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Got this to upgrade my ADS-B setup. I have a poor location so I need all the help I can get from the equipment.
Before getting this antenna I experimented with a bunch of different setups, including the basic DVB-T antenna and the Nooelec antennas, and various antenna locations and ground planes with varying degrees of success. I also upgraded from a generic RTLSDR dongle to the Flightaware one. Performance improved but was still not very good due to my location.
By far the most dramatic upgrade was getting this antenna. It drastically improved my reception. Radio is very subjective depending on specific locations and environments, so it shouldn't be expected to work magic for everyone. But for me this antenna made a bigger difference than any other changes to my setup. Very happy with the performance.
I have it directly hooked up to the dongle through an N to SMA adapter and then a 3 foot USB 3.0 extender cable to a powered USB 3.0 hub.
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1090MHz ADS-B Flightaware Antennas
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Probably the best commercial antenna for ADS-B 1090MHz
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2018
You can build your own home brew antenna that will get you up and feeding ADS-B or you can buy one. The build quality on this antenna is great, surprisingly so given the price. If you are going to go to the trouble/expense of getting this antenna, make sure to plan out your "system" (placement, mount, connectors, coax and receiver dongle/filter).Placement should be as high as you can get and the antenna should be unobstructed (roof, chimneys, trees, etc). This antenna comes with mounting (U brackets) hardware but you will need a pole/mast/vertical of some sort to secure to (see my pic). Winegard makes some good universal tower mounts. The higher up you place the antenna, the longer the run of coax you will need. I used 30' of LMR400, which is low loss, but is fairly expensive/ft. N connectors are ideal on your coax (they are made for higher frequencies used by ADS-B transponders and you will need an SMA to connect to the dongle), but I am using PL259 connectors, which are not ideal frequency-wise (have an N adapter to the antenna and an SMA pigtail connecting to the FlightAware Pro Stick dongle) BUT, I currently rank 131 out of nearly 20,000 FlightAware feeder sites. I just happened to have this cable, but I could likely get some more aircraft/positions with better connectors. See pics, I get aircraft out past 200 miles with current setup. A crappy antenna well placed will beat a great antenna in poor position. If you have this antenna well placed, I think you will be happy...One thing to be aware of coming down the road is an FAA rule going into force in 2020. There will be 2 frequencies of aircraft transponders that will be used base on the airspace being flown in/through (Aircraft flying in Class A airspace must operate on the 1090ES MHz frequency. General aviation users can use UAT (978 MHz). There is some discussion I have heard of making a "dual band" version of this antenna available (1090/978), but nothing firm.
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2018
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 2, 2018
Placement should be as high as you can get and the antenna should be unobstructed (roof, chimneys, trees, etc). This antenna comes with mounting (U brackets) hardware but you will need a pole/mast/vertical of some sort to secure to (see my pic). Winegard makes some good universal tower mounts. The higher up you place the antenna, the longer the run of coax you will need. I used 30' of LMR400, which is low loss, but is fairly expensive/ft. N connectors are ideal on your coax (they are made for higher frequencies used by ADS-B transponders and you will need an SMA to connect to the dongle), but I am using PL259 connectors, which are not ideal frequency-wise (have an N adapter to the antenna and an SMA pigtail connecting to the FlightAware Pro Stick dongle) BUT, I currently rank 131 out of nearly 20,000 FlightAware feeder sites. I just happened to have this cable, but I could likely get some more aircraft/positions with better connectors. See pics, I get aircraft out past 200 miles with current setup. A crappy antenna well placed will beat a great antenna in poor position. If you have this antenna well placed, I think you will be happy...
One thing to be aware of coming down the road is an FAA rule going into force in 2020. There will be 2 frequencies of aircraft transponders that will be used base on the airspace being flown in/through (Aircraft flying in Class A airspace must operate on the 1090ES MHz frequency. General aviation users can use UAT (978 MHz). There is some discussion I have heard of making a "dual band" version of this antenna available (1090/978), but nothing firm.
Probably the best commercial antenna for ADS-B 1090MHz
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 2, 2018
You can build your own home brew antenna that will get you up and feeding ADS-B or you can buy one. The build quality on this antenna is great, surprisingly so given the price. If you are going to go to the trouble/expense of getting this antenna, make sure to plan out your "system" (placement, mount, connectors, coax and receiver dongle/filter).Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 2, 2018
Placement should be as high as you can get and the antenna should be unobstructed (roof, chimneys, trees, etc). This antenna comes with mounting (U brackets) hardware but you will need a pole/mast/vertical of some sort to secure to (see my pic). Winegard makes some good universal tower mounts. The higher up you place the antenna, the longer the run of coax you will need. I used 30' of LMR400, which is low loss, but is fairly expensive/ft. N connectors are ideal on your coax (they are made for higher frequencies used by ADS-B transponders and you will need an SMA to connect to the dongle), but I am using PL259 connectors, which are not ideal frequency-wise (have an N adapter to the antenna and an SMA pigtail connecting to the FlightAware Pro Stick dongle) BUT, I currently rank 131 out of nearly 20,000 FlightAware feeder sites. I just happened to have this cable, but I could likely get some more aircraft/positions with better connectors. See pics, I get aircraft out past 200 miles with current setup. A crappy antenna well placed will beat a great antenna in poor position. If you have this antenna well placed, I think you will be happy...
One thing to be aware of coming down the road is an FAA rule going into force in 2020. There will be 2 frequencies of aircraft transponders that will be used base on the airspace being flown in/through (Aircraft flying in Class A airspace must operate on the 1090ES MHz frequency. General aviation users can use UAT (978 MHz). There is some discussion I have heard of making a "dual band" version of this antenna available (1090/978), but nothing firm.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 20, 2017
- the provided mounting "ears" are a little bit wide, you need to squeeze them very hard so they go into the mounting holes, you need some muscle to do so.
- the build of the antenna REQUIRES 360 view and clear line of sight, as this build (inside is a balun'ed dipole with a coil in the middle), the antenna is not shorted, so this build design offers more gain on horizontal and less finding airplanes at high altitude near you. It doesn't perform well compared to my home made 8 legged spider or the plain 68mm antenna with magnetic ground. Note that i don't use it with 360 view as i live in a flat, so it's mounted 1 foot from the balcony towards outside, facing N, NW and i have some sky scrapers 20km away in front of the antenna.
- i will test this setup with LMR240 cable, AMP and DC inserter + FA Filter to see the performance, as now i run a cheap 75 ohm cable with about 5 meters in length. In case it will not perform like other antennas, i will keep it for another location where i can have 360 degrees view.
Later edit: tested this antenna with RCA amplifier at it's end, LMR240 cable , FA filter and rPI3 . Same location, not 360 view but 180 and obstructed, the home made CoCo open with 7 elements performs way better.
If you really want performance with this antenna, try to have 360 view and raise it up from the ground at least 5-6 feet
This is why i gave only 4 stars, because i couldn't find information about the radiation pattern of this antenna that could be readable by a non technical person. Besides this, the build quality is excellent, just like any other professional industrial-grade antenna.
In my graph below, you can see the increase of aircraft seen, same equipment same location, but the lower graph is with this antenna, the upper one is with home made CoCo not shorted. Range increased from roughly 350km (FA antenna) to 500km (CoCo home made).
Haven't had the chance to test it in the open to see how it performs but definately i will keep this for a second setup
Good product, but receiving is good in some setups, not all
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 20, 2017
Very good quality and build, but there are some things:Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 20, 2017
- the provided mounting "ears" are a little bit wide, you need to squeeze them very hard so they go into the mounting holes, you need some muscle to do so.
- the build of the antenna REQUIRES 360 view and clear line of sight, as this build (inside is a balun'ed dipole with a coil in the middle), the antenna is not shorted, so this build design offers more gain on horizontal and less finding airplanes at high altitude near you. It doesn't perform well compared to my home made 8 legged spider or the plain 68mm antenna with magnetic ground. Note that i don't use it with 360 view as i live in a flat, so it's mounted 1 foot from the balcony towards outside, facing N, NW and i have some sky scrapers 20km away in front of the antenna.
- i will test this setup with LMR240 cable, AMP and DC inserter + FA Filter to see the performance, as now i run a cheap 75 ohm cable with about 5 meters in length. In case it will not perform like other antennas, i will keep it for another location where i can have 360 degrees view.
Later edit: tested this antenna with RCA amplifier at it's end, LMR240 cable , FA filter and rPI3 . Same location, not 360 view but 180 and obstructed, the home made CoCo open with 7 elements performs way better.
If you really want performance with this antenna, try to have 360 view and raise it up from the ground at least 5-6 feet
This is why i gave only 4 stars, because i couldn't find information about the radiation pattern of this antenna that could be readable by a non technical person. Besides this, the build quality is excellent, just like any other professional industrial-grade antenna.
In my graph below, you can see the increase of aircraft seen, same equipment same location, but the lower graph is with this antenna, the upper one is with home made CoCo not shorted. Range increased from roughly 350km (FA antenna) to 500km (CoCo home made).
Haven't had the chance to test it in the open to see how it performs but definately i will keep this for a second setup
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 27, 2020
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