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Mode-S Receivers => Kinetic's SBS-1 => Topic started by: balloonie on December 02, 2019, 03:43:38 PM

Title: SBS 1e Blue lights.
Post by: balloonie on December 02, 2019, 03:43:38 PM
Hi.

Wonder if anyone can sort this out for me please.

I run an SBS 1e and an SBS 1.

The SBS 1 works just fine, i keep this one as a base station.

The SBS 1e i take on my travels and i worked perfectly in October but plugged it in this morning and all the lights came on but only the left 2 stayed on.

Both use the same laptop.

Balloonie
Title: Re: SBS 1e Blue lights.
Post by: Anmer on December 02, 2019, 04:26:46 PM
Have you tried connecting it to the same antenna that you use with the SBS-1?
Title: Re: SBS 1e Blue lights.
Post by: balloonie on December 02, 2019, 05:18:28 PM
Hi.

Yes and also a Rubber Duck and a magmount, have also tried 3 usb cables
Title: Re: SBS 1e Blue lights.
Post by: Anmer on December 02, 2019, 05:25:26 PM
Thanks.  Do you get any blue lights on the SBS-1e?

If you connect it to the laptopn that runs BaseStation off the SBS-1, is the range similar when you view the map?
Title: Re: SBS 1e Blue lights.
Post by: balloonie on December 02, 2019, 06:04:02 PM
Thanks for the reply.

Both ranges are the same.

I now have Red and Yellow lit up, while typing this 2 Blue lights came on for a second and then went off.
Title: Re: SBS 1e Blue lights.
Post by: Anmer on December 02, 2019, 06:10:53 PM
Thanks.  So the range is the same for each SBS but the SBS-1e has fewer blue lights illuminated?
Title: Re: SBS 1e Blue lights.
Post by: balloonie on December 02, 2019, 06:20:45 PM
Has no Blue lights on at all.

The SBS 1 has a Red Yellow Green and 4 Blue lights on.
Title: Re: SBS 1e Blue lights.
Post by: Anmer on December 02, 2019, 06:23:10 PM
Quote from: balloonie on December 02, 2019, 06:20:45 PM
Has no Blue lights on at all.

Just to make sure I understand.

The SBS-1e has no illuminated blue lights but when you connect to it, BaseStation shows similar coverage to the SBS-1?  It's working OK but no blue lights?
Title: Re: SBS 1e Blue lights.
Post by: balloonie on December 03, 2019, 10:05:15 AM
Morning Anmer.

The SBS 1e only had the Red and Yellow lights on with no Green or Blue at all and no aircraft being picked up.

I plugged it in this morning and it is working fine, so it might point to a loose wire somewhere, i will take the bottom off and have a look when i have time.

Thank you for all your help in this.

Title: Re: SBS 1e Blue lights.
Post by: Anmer on December 03, 2019, 10:37:39 AM
Thanks for the update and it's good to hear it's working OK again.

As you say, maybe a loose connection.
Title: Re: SBS 1e Blue lights.
Post by: balloonie on December 04, 2019, 08:56:46 AM
Morning Anmer.

Could be me or the SBS with a loose connection!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

Thanks again for the help.