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The FlightAware ProStick Plus is THE ADS-B dongle to choose if you're interested in ADS-B. FlightAware has an orange one, but I really don't know why anyone would want that one - because this one comes with some important features. Foremost, a 1090 mhz filter is inside the case. This filter is very, very important because you ONLY want to pick up a 1090 mhz signal, and there's just so much stray RF floating around out there, it can cause reception issues. Also, the Pro Stick Plus includes a LNA (Low Noise Amplifier) in the circuity. It's my understanding that this amplifier isn't as powerful as an actual add on outboard LNA, but it does give the device a nice little range boost that the orange Pro Stick might not have.
Something to keep in mind is that your antenna system is going to be the biggest factor in what you're able to receive. I've tried a couple different antennas. A simple "rubber duck" type that looks like a wifi router antenna, and made a DIY "spider" antenna that you'll likely see if you search for ADS-B antennas online. The spider antenna obviously worked best, but the little rubber duck antenna wasn't "bad". It wasn't "good" either. I've made the choice to go with an outdoor antenna after taking my setup outside and effectively TRIPLING the number of aircraft I was able to receive. That was all I needed to know to go ahead and buy a FlightAware outdoor antenna and some LMR-400 coax.
That's something else you want to keep in mind, coax cable is vitally important because at 1090 mhz, regular coax can get very lossy. You want the signal the antenna picks up to get to the receiver! So spend the money and buy the absolute BEST and LOWEST LOSS coax you can afford. Trust me on this.
The last thing I recommend is visiting ADSBExchange.com and joining their forum. FlightAware is cool and all, but here's a little secret that you may not know.. FlightAware will take the data you feed them and FILTER IT. That means you will NOT see all of the aircraft your device is picking up on the FlightAware radar view! The guys over at ADSBExchange have developed their own software that you load on your Raspberry Pi that DOES NOT filter data. What you see is what you get!
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This is quite a good receiver, with built-in SAW filters that give increased performance over standard RTL-SDR tuners. Given these cost very little more than other RTL-SDRs of similar quality, they're absolutely worth the spend for any 1090mhz installation.Unfortunately the RTL chipset is probably not the most durable item, and it failed after a year. I've yet to diagnose the exact mode of failure, but given it's non-responsive to lsusb, the terminal fault is probably common to any RTL-SDR.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 29, 2019
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This is quite a good receiver, with built-in SAW filters that give increased performance over standard RTL-SDR tuners. Given these cost very little more than other RTL-SDRs of similar quality, they're absolutely worth the spend for any 1090mhz installation.
Unfortunately the RTL chipset is probably not the most durable item, and it failed after a year. I've yet to diagnose the exact mode of failure, but given it's non-responsive to lsusb, the terminal fault is probably common to any RTL-SDR.
Unfortunately the RTL chipset is probably not the most durable item, and it failed after a year. I've yet to diagnose the exact mode of failure, but given it's non-responsive to lsusb, the terminal fault is probably common to any RTL-SDR.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 8, 2020
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 25, 2021
works great out of the envelope. included photo of the signal strength displayed in SDR# running on Windows 10.
I made a coketenna connected to 50 feet of RG6 coax. the signal strength is with the coketenna inside the house. I'm going to move it outside about 20 feet above the house later.
I'm working on a program written in Processing to record the planes seen in the area. It reads the output from the RTL1090 program and stores the results in a simple database. Should have a good idea of the range in a few days.
I made a coketenna connected to 50 feet of RG6 coax. the signal strength is with the coketenna inside the house. I'm going to move it outside about 20 feet above the house later.
I'm working on a program written in Processing to record the planes seen in the area. It reads the output from the RTL1090 program and stores the results in a simple database. Should have a good idea of the range in a few days.
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David Burke
Easy to plug and play within minutes
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 18, 2020Jeff J
Works decently and best bang for your buck for ADS-B If your on a budget
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 6, 2019
