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Forum Info => Welcome to Radarspotting.com => Topic started by: Breitling on October 15, 2013, 03:13:23 PM

Title: Hi everyone from Spain
Post by: Breitling on October 15, 2013, 03:13:23 PM
Hi all, I'm a new user from Lugo, northwest Spain. I've been using PlanePlotter for years but with no receiver, just shared data. Some days ago a friend told me about rtl dongles, the cheapest way to get aircraft tracking on my own. Now a new world opens in front of me, amazing!!

So this is my equipment: PlanePlotter, R820T dongle, rtl1090 beta 2 software. Sharer "tF" and ground station. Wishing to learn from you all and adjust my installation in the best way. Making a homebrew collinear antenna. A second dongle is in transit to catch all non ADS-B data, as well as a Flightradar24 set to improve Mlat in my zone. And really interested about switching antennas to be able to find voice transmissions. I work in a local airfield (LERO) and all these things are really interesting for me.
Title: Re: Hi everyone from Spain
Post by: Anmer on October 15, 2013, 03:23:11 PM
Welcome.
Title: Re: Hi everyone from Spain
Post by: Bethsalem on October 15, 2013, 04:53:52 PM
Breitling

Greetings and welcome from the other side of Spain, near Reus Airport (LERS).  :)

Stephen
Title: Re: Hi everyone from Spain
Post by: viking9 on October 15, 2013, 05:09:58 PM
Welcome Breitling.

Enjoy!

Tom
Title: Re: Hi everyone from Spain
Post by: fidaeextra on October 15, 2013, 09:23:46 PM
Hello Breitling...

Saludos desde Chile¡

Title: Re: Hi everyone from Spain
Post by: Smudger98 on October 16, 2013, 09:00:39 AM
Bit late in the day...

But welcome to the forum Breitling..

Smudger.
Title: Re: Hi everyone from Spain
Post by: Breitling on October 16, 2013, 09:12:27 AM
A big thank to you all for the welcome. Now I promise an inminent "question attack" about PP   ;)
Title: Re: Hi everyone from Spain
Post by: kered on October 19, 2013, 08:54:18 AM
Hi Breitling, you had me wondering for a few days which forum  ;) welcome aboard, you know where i am if you need help.

Saludos
Title: Re: Hi everyone from Spain
Post by: Breitling on October 19, 2013, 08:36:57 PM
Hi kered, nice to see you here :)  I'll need help for sure !!  Anyway I'm learning fast, but I want to take the most from PP. You know I work here in the aerodrome, let's see if I can manage to track our local aircrafts.

First stop: make a good collinear antenna. The first one was a "no go"   :(
Title: Re: Hi everyone from Spain
Post by: kered on October 20, 2013, 05:03:22 PM
I have one made from 75ohm sat coax and it does well, 8 elements, the last section goes direct to the dongle at about 10 meters.
I used this method http://www.balarad.net/
Title: Re: Hi everyone from Spain
Post by: Breitling on October 20, 2013, 07:54:40 PM
That's the one I made, but using an old coax from which I have no data about impedance, velocity factor, etc. I'll try with a new cable.

Do you mean 7 elements and the eighth direct to the dongle?
Title: Re: Hi everyone from Spain
Post by: kered on October 24, 2013, 07:06:09 AM
Yes thats correct, 7 elements and the 8th one long to the dongle. in effect all i did was cut out a connector(and hopefully a bit of loss)
Title: Re: Hi everyone from Spain
Post by: Smudger98 on October 24, 2013, 07:58:46 AM
Quote from: kered on October 24, 2013, 07:06:09 AM
Yes thats correct, 7 elements and the 8th one long to the dongle. in effect all i did was cut out a connector(and hopefully a bit of loss)

Just a small point here chaps.. a wee bit of thread drift.. 
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