Month: July 2017

Installing a new external ADS-B receiver

External ADS-B receiver using a Raspberry Pi and Poe to power it

Last Updated on October 6, 2020 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 removed that particular ADS-B aircraft tracker.  I […]

FT8 – The latest data mode

Last Updated on July 23, 2017 by g6nhu I’ve posted a lot about the low power, low signal modes, JT65 and JT9 in the past and now there’s a new kid on the block. This one is called FT8 which stands for ‘Franke and Taylor, 8-FSK modulation’, developed by Steven Franke (K9AN) and Joe Taylor […]