Ham Radio 360: ADS-B with Nick, KK6LHR

Ham Radio 360

English - June 13, 2017 04:50 - 1 hour - 34 MB - ★★★★★ - 122 ratings
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In this episode of the Ham Radio 360 Podcast, I'm joined by Nick, KK6LHR to discuss ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast). Known around here as "Tracking Airplanes with a SDR"...there's a lot more to it than that, and Nick helps me understand the ins and outs plus getting started in ADS-B.
Automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast (ADS–B) is a surveillance technology in which an aircraft determines its position via satellite navigation and periodically broadcasts it, enabling it to be tracked. The information can be received by air traffic control ground stations as a replacement for secondary radar. It can also be received by other aircraft to provide situational awareness and allow self separation. *wikipedia
Nick is more that just a nosy guy wanting to see what's flying overhead, he was determined to get the best signal down the line into his shack. From Homebrewing LNA'a to Amazon he's compiled the gear and knowledge to help us make the most of our efforts!

Thanks for coming on Nick, I really appreciate your time, helping this all make sense!
Find all of your ADSB gear in this Kit!
Show Notes & Links
@ExplodingLemur

QUCS: Quite Universal Circuit Simulator - Official Site

AIRSPY.US SDR receivers and antennas

SatelliteGuys.US Forum

Workbench Antenna Analyzer Boards

General info:

FAA NextGen initiative
ADS-B Wikipedia article

Feeder sites:

FlightAware
FlightRadar24
PlaneFinder
ADSB Exchange

Windows software:

PlanePlotter
Virtual Radar Server

Linux software:

ADS-B Receiver project
Dump1090
Dump978
Mlat-client
Piaware
Pfclient
Fr24feed
ADSBExchange scripts
Stratux

Hardware:

Pair of RTL dongles and indoor antennas (low power consumption)
RTL-SDR blog dongle
NooElec dongle
Low-noise amplifier
Set of indoor antennas
Dual-band antenna (no longer produced :( )
1090MHz antenna
1090MHz antenna
978MHz antenna
1090MHz bandpass
1090MHz bandpass + bias-T
Ham Radio 360 ADS-B KIT

Post Show Mention on the RTL-SDR Blog
Thank you, again for listening and your support!
Caleb/K4CDN

In this episode of the Ham Radio 360 Podcast, I’m joined by Nick, KK6LHR to discuss ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast). Known around here as “Tracking Airplanes with a SDR“…there’s a lot more to it than that, and Nick helps me understand the ins and outs plus getting started in ADS-B.

Automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast (ADS–B) is a surveillance technology in which an aircraft determines its position via satellite navigation and periodically broadcasts it, enabling it to be tracked. The information can be received by air traffic control ground stations as a replacement for secondary radar. It can also be received by other aircraft to provide situational awareness and allow self separation. *wikipedia

Nick is more that just a nosy guy wanting to see what’s flying overhead, he was determined to get the best signal down the line into his shack. From Homebrewing LNA’a to Amazon he’s compiled the gear and knowledge to help us make the most of our efforts!

Thanks for coming on Nick, I really appreciate your time, helping this all make sense!

Find all of your ADSB gear in this Kit!
Show Notes & Links

@ExplodingLemur

QUCS: Quite Universal Circuit Simulator – Official Site