Radio · Aviation · 2013-current
ADS-B reference links
A practical index of antenna, RTL-SDR, dump1090, feed-format, MLAT, and aviation-data links from my ADS-B notes, plus stats from my receiver.
A reference shelf for ADS-B reception, decoding, track formats, multilateration, and supporting aviation data. These links are collected from my old working notes; some point to historical projects or may have moved.
For my receiver activity, see the FlightAware stats link below.
Antenna & SDR reception
- F5ANN active PCB antenna project Antenna reference from the original notes.
- RTL-SDR.com: ADS-B active PCB antenna Article about an active antenna for ADS-B reception.
- librtlsdr on GitHub RTL-SDR device library.
Decoders, data formats & feeds
- dump1090 — antirez version One of the decoder repositories in the original list.
- dump1090 — Malcolm Robb fork The original notes marked this fork as the preferred one at the time.
- BaseStation socket data format Reference for parsing BaseStation-format data.
- Virtual Radar Server compressed format Documentation for compressed VRS records.
- PlanePlotter with SBS-1 and BaseStation Integration notes for PlanePlotter and BaseStation data.
- ADS-B Exchange: adding 978 MHz capability to PiPi2 The 978 MHz setup guide saved in the original notes.
MLAT
- MLAT with dump1090 discussion A discussion link from the original notes.
Flight routes & aviation reference data
- Virtual Radar Server flight routes Flight-route reference.
- LibHomeRadar data downloads Aviation data download link from the archived page.
- FAA National Flight Data Center FAA aeronautical data reference.
- MyAviationInfo: VOR data for FLM VOR/navaid lookup link saved in the notes.
- FlightAware: VOR database discussion Forum thread about VOR data.
- FAA airway database CSV Airway data download link.
- FAA Playbook FAA reference link from the original page.
- FAA location identifier lookup Location ID lookup link.
- FAA products FAA products reference.
- Wayforward aviation data Aviation data reference from the old notes.
Squawk codes
- FAA Order JO 7110.66D (PDF) The specific squawk-code order linked from the original notes.
- FAA order information: document 99913 FAA order page also saved in the original list.
AIS / adjacent radio project
- Daisy AIS receiver by astuder Adjacent ship-tracking receiver reference.
My receiver
- FlightAware ADS-B stats for ptimmins My receiver statistics.