Wide band Scanner Antenna for RadarBox

Started by rkarn, March 15, 2012, 08:22:53 AM

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rkarn

Hi,

Does anyone have experience using wide band scanner antenna to use with RadarBox in stead of using ADS-B receiving antenna?  I am a ham operator and have had my Diamond Antenna D-130J on top of my tower for long time.  The antenna is capable of receiving radio frequency between 25-1300 MHz.  When I look at the ADS-B frequency at 1090 MHz, I think my D-130J should do the work perfectly.  But just to double check if anyone using the same or perhaps some other types/brands of scanner antenna covering ADS-B frequency.  Thank you very much!

Karn

bratters

Hi Karn - many of us have tried a variety of wideband scanner antennas with little success. Search the forum for more details but I think you will find that the short answer to your question is that a dedicated 1090 aerial is needed for good results.

Aerotower

I use the D-130J and i have a good range.

bratters


Aerotower

I'm building another polar diagram.

Tomorrow I put another screenshot

neroon79

Perhaps you may consider to add the "Radar-Rings", when posting the next screen shot. That will make it much easier to identify the range of reception, as it is possible by the shore line. Just a thought...

Regards

Ingo
Greetings from northern Germany, Ingo
11.75nm ESE of EDDV

SW: ANRB v5.00.072/6.01.001 on WIN10 64Bit Pro&Home
HW:
Ant.: DPD Productions ADS-B Vertical Outdoor Base Antenna
AMP: Kuhne electr. KU LNA 1090 A TM
Cable: 25m of ECOFLEX 15+
NB: Asus P53E 24/7 op.
PC: 28"4K + 24" Monitor
AirSpy mini @RPi3

Aerotower

Were just building the polar diagram for two days ...