Air-band

Subcategories

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  ADS-B 1090 Mhz

  Selection of antennas for the reception of ADS-B signals from airplanes on the 1090 MHz frequency: outdoor antenna, 1090 MHz vertical antenna, 1090 portable antenna, with SMA or N connector.
  
  In terms of receiver for ADSB we recommend using an RTL-SDR dongle with RTL1090 software for Windows, planeplotter or Dump1090 for Linux with a Raspberry Pi and to add a pre-amp filter to improve the number of decoding and coverage distance.

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  ACARS 131-136 Mhz

  Selection of antennas for the reception of ACARS signals from airplanes on the VHF 131-136 Mhz frequency band: vertical external antenna, QFH quadrifilar helix and turnstile.
  
  For the reception and decoding of ACARS we recommend using an RTL-SDR dongle with acarsd decoding software for Windows and Linux, SkySpy, WACARS, ACARS Analyzer, planeplotter, ACARS decoder, MultiPSK or Acarsdeco2.
  
  The addition of a filter and pre-amp is recommended to improve the number of decodes and the coverage distance.

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  VHF 118-136 Mhz

  Selection of antennas for reception of VHF aviation radio signals 118-136 Mhz: fixed outdoor aviation antenna, handheld antenna and walkie-talkie.