Moonraker Aerial

[cyril]

Has anyone used the Radar-100 aerial from moonraker. Does it give more range than a standard sbs-1 outside aerial.
Thanks Cyril

[BigRed]

Hi Cyril,

I finished putting mine up late last night. I dont want to get to excited yet, but by looking at Flight24 app for Iphone which I currently MMS2 share and for the last week my station has been the only one operating in this part of Australia. As I sit here in my office looking at the share Im seeing a/c improvement on a massive scale!!

But until I get home this afternoon and I can do some tests I cant be 100% sure..... but its looking good so far.

My post is the 'Im Excited' Im hoping to upload a new pic of the setup and a bit more feedback about the antenna. Please feel free to ask any questions.


CAM
MMS2 TVL1
PP v5

[Brize Norton]

My kids bought me my Airnav 3d radar box for  Christmas 2011. so I have just bought the (RADAR-100 COLLINEAR ANTENNA FOR SBS-1er OR RADAR BOX)from Moonraker on Ebay @ £59.95 inc P&P and bought 15mt of westflex 103 with fittings all made up from W.H. Westlake Electronics i also bought a .5mt fly lead from them as the westflex 103 is 10 mm thick total cost for this was £64 inc P&P.at the moment I'm using the antenna that was supplied with the Airnav this is on a flat roof out the back of my house facing north.the max distance i recieve now is.
104 nm north
158 nm east
57nm south
74 nm west
I hope to get my new Antenna fixed to my chimney this week and i will post the new distance i recieve ASAP
Thanks
Ivor
Nr RAF Brize norton

[Anmer]

Thanks Ivor, look forward to your report.

[Brize Norton]

(RADAR-100 COLLINEAR ANTENNA FOR SBS-1er OR RADAR BOX)
Antenna has been installed today and there is a vast improvement in range, before the max aircraft i could pick up on a good day  was 60+. today's max  im picking up is 240.
the range today is.
141 nm north
172 nm east
203 nm south
177 nm west
i will up load photo's soon
Thanks
Ivor
Nr RAF Brize norton

[RAVEN45]

I have been using a Radar-Rama and a Kal-RadarAmp at my location in Leeds for a while now and found it very good. At the beginning of March I installed a RADAR-100 and found little difference at first, contact count about the same 55 +/- 5 and that is good for me in my location, Leeds and Bradford, and Doncaster are not the busiest on the planet.
After 72hrs of plotting I came up with the following coverage diagrams, attached to this post. Both antennas loft mounted ( due to local by-laws I can not have one externally mounted ) in the same location, height and coax (  5mtr Westflex WF103 ) nothing different except for the antennas them selves.

I can not give any firm recommendations as this is my setup and will differ from other installations, taking in to account terrain, elevation, and obstructions. I hope this information is of use.

RAVEN45 ( Phil )

BETTER OUTLINES.


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[Anmer]

Thanks Phil.

[mhm]

Good details

[shakysen]

Hi All.Not impressed at the moment with the moonraker kit  .The mag-mount performs just as well. both mounted  at35 ft


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[Anmer]

What were you expecting if you've swapped one antenna for another in the same location?

[shakysen]

 Hi Anmer I had the mag- mount with no pre amp  .The moonraker kit performed the same


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[Anmer]

What preamp were you using?

[shakysen]

Hi Anmer The pre-amp was the one reviewed by your good self
I will play around with it later. 200nm was limit

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[Anmer]

Hi Anmer The pre-amp was the one reviewed by your good self

I didn't think you got the antenna kit from Kinetic?

[shakysen]

 Hi Anmer I got the kit from Kinetics webpage on Lam communications its the moonraker kit.the Antenna is the one in your review

                                                                                   Billko