FlightAware Pro Stick

[Turbo68]

Hi i am runing RTL1090 Jetvision and Virtual Radar have tried the filter it has improved reception antenna is a ZMX ADSB Beam its around 3 metres high planing to put it higher  a Yaesu G250 rotator with 20 metres of LMR400 cable range atm is around 115 nautical miles the usb that i was talking about is powered and my antenna is much lower then the house roof.

Regards Lino.

[Anmer]

I have no experience of the Yaesu G250.  Are you going to use it only for Mode-S data?

[Turbo68]

Hi the Yaesu-G250 rotates my beam towards the signal path.

Regards Lino.

[Anmer]

If you only plan to use it for Mode-S transmissions, is it the best option?

Why are you going to get this particular antenna?

[Turbo68]

I am using my ZMX adsb beam on my flightaware stick my Kinetic sbs-3 has a different adsb antenna.

Regards Lino.

[APO1972]

Hi to all,
Recently I bought and started using of FlightAware Pro Stick + Filter.
The first days I was very happy because I noticed an improvement in the number and distance of the targets compared to an old SBS-1 mkI and RTL2832-R820T2.
After 2-3 days of continuous use i've noticed a reduce of the target distances to all the directions and fewer signals...
Maybe this is cause of overheating? Is it possible to measure the temperature of the usb device?Has someone noticed the same thing?
CU

[Anmer]

Check the antenna connections, including the filter?  Are the SMA tight?

Where is the Pro Stick placed?  Does it get very hot?

I monitor the FlightAware forum and haven't seen anyone report a similar problem.

[APO1972]

Placed permanently in my own store, on the roof of the building , connected to a netbook...all the connectors was placed tight.
From the first time i installed it ,nobody touches it ,the place is cool and is working for 24/7.
This weekend I'll stop it for few hours and then i'll test it again to see the differences and tell you.
Thanks 

[Anmer]

Mine has been working non-stop for 6 weeks with a RPi Model B 1.

I've had no reduction in coverage.

Do you have another receiver you can use to test the antenna?

[APO1972]

Yes i have but unfortunatelly it's very difficult to go up to the roof for tests.
I'm controlling , monitoring the netbook and making all the tests remotely via remote desktop programs.

[APO1972]

Hello again,
My final best FA Prostick setup and settings are the below :
A) dump1090.exe --gain 49.6 --interactive --net --modeac --net-beast --net-http-port 8088 --net-ro-size 500 --net-ro-rate 5 --net-buffer 5 --lat **.***** --lon **.***** --no-fix --aggressive --mlat --ppm 53
pause
B)

After running modesmixer2 for 24/7 test i received about 510746 messages per hour.
Also the mean maximum target distance to all directions was about 152NM.

Before that setup and with pigtails connections at 24/7 test i received 337730 messages per hour and the mean maximum distance to all directions was 145NM.

[dongle]

I just bought a Flight Aware Prostick and filter from the big book selling on-line company whose name begins with an A. It cost £29 delivered (I have Prime). I connected it to my antenna, an 8 element collinear made out of 50 pence worth of coax and this is the result. I am amazed.



Making the antenna was as simple as could be. There is a good video on how to do it. I enclosed the antenna in a £0.99 length of black electrical conduit and sealed the top end of the pipe with a glued in wine cork. It is outside on the roof a little above the ridge for a part of its length. It could not have been easier to do this.

I am running Dump1090 which controls the receiver from a redundant linux netbook. It would have been easier to have used a Raspberry Pi, and Flight Aware provide all necessary software and a more or less turn key solution. I am seeing planes from north of Aberdeen to Essex, the edge of Holland to Dublin. Quite a revelation.

Collinear antenna poking out of my loft.



Antenna making video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkUYdCPFXXs

EDIT: I just added back my coverage map which I somehow must have deleted while editing, because although I definitely put it in seemed to disappear. All ok now though.

[IanH]

It is possible to install the Flightaware software on any PC running Debian Jessie. It needs a user that can"sudo" commands in the same way the Pi operates.

As root, I simply create a new user:

Code Select Expand

adduser ian
Then make the user "ian" a sudo user by adding "ian" to the sudo group

Code Select Expand

usermod -a -G sudo ian

Just tested that on Debian 8.4 (just included SSH server and system utilities from the choices - in particular left out the Desktop option).

As root you will also need to install sudo using

Code Select Expand

apt-get install sudo

Reboot, log in as the new user and go to http://discussions.flightaware.com/ads-b-flight-tracking-f21/ads-b-receiver-project-setup-scripts-t36532.html

Type in the 6 command lines under "Manual installations..." and follow the on screen instructions.

[Keef]

Just spotted this on the discussion board...

http://discussions.flightaware.com/ads-b-flight-tracking-f21/announcing-the-pro-stick-plus-t38099.html

[Anmer]

Just spotted this on the discussion board...

Well spotted.

I think the Pro Stick now deserves it's own Board.

It's probably the fastest selling "Mode-S" receiver on the market.

http://radarspotting.com/forum/index.php/topic,6477.msg31453.html#msg31453