From: malcolmlewis@linuxmail.org.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:12:49 -0700   
   Sidney_Kotic  wrote:   
      
   > > listening to the local airport automated weather, need to add the   
   > > CTAF channel once see some aircraft flying..   
   >   
   > I'm a little old to be starting on the Instrument/Commercial license.   
   >  I was about a week away from starting, back when I was 40, when I   
   > had a heart attack...and there went my medical.  I had a SEL and SES,   
   > plus some time flying skis just for fun.  OK, technically I guess I   
   > have a SEL/SES I'm just not current by a few decades.  :-)  I plan on   
   > setting up something for the various Anchorage frequencies since this   
   > will tell me when I should head for the airport when   
   > friends/relatives are flying in to visit.   
   >   
   Hi   
   So dump1090-fa and virtualradar (a mono application) is what I use for   
   ADS-B tracking, but also feed to FlightRadar, openSky and PlaneFinder   
   (It has a built in viewer). I also have multiple rtl-sdr's so can   
   experiment.   
      
   If your going to track aircraft long term, a ADS-B filter, low   
   noise amplifier and proper ADS-B antenna are worth it, I get out over   
   250 nautical miles in winter, around 200 when the trees get their leaves   
   back. I would put the antenna up higher, but always worried about   
   lightning strikes around here, so just above the roof line.   
      
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