Jeff Geerling

Cloned https://github.com/antirez/dump1090, ran make, ran `./dump1090 --interactive --net` and BOOM, ADS-B on my Mac with a whip antenna on RTL-SDR v4 (v3 might be better, better antenna would definitely be better).

Radio is magical. Need to figure out what flight platform to send to.

GitHub - antirez/dump1090: Dump1090 is a simple Mode S decoder for RTLSDR devices

Dump1090 is a simple Mode S decoder for RTLSDR devices - antirez/dump1090

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Show threadyetztJun 27, 2024
@geerlingguy uh, nice. and yeah, there was some schism going on in the adsb-scene a while ago between https://www.adsbexchange.com/ and https://adsb.fi/ — please let us know what you find when taking the deep dive :)
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Show threadLazerdudeJun 28, 2024
@geerlingguy @yetzt AFAIK both of those two are involved in drama and are not recommended to be used. Airplanes.live is the successor set up by the former engineers of the other two and is constructed to be open and with stronger leadership
Show threadAlex H  VA7XF CN89Jun 27, 2024
@geerlingguy I'm amazed at what it can pull from the noise. I can't see any signals when looking at 1090MHz but dump1090 grabs all sorts of data.
Show threadJeff GeerlingJun 27, 2024
@ajh Yeah, same thought here—was observing in Gqrx and saw *nothing*... but dump1090 sitting there spitting out messages. I guess like CW doesn't need much signal to get a message through.
Show threadCharlie FishJun 27, 2024

@geerlingguy I really wish there was a truly open flight platform. All of the flight platforms I’m aware of charge for API requests. Don’t really want to send data to a company that will just monetize it.

However I do understand the server cost of running one of these services… just wish there was a better option.

Show threadMatt RayJun 27, 2024
@geerlingguy you can send to multiple and FlightAware will give you a free Enterprise account if you provide your feed to them.
Show threadzoot_collinsJun 28, 2024
@geerlingguy, seeing as you like RPis so much, check this out: https://github.com/wiedehopf/adsb-wiki/wiki/Raspbian-Lite%3A-ADS-B-receiver. Been feeding multiple sites solidly for a years for me!
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Show threadlanefuJun 28, 2024
@geerlingguy if you go further down the path and get into ACARS messages then check out airframes.io
Show threadLazerdudeJun 28, 2024
@geerlingguy feed it to airplanes.live :)
They are consisted of former ADSBExchange engineers that left after the drama started, and airplanes.live is set up to be fully open and not fall to the same fate :)
Show threadcoleadveJun 28, 2024
@geerlingguy all of them. Fr24, planefinder piaware. Really easy if dockerised
Show threadSaschaJun 28, 2024
@geerlingguy if you don't want to spend money on a better antenna but use some leftover coax cable, have a look at this: https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/quick-spider-no-soldering-no-connector/19181
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Show threadAndreas SikkemaJun 28, 2024
@geerlingguy I love the people at https://adsb.chaos-consulting.de/map
adsb.chaos-consulting.de

Show threadAmigo665Jun 28, 2024
@geerlingguy you might also need a second SDR for UAT traffic monitoring 😉. And SDR-Enthusiasts solution is the golden standard.
Show threadmakrsmarkJun 28, 2024
@geerlingguy https://airplanes.live/ is run by the adsbx team that got shafted in the sale
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Show threadmakrsmarkJun 28, 2024
@geerlingguy also check out https://github.com/wiedehopf/readsb instead of dump1090. It's much lighter on resources and seems to do better decoding
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