Tag: virtual radar

Aircraft Virtual Radar

In previous articles I have discussed receiving aircraft position data Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS–B). You can read about 1090 MHz antenna and ADS reception here. As the HF bands have been so poor recently I decided to try out Virtual Radar, and open source program that can visualise aircraft locations on a Google style […]

1090 MHz ADS-B Aircraft Radar Reception

ADS-B Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast. The system broadcasts on 1090 MHz and with a suitable antenna and receiver the position of each aircraft within range can be downloaded and displayed on a map. Broadcast data may include. Flight Identification (flight number callsign or call sign) ICAO 24-bit Aircraft Address (globally unique airframe code) Position (latitude/longitude) […]