to normal after 5 or 10 mins when it dries up.
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Hi everyone from Toronto, Canada. I setup a webpage dedicated to my FR24 F-CYYZ2 location and installation... Enjoy! : http://ADS-B.ca
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Raspberry Pi (Model B) with Weazy and DUMP1090
RTL dongle (bought from NooElec) on USB extender cable to roof
DIY Collinear antenna (8 elements) RG6 cable. No connectors. Joints soldered.
Antenna height above ground: +- 8m
Range: 150 - 180 Nmiles
Photos: http://eons.co.za/FR24/hardware/
Antenna and dongle installation still work in progress - trying for better range.
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Originally posted by JorisGvK View PostReceiver(s) : Raspberry PI (model B) / R820T dongle.
Antenna(s) : G7RQG omni directional stacked antenna http://www.modesbeast.com/g7rgq.html
Cables/Connectors : CELF400 Low loss Coax.
Software: Dump1090 (http://www.satsignal.eu/Radio/dump1090.html / https://github.com/antirez/dump1090 )
You can see the dump1090 output here: http://raspiradar.no-ip.biz:8080/
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]2466[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]2467[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]2468[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]2469[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]2470[/ATTACH]
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I just set-up and feeding T-EKCH5
RTL2832/R820T dongle and Raspberry Pi-B with the antenna on my balcony and North is right into my apartment. (the Dongle is hanging in the antenna wire)
I'm surprised the number and how far I can track planes whit this temporary installation (I have to take in the antenna and dongle when it's raining.)
The red X is where I live.
I'm waiting for cable, then I will try to made an antenna DIY.
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Receiver(s) : Raspberry PI (model B) / R820T dongle.
Antenna(s) : G7RQG omni directional stacked antenna http://www.modesbeast.com/g7rgq.html
Cables/Connectors : CELF400 Low loss Coax.
Software: Dump1090 (http://www.satsignal.eu/Radio/dump1090.html / https://github.com/antirez/dump1090 )
You can see the dump1090 output here: http://raspiradar.no-ip.biz:8080/
Screenshots/Pictures:
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BTW, whomever runs NZTU1 (or is it NZTU2?, can't remember... one of the Timaru stations anyway), the reach on that is very impressive!
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This is my setup at 650 feet above sea level on the Geraldine Downs.
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Receiver(s)
Beast (transponder mouse) FW1.41
MicroADSB FW10 - Mobile use
Antenna(s)
Primary
DPD Productions 9dB Omni
DPD Productions has numerous antennas designed specifically for Air/Aviation communications use, shown below. There are models available for the 118-136 MHz voice air band, in both base and mobile versions. These can be utilized by an FBO, or in any type of base ops setup. They can also work as a dedicated receive ante
Backup
DIY high-gain based on design:
MicroADSB antenna mobile
Cables/Connectors
5m LMR400 with N-Type M/F connectors
Pigtail/step down adaptors
.5m N-Type to SMA
Software
Planeplotter
ModeS Logger
SBS-1 Populate
ADSMysql Database logging
Comments
No roof mount at new house. So on temporary ground stand as shown. Average at current height 150nm. Max 186
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Show / Describe your FR24 hardware
This thread is intended to help newcomers and those starting out with aircraft tracking to get a feel of what DIY hardware modifications or additions can be used outside the usual basic kit items to extend or improve range.
Please ask posters questions about their setup or for help in replicating some of these in the other thread here http://forum.flightradar24.com/threa...cussion-Thread
The intent is to keep this thread purely for pictures/information about feeders setups. And additions or changes over time to give new users a visual aid of what hardware is often being talked about in chat/posts/on the internet.
Please use the following template:
Receiver(s)
Antenna(s)
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Pigtail/step down adaptors
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Screenshots/PicturesLast edited by Oblivian; 2013-07-05, 01:29.Tags: None
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