Soldato
US Air force KC-135R over Cambridge at the moment. Odd movement.
Plane Spotters / Flight Radar Thread
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Commissario
Is there? I can't see it on my tracker.
Soldato
2 of these showing up on my radar list but no location
Commissario
Right next to each other - I'm getting positions.
Man of Honour
There is a surprising amount of military activity going on at the moment. Most unusual for this time of night. I see even the USAF C130s are up too.
Soldato
Right next to each other - I'm getting positions.
Nice. I should have looked on Essex radar
I'm guessing they're just too low for me to pick up a location.
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Soldato
It’s just an incorrect aircraft type there, probably from the data lookup on the app. It’s a Boeing 787-10
hot air balloons don’t typically travel at 500mph + ground speed 
Associate
@Feek, can you give a breakdown of the areas that are currently feeding into your Essex Radar site, as I'm thinking of throwing up a FA server after the current troubles, and want to know if a recevier in my area is already feeding you ? I'm in Wiltshire btw.
Associate
Right next to each other - I'm getting positions.
I used your site when they went over my house in Chelmsford
Didn't realise there were two of them, thought it sounded loud.
Commissario
When you go to Essex Radar, if you click on Menu / Receiver, you'll see a list of where they all are. I don't mind duplication because some receivers may well pick up stuff that others don't, even if they're in the same area. For example, one of the recently added receivers has given me ground coverage at Manchester Airport which is absolutely fantastic, even though I already had coverage in the air over that area.
So yes, if you set one up, I'd love to have a feed, thanks.
When I first looked, I didn't realise there were two there either as they were so close, I had to zoom in to spot them.
Soldato
It's on essex radar now
Commissario
Ahh yes, it must have landed yesterday between you posting and me looking.
Soldato
Nothing in the air for 200 kilometres of me apart from a DHL flight and the French Air Force.
Associate
Looking at the Pi 4's which memory option is needed 2Gb or 4Gb, does the extra 2Gb on the 4Gb model make it perform any better with a FA stick ?
Soldato
I don't think it should matter. It runs on a Pi Zero which is a good indication. My whole setup is using
Commissario
@DustyMiller
It doesn't even use 1Gb RAM, look at the graphs from my main feeder here and if you select a longer period using the tabs at the top, you'll see it barely ever goes above 600Mb used. The receiver in my loft uses even less.
It doesn't even use 1Gb RAM, look at the graphs from my main feeder here and if you select a longer period using the tabs at the top, you'll see it barely ever goes above 600Mb used. The receiver in my loft uses even less.
Associate
ok, last question for now. Where is good to buy all the FA specific stuff, like a decent antenna, and band pass filters ??
Soldato
https://thepihut.com/products/flightaware-1090mhz-ads-b-antenna-66cm-26in
https://thepihut.com/products/flightaware-pro-stick-plus-usb-sdr-ads-b-receiver
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01FX0E0HK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01M9A7A71/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
All the hardware I use.
Commissario
There's a complete list of everything I have in my installation from top to bottom here.
/edit - I personally wouldn't touch RG58 at 1090MHz, it's terribly lossy.
/edit - I personally wouldn't touch RG58 at 1090MHz, it's terribly lossy.