Software for Mode-S EHS Decoding

[JScriven]

Hi all.

Does anyone have any experience in trying to decode the extended squitter Mode-S (for airspeed mainly)? I understand it's significantly more complicated than the standard ADS-B due to the interrogation that we can't 'see' in the downlink. Is there any software available?

Thanks

[satcom]

Not sure if you want to be able to do this yourself , ot you simply want software to do it for you...
If the latter , PlanePlotter combined with a suitable receiver will give this level of detail...including   TAS

Registration ZZ333
Latitude  52°47.462N
Longitude   2°39.244W
Alt 25000>14000' (-192 fpm) @ 1013.2hP
Flight no MADRS31
Mode-S/ADS-B rep. at 15:40:13
Recd. at 140402 154013 *Z
Heading   185°   187°M (roll -18.8°)
*
Speed   425kts TAS 456
*
ICAO id 43C6F6
Route *-*
Squawk 6402
Type A332    Temp -36.0°C

[JScriven]

I wasn't aware of Planeplotter so was looking at decoding the data myself. Having someone/thing else do it for me would be much easier   So am I right in assuming that Planeplotter hooked up to a radarbox receiver would decode the TAS, heading, ground speed, track etc?

[Keef]

Hi JScriven.

I don't know the answer to your last question, but this section is related to the Beast receiver and you have referred to a Radarbox which is a different type of receiver.

As the Beast can provide raw data to Planeplotter and the Radarbox cannot the answer may be different depending on your receiver type, or not, I really don't know.

It's small point, and I don't want you to think I'm being picky, but knowing the receiver type can be essential to the advice offered.

Enjoy the forum 

Cheers,

Keef.

[JScriven]

The receiver I'm using is a Mode-S beast Radarcape, which is a Mode-S Beast receiver bundled in with some embedded software.

[Keef]

Thanks for updating the post with the details of your receiver, from what I have read it's a good piece of kit.

My best guess is that your hardware with PP will do what you want.

I've used PP for a few years and love it, there is a bit of a steep learning curve but help is available from many places.

As an aside you can add your receiver type to your forum profile if you want to...

Cheers,

Keef.

[satcom]

Thanks for the clarification Keef and JScriven , yes you will get that level of data from the
receiver you have.

Not only that , using PlanePlotter , depending on your location , you may also be able
to see Mode S only a/c pl,otting on the chart , using PPs Mlat facility

As Keef says , it can be a bit of a steep learning curve , but the basic set up , using the built in Wizard can get you up and running in a few minutes.
After that , its as complex or simple as you want it to be.

[satcom]

...And I see you are UK based...so PP is going to be a bit of an eye opener for you.
This screen grab from this morning shows just Mode S traffic.....these are a/c that do not send their location data...in addition the insert shows the level of data you can see on screen....if you wish

[Breitling]

I will use this thread for some questions about Radarcape. Not just Radarcape but the FR24 box, I have two of them online. I want to take advantage of their superior reception (compared to a dongle) in order to adjust Beamfinder on PP, but I find some obstacles:

- Mode A-C is disabled on FR24 boxes, so I can't work with Beamfinder Plus. Any chance to enable it? Maybe asking FR24 directly?

- Mode S radar identifier pings are perfectly logged, so I can try to find radar locations, use Beamfinder, etc. No problem.

- But I can't log Mode S radar pulse intervals, I can only log two huge and permanent signals: ZS-00(56) and ZS-01(-1), not even a single interval ping from other radars. Why can be this happening?  Mode S pulse intervals window shows nothing

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[Anmer]

What port number are you using for Mode A-C?

[Breitling]

What port number are you using for Mode A-C?

Ummm.. surely I missed something. Where do I set up that port?  I'm using Beast TCP/IP on port 30334 for raw data.

[Anmer]

You answered the question.

Check with Support@FR24.com to see if you can get at A-C data.

[Breitling]

Thanks, I'll do that for A-C data. But what about Mode S radar pulse intervals?