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AirNav Radar => AirNav Radar Discussion => Topic started by: phil zech on June 15, 2009, 12:24:15 PM

Title: First trip out for Radar Box
Post by: phil zech on June 15, 2009, 12:24:15 PM
Took my RB out for its first trip outside MAN this weekend.

We stayed at the Rennaissance Hotel @ LHR. (myself and partner, not myself and RB !)

In the hotel room , behind double glazed windows had on avarage 80 in My flights.

However on Sunday @ 3 pm when in visitors centre car park, . arrivals went onto Southerly runway, I set RB up and was getting approx between 160-200 in my flights.

Excellent , never seen this many before , only 80 max in MAN.

The only problem with RB is that it makes you a lazy plane spotter , just sit there , no need to look through bins, straining of eyes through heat haze.

Its great isnt it !!


Keep up the great work Air Nav, cant wait for V3.0 is sounds FAB.

Cheers

Phil
Title: Re: First trip out for Radar Box
Post by: t1mb0 on June 15, 2009, 12:52:19 PM
Proud owner of an RB but not a number cruncher these days, and was thinking just the same re the hard work it used to be in the old days !
Shouldn't you have the bins on them anyway to check the integrity of all this data flying about in cyberspace?
Title: Re: First trip out for Radar Box
Post by: radarspotter10 on June 15, 2009, 02:08:15 PM
Quote from: t1mb0 on June 15, 2009, 12:52:19 PM
Proud owner of an RB but not a number cruncher these days, and was thinking just the same re the hard work it used to be in the old days !
Shouldn't you have the bins on them anyway to check the integrity of all this data flying about in cyberspace?
hi.phil
took my airnav out mobile, stop at the mates shop took laptop inside with airnav box+aerial got noting ended up with egg on my face,
took the laptop to my car about 9 feet away, put aerial on roof got 80 contacts
amazing,  it is very interesting mobile that what airnav is all about compact easy to use, maybe someone could come up with a carrying case.
from pat
Title: Re: First trip out for Radar Box
Post by: RodBearden on June 15, 2009, 02:29:40 PM
Hi Pat

The idea of a special carrying case has come up before, but nobody was prepared to pay the price that was necessary to make it a commercial proposition. A jiffy bag was the best alternative suggestion!

Rod
Title: Re: First trip out for Radar Box
Post by: malc41 on June 15, 2009, 02:34:36 PM
Can we have a jiffy bag in black with the airnav logo on please ;-)
Title: Re: First trip out for Radar Box
Post by: radarspotter10 on June 15, 2009, 03:12:23 PM
Quote from: malc41 on June 15, 2009, 02:34:36 PM
Can we have a jiffy bag in black with the airnav logo on please ;-)

hi.
what i would like is very small laptop that can run airnav,my problem is i can not see
my desktop screen in the sun light,any suggestions.
from pat

ps green jiffy bag for me.
Title: Re: First trip out for Radar Box
Post by: t1mb0 on June 15, 2009, 03:19:19 PM
The next generation RB might be the size of a USB stick you never know
Title: Re: First trip out for Radar Box
Post by: Jordan on June 15, 2009, 03:36:24 PM
I was wondering really how many flights ill have when ill be in london.
I will stay near Oxford Street, and i assume that i will have some buldings around me...
Title: Re: First trip out for Radar Box
Post by: malc41 on June 15, 2009, 03:55:29 PM
Isn't Oxford St surrounded by buildings on all sides?

I think you may have to find somewhere with a little open space.



Title: Re: First trip out for Radar Box
Post by: malc41 on June 15, 2009, 03:57:05 PM
Quote from: radarspotter10 on June 15, 2009, 03:12:23 PM
Quote from: malc41 on June 15, 2009, 02:34:36 PM
Can we have a jiffy bag in black with the airnav logo on please ;-)

hi.
what i would like is very small laptop that can run airnav,my problem is i can not see
my desktop screen in the sun light,any suggestions.
from pat

ps green jiffy bag for me.

As Henry Ford said 'You can have any colour as long as its black!'
Title: Re: First trip out for Radar Box
Post by: Jordan on June 15, 2009, 04:03:07 PM
Quote from: malc41 on June 15, 2009, 03:55:29 PM
Isn't Oxford St surrounded by buildings on all sides?

I think you may have to find somewhere with a little open space.


not an option everything is booked, guess ill have to position the antenna right on the window and expect some overhead...
also since im without a car i wont take the RB with me to Myrtel avenue
Title: Re: First trip out for Radar Box
Post by: viking9 on June 16, 2009, 07:30:50 PM
A VHS cassette box makes an ideal case for the RB.
Title: Re: First trip out for Radar Box
Post by: malc41 on June 16, 2009, 08:36:37 PM
Tom

excellent idea, now just got to find one. remind me what is VHS cassette again ;-)
Title: Re: First trip out for Radar Box
Post by: bearcat on June 17, 2009, 08:10:24 AM
Have a look at this thread and the last post to see what one user made.

http://www.airnavsystems.com/forum/index.php?topic=1505.msg11770#msg11770

Title: Re: First trip out for Radar Box
Post by: malc41 on June 17, 2009, 02:32:59 PM
Very ingenious, now just need to find 3,000+ clear VHS cases.

Can feel my 2nd million £ coming on ;-)