Category Archives: Raspberry Pi

Installing a new external ADS-B receiver

Posted on July 29, 2017 by g6nhu

Not long after my last post on this subject, back in January, the preamp I had mounted in the box at the top of 30ft of pole strapped to the side of my house failed and I was forced to … Continue reading →

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Learning to code in Python – Hello Raspberry Pi!

Posted on May 6, 2017 by g6nhu

After my posts about building an APRS RX iGate, I entered into email discussion with Alan, K2RHK who pointed me towards his website specifically to see his experiments in APRS.  While looking through his site, I noticed he’d recommended a book for … Continue reading →

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Building a Raspberry Pi internet watchdog

Posted on March 26, 2017 by g6nhu

I wasn’t sure whether to post this or not as it’s not specifically amateur radio – But there’s a small amount of electronics involved so I figured it might be of interest. A few days ago while Susan and I … Continue reading →

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MB7UIV is back

Posted on February 17, 2017 by g6nhu

A little history In January 2000 I started running the first licensed APRS Internet gateway in the UK originally with the callsign GB7UIV.  Within a week of experiments starting on the 26th January 2000, the gateway was on air and … Continue reading →

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Setting up an APRS RX only iGate using a Raspberry Pi, RTL-SDR dongle and a pre-built image

Posted on February 3, 2017 by g6nhu

After my previous post, it was suggested that an easier way to set up a receive only APRS iGate would be to provide a pre-built image which only needs slight tweaking to go live.  That seemed like a good idea to … Continue reading →

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A guide to setting up an APRS receive only iGate using a Raspberry Pi and an RTL-SDR dongle

Posted on February 2, 2017 by g6nhu

I originally bought a Raspberry Pi back in October 2012 but as I didn’t have a specific purpose in mind for it, I quickly sold it again.  A few months ago I decided to play around with a Pi again … Continue reading →

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ADS-B setups – Comparing internal and external aerials

Posted on January 28, 2017 by g6nhu

Following on from my last update, I’ve spent a fair bit of time experimenting with two very different ADS-B aerial configurations.  I have two Raspberry Pi3s, both running identical software and exactly the same receivers, the FlightAware Pro Stick Plus which … Continue reading →

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