Soldato
Yeah I knew it wasn't absolutely ideal. But it seems to work plenty good enough for me. I will probably replace it when I move house eventually.
Plane Spotters / Flight Radar Thread
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Yeah I knew it wasn't absolutely ideal. But it seems to work plenty good enough for me. I will probably replace it when I move house eventually.
Commissario
15m of RG58 has around 7dB of loss at 1090MHz, that's 80% of the received signal!
Soldato
I was aware it was lossy but not that bad. Wow haha. I'm surprised it works as well as it does.
Can you recommend a cable?
Commissario
Soldato
Yeah, that would made sense! At least, what should I be looking for in particular?
Commissario
Sorry, it's a bit of a glib answer. I'm a big fan of Messi & Paoloni coax and specifically Hyperflex 10 - With my rebuilt system and mounting the aerial on top of the Hexbeam, I've got just over 5m of Hyperflex 10 between the aerial and the receiver. It's not cheap at over £3/meter but you really do get what you pay for.
/edit - Grab the M&P catalogue and have a look at the different cables to see what loss you're happy with.
/edit - Grab the M&P catalogue and have a look at the different cables to see what loss you're happy with.
Soldato
Perfect thank you. I don't mind looking but having some idea of what to look for is a huge help
Soldato
I've used Westflex 103 in the past and can recommend it.
Soldato
Anyone wanting very low loss RF cables and connectors could do a lot worse that give these chaps a call:
https://www.wavelengthelectronics.co.uk/products/rf-and-microwave
Wallet warning : long cable runs with low loss aren’t cheap.
https://www.wavelengthelectronics.co.uk/products/rf-and-microwave
Wallet warning : long cable runs with low loss aren’t cheap.
Soldato
That's really helpful thank you.
I might have to have a re-think when I move house. Perhaps have a much shorter cable run.
Commissario
Always good to see this.
Associate
Have to say the American pilots are doing a much neater job that the brits on the same track.
Commissario
What's this Greek Air Force Gulfstream up to? I've been watching for a while.
/edit - Hmm, he's put his foot down since my original screenshot and is heading off towards mainland Europe now. Perhaps he was just early for a pick up and killing time!
/edit - Hmm, he's put his foot down since my original screenshot and is heading off towards mainland Europe now. Perhaps he was just early for a pick up and killing time!
Associate
or he knew you were watching him and wanted to draw a giant penis on your screen with his track......
Possibly had a tech issue after departure and wanted to stay nearby whilst it was resolved. Happens occasionally and that’s the sort of track you might expect to see if they were being vectored. However if that was the case it is more typical for them to level off rather than continue climb throughout.
Commissario
Yes, that's a good explanation and quite likely, thanks.
They were at FL370 for most of that but as soon as they buggered off towards Europe, they climbed up to FL410 and sped up quite a bit. I see what you mean though, I'd have expected them to be kept lower if they had an issue.
AWACS have been up every day, most of the day for at least a week in the same position I posted earlier.
Soldato
F35 Taking Off -
Edit - I assume transponder was turned off (not sure if that's the correct terminology), as it has now disappeared
Edit - I assume transponder was turned off (not sure if that's the correct terminology), as it has now disappeared
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I bought the N type antenna that is linked on the previous page. I already have the flightware pro stick, is anyone able to recommend a short cable to link the two that I can order from somewhere?
Caporegime
C130 just gone overhead at 450ft, impressively quiet.