How Did This Get Started

My coworker gave me a RTL-SDR stick that he was no longer using. Like many free things, it became an expensive hobby.

Current Setup

Lenovo Tiny FlightAware Blue Stick plugged into a powered USB hub

  • Was getting signal errors prior to using the USB hub, even thought the USB 3.0 slots should give 900 mAh Fligth Aware 16 inch 1090MHZ antenna
  • Currently in garage, need to move to a pole behind shed, or into attic

Uses

This is just something fun to see what I can do with the trackers.

Working on python ptograms to interact with data flow. First attempt turned hue lights blue and played a siren whenever a plan was with half a mile of the house. Most people didn’t appreciate the air horn.

Future Plans

Make the python program decent and send it out to others

Who I Feed

  • Plane Finder
  • Flight Aware
  • ADSBExchange (will probably remove)
  • ADSBx Replacements:
    • adsb.fi
    • adsb.lol
    • adsb.one
    • theairtraffic.com