#SWL #Nooelec NESDR SMArt v5 LaNA HF #XHDATA D-808 #Airspy #YouLoop #Moonraker #Skyscan Desktop #Uniden #Bearcat #UBC125XLT
Yikes.
I really need to check dimensions on things.
This is the Nooelec kit for weather goes capture and this is a lot more antenna than I thought was gonna be.
Heads up, there are only two kinds of #nooelec #softwaredefinedradio : those with no bias-T, and those with a bias T that cannot be turned off. Fortunately, I got the former, and didn't accidentally release the magic smoke from any of my equipment, unfortunately I still need USB power to run my LNA
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My current ADS-B receiver is running on a Pi 3, and does frankly a lousy job at hearing aircraft, seeing about 1/3 of a typical receiver in my area.
I got a new NESDR v5 from #Nooelec and when I plug it into my MacBook Air M1 I can hear way more airplanes with dump1090, even with nominally worse antenna location.
Now that I have enough parts, I'm going to compare the impact of CPU speed, antenna type, SDR type in reception.
Is the Pi too slow?
The LNA I mentioned in my previous post, well it’s a #Nooelec sawbird H-Line amplifier. About 41dB gain, centered around 1420MHz.
Look promising indeed 🙂
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