My suggestion of that additional text in the Wiki is because of the way that USB Drivers are installed in Windows, and how they affect the running of programs. There are clickable buttons within the first few seconds to get all the software needed. The list will be further expanded in next releasesīelow is a link to a little something Nic Storey created which may help with the RTL setup, This was all done on an Atom 1.6 Nettop PC running Windows-8 Pro.Inactive aircraft will be delete after 1 minute.The list will be updated every 2 seconds.I - intent change (altitude or com frequency reselected) Nic Storey notes: if the LIST button is off, an abbreviated flight list will be displayed:ĪLT - altitude (flight level) in 100 feet
No specific recommendation here, but one which has been mentioned by group members is the Flight Aware Pro Stick, from Amazon and other suppliers: When installing the DLLs for the dongle make sure you use the 32-bit ones even if you are on a 64-bit system, as RTL1090 won't start with the 64-bit DLLs. The software mentioned below is required, not the TV drivers! Why? See Graham Tanner's note below.įull information is planned for this page, but in the meantime you may like to visit these sites: That software is required for TV viewing, but will interfere with using the stick for ADS-B reception. the software on the small CD-ROM which is in the same package.
Warning: Be sure not to install the TV software which comes with the stick, i.e. You can also use these sticks on the Raspberry Pi card PC with the dump1090 program, as a source for Plane Plotter including the ability to show a graphical and text status display anywhere on your local network with a Web browser. Look for the RTL-SDR Blog dongle (available on Amazon US and other retailers world-wide).
AIS or VDL-2 data), I suggest getting one with a TCXO to avoid drift problems. If you are intending to use a DVB-T stick for narrow-band reception (e.g. However, the pre-amp may mean that the the stick provides best performance when preceded by a filter (included in the Pro Stick Plus variant, linked in the UK Amazon). One device which is proving popular is the FlightAware Pro Stick USB ADS-B Receiver - it has a built-in pre-amp for 1090 MHz which can increase reception range significantly. For short runs, top-quality satellite TV cable may suffice. As cable can be lossy at 1090 MHz, consider using a USB extension rather than an antenna lead exceeding about 10 m (30 feet), and be sure to use the best cable you can if the run exceeds a few metres. And just because the receiver is low-cost doesn't mean that it won't benefit from a good antenna placed outdoors as high as possible! A good, well-placed antenna is the key to maximum reception range. Be sure to get a stick based on the R820T/RTL2832U chips, as the earlier E4000 chip may not tune to the required 1090 MHz frequency. Because of the limited abilities of these chips, please don't expect them to perform as well as dedicated receivers such as the microADSB or Mode-S Beast, but they only cost a few pounds/dollars. TV receiver sticks - those based on the RTL2832U interface chip - can be used to make simple but effective ADS-B receivers. Please note: the RTL1090 software has now been superseded by the dump1090 Windows program which produces data suitable for Mlat.