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I contribute ADS-B data grabbed with SDR to Flightradar24. It's pretty sweet because they give you their Business subscription plan (the highest one, $50/month)

by tambeb 6y ago

I contribute ADS-B data grabbed with SDR to Flightradar24. It's pretty sweet because they give you their Business subscription plan (the highest one, $50/month) for free. I think you may need at least a free account to see the stats, but in any case these are my two sites: https://www.flightradar24.com/account/feed-stats/?id=5024 https://www.flightradar24.com/account/feed-stats/?id=5024 https://www.flightradar24.com/account/feed-stats/?id=23968 https://www.flightradar24.com/account/feed-stats/?id=23968

multjoy 6y ago
You can also use the same hardware to feed to Flightaware simultaneously and they’ll give you a free enterprise account.
- tambeb 6y ago
  Thanks for the tip, that actually never occurred to me. (No really, I'm not being sarcastic.) I'll definitely set that up.
  - multjoy 6y ago
    There were issues a while ago relating to the MLAT setting, but I set it up a month or so ago on the pi-aware distro feeding to FA first, and then just ran the FR setup utility after that with no issues. Obviously I’ve no real need for either of them, but its nice to have for something I was going to run anyway!
brobinson 6y ago
Why not https://www.adsbexchange.com https://www.adsbexchange.com ? FR24 filters out military planes.
- joncrane 6y ago
  Just want to second adsb exchange. I was using fr24 for a while and I think someone on here suggested adsb-e and it's a godsend. Living in the DC area, I see lots of fuckery where military helicopters that don't even show up on fr24 at least leave these weird artifacts on adsb-e. Note I live on the flightpath between the WH and Camp David, and the Marines practice this run A LOT. I only found this out once I started WFH every day due to the pandemic. Sometimes it's a lone helicopter, sometimes they are in a trio. But FR never shows anything and ADSB-E at least shows an artifact that essentially appears as a drone with no tail number.
- FreshFries 6y ago
  I think the correct question would be: why not both. Since if I had to make a choice, I would single out Flightradar24 too, since the (iPhone) app is just great.
  - tambeb 6y ago
    Just to show I wasn't making empty promises, I am now also feeding ADS-B Exchange: https://www.adsbexchange.com/api/feeders/?feed=ndZezh8wKD8NVG6NKs7kgy2NPvEIjrf4OuRGDW9uQZn3Y7QLxEODjcoB79vAtsNz&t=1610893579.8249 https://www.adsbexchange.com/api/feeders/?feed=ndZezh8wKD8NV...
isomorphic 6y ago
Would you mind giving an overview of the hardware you use? Thanks.
- tambeb 6y ago
  Not at all. At home I have a cheapo Adafruit RTL-SDR ($22 at Microcenter https://www.microcenter.com/product/463176/adafruit-industries-software-defined-radio-receiver-usb-stick---rtl2832-w-r820t https://www.microcenter.com/product/463176/adafruit-industri...) running on an unused Gigabyte Brix. At my parents' I have a similar SDR on a Raspberry Pi. They're both indoors on the highest floor. I have a LimeSDR as well that I screw around with sometimes, but really any basic receiver will get the job done. I'm planning on checking out adsbexchange and FlightAware based on the comments. The setup on the Brix: https://photos.app.goo.gl/dJmvM3R9u3eGpggP8 https://photos.app.goo.gl/dJmvM3R9u3eGpggP8 Project Loon balloons on Flightradar24: https://photos.app.goo.gl/b8wDkTn6XaRmUWGw6 https://photos.app.goo.gl/b8wDkTn6XaRmUWGw6
  - isomorphic 6y ago
    Thank you so much! I see on the Brix you're just using the stock antenna, which is encouraging given I have perennial issues with reception on other devices. Now to buy some gear...

by tambeb 6y ago

multjoy 6y ago

You can also use the same hardware to feed to Flightaware simultaneously and they’ll give you a free enterprise account.

tambeb 6y ago
Thanks for the tip, that actually never occurred to me. (No really, I'm not being sarcastic.) I'll definitely set that up.
- multjoy 6y ago
  There were issues a while ago relating to the MLAT setting, but I set it up a month or so ago on the pi-aware distro feeding to FA first, and then just ran the FR setup utility after that with no issues. Obviously I’ve no real need for either of them, but its nice to have for something I was going to run anyway!

brobinson 6y ago

Why not https://www.adsbexchange.com https://www.adsbexchange.com ? FR24 filters out military planes.

joncrane 6y ago
Just want to second adsb exchange. I was using fr24 for a while and I think someone on here suggested adsb-e and it's a godsend. Living in the DC area, I see lots of fuckery where military helicopters that don't even show up on fr24 at least leave these weird artifacts on adsb-e. Note I live on the flightpath between the WH and Camp David, and the Marines practice this run A LOT. I only found this out once I started WFH every day due to the pandemic. Sometimes it's a lone helicopter, sometimes they are in a trio. But FR never shows anything and ADSB-E at least shows an artifact that essentially appears as a drone with no tail number.
FreshFries 6y ago
I think the correct question would be: why not both. Since if I had to make a choice, I would single out Flightradar24 too, since the (iPhone) app is just great.
- tambeb 6y ago
  Just to show I wasn't making empty promises, I am now also feeding ADS-B Exchange: https://www.adsbexchange.com/api/feeders/?feed=ndZezh8wKD8NVG6NKs7kgy2NPvEIjrf4OuRGDW9uQZn3Y7QLxEODjcoB79vAtsNz&t=1610893579.8249 https://www.adsbexchange.com/api/feeders/?feed=ndZezh8wKD8NV...

isomorphic 6y ago

Would you mind giving an overview of the hardware you use? Thanks.

tambeb 6y ago
Not at all. At home I have a cheapo Adafruit RTL-SDR ($22 at Microcenter https://www.microcenter.com/product/463176/adafruit-industries-software-defined-radio-receiver-usb-stick---rtl2832-w-r820t https://www.microcenter.com/product/463176/adafruit-industri...) running on an unused Gigabyte Brix. At my parents' I have a similar SDR on a Raspberry Pi. They're both indoors on the highest floor. I have a LimeSDR as well that I screw around with sometimes, but really any basic receiver will get the job done. I'm planning on checking out adsbexchange and FlightAware based on the comments. The setup on the Brix: https://photos.app.goo.gl/dJmvM3R9u3eGpggP8 https://photos.app.goo.gl/dJmvM3R9u3eGpggP8 Project Loon balloons on Flightradar24: https://photos.app.goo.gl/b8wDkTn6XaRmUWGw6 https://photos.app.goo.gl/b8wDkTn6XaRmUWGw6
- isomorphic 6y ago
  Thank you so much! I see on the Brix you're just using the stock antenna, which is encouraging given I have perennial issues with reception on other devices. Now to buy some gear...