Its my 'job' to make that possible and to ensure that PP 's MLat network remains the best. PP is a community, not a commercial venture.everyone is entitled to contribute whatever and how ever they can. The dongle is an excellent entry into this providing you have an aerial suitable for the frequency used (1090MHz) as the supplied one is more suited to lower. Sky Vector - you will have to do your own calibration, though. Bones Aviation Page - vector outlines for the UK and parts of Europe. Chart generator - roll your own calibrated satellite charts. I inform you all that i dedicated a pc to planeplotter and the new sharer code is tS. The more there are the more people benefit. ManTMA PlanePlotter Support - ready-calibrated image maps. By combining the information from all the sharers who are receiving the aircraft, Planeplotter can shade in the area on the chart in which the unknown is located. We activate the dongles for GS/MU in recognition of those hwo are prepared to share 24/7 and who may in due course provide raw data, either by way of new sw for the dongle or, by acquiring a Kinetic device or Beast. Your contribution to the FlightAware (and Planeplotter) system would be greatly appreciated as sharers in your area are few and far between. It can also generate a time-lapse AVO movie file of any of the display screens. I have always said that the dongles are an excellent introduction to Mode S and a starting point for folk who then want to go on to buy a Kinetic or Beast device. This doesn't mean they never will, it may be that further experimentation will provide the standard of raw data needed.In fact there is a lot of discussion going on about how to move forward. It wasn't until recently, when I had chance to create a full network of rtls under test conditions it was realised thet they produce little or no 'useable' raw data. and in the early stages it looked like they were good for raw data, in fact all the signs and tests seemed to confirm that. The rtl dongles are excellent for normal Mode S ADS B tracking.

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