Air!Scout:Flarm Local Receiver

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Local Flarm Receiver (Optional)

Bild: AirScout Rückseite mit Flarm-Buchse und Kabel zur Active Diapason 868MHz, ähnlich <https://www.qsl.net/dl4mea/fpgaadsb/modesbeast-2ch-omni-yagi.gif>

Air!Scout can optionally be equipped with a RTL-SDR stick, and by that serve some SDR applications. It comes with preinstalled software from the Open Glider Network (see http://wiki.glidernet.org/start). Air!Scout is able to include the results of this receiver into its own database and show Flarm aircraft together with ADS-B and MLAT data in a common map. However, in order to work correctly, some steps have to be done after installation of the hardware:

  1. Check that GPS is stable (Status -> GPS)
  2. Create the configuration file for OGN receiver (Settings -> External Sources Settings -> <tbd>)
    • Select a location name according to the naming rules
    • Enable bias current if you are using Jetvision's Active Diapason Antenna
    • Enable reception of local results

Bild configuration dialog

  1. Watch the incoming messages from OGN receiver (Status -> Local Flarm Receiver Connection)

In case of troubles, disable and re-enable the OGN receiver part within Settings -> External Sources Settings -> Local Flarm Receiver Data Reception -> Save