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Current Fault Indications.....what do they mean please?
steveu:
--- Quote from: CliveJ on January 05, 2024, 02:50:37 pm ---
It would be really good to see where the traffic is coming from?......maybe an extra column on the Traffic Page showing where each contact is coming from?
Currently I can have a screen full and I don't know what's working and what isn't, what's coming from where.
Antenna, ground station, Atom, iGrid.....
--- End quote ---
Isn't it this attached, column circled in blue? It says where the ping is coming from?
Admin:
The 4g dongles we have tested, draw upto 800ma
This is way too much for the usb ports
USB is only rated at 500ma
The combined draw of usb current will be too much
Please power the 4g dongle externally
Also if you are using a dual port power pack, remember that again, the max current is shared across those ports
Thx
Lee
PaulSS:
--- Quote ---I've got a 4G cellular dongle plugged into the Classic on a USB. The Dongle has an external pad antenna connected by two cables.
It's signal to start with was really consistent but it seems to be dropping out a bit lately. Works better across the channel than here.
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I, too, have the capability with my 4G dongle of having external antennas but found it made no difference to 4G reception if they were used or not. It was pointed out to me (buried deep in one of the threads on this forum) that the external antennas were only used for the WIFI signal from the dongle to the receiving device (iPad, PAW iGrid etc) and had nothing to do with receiving 4G signals.
steveu:
--- Quote from: PaulSS on January 06, 2024, 11:14:58 am ---
--- Quote ---I've got a 4G cellular dongle plugged into the Classic on a USB. The Dongle has an external pad antenna connected by two cables.
It's signal to start with was really consistent but it seems to be dropping out a bit lately. Works better across the channel than here.
--- End quote ---
I, too, have the capability with my 4G dongle of having external antennas but found it made no difference to 4G reception if they were used or not. It was pointed out to me (buried deep in one of the threads on this forum) that the external antennas were only used for the WIFI signal from the dongle to the receiving device (iPad, PAW iGrid etc) and had nothing to do with receiving 4G signals.
--- End quote ---
I think it depends on the dongle. I've been able to get big improvements in 4G signal using external antennas...
CliveJ:
Thanks for all the feedback.
The traffic MODE column above shows traffic at up to 800km away so I figure that's coming through either the ATOM or the dongle.
I messed with the 1090 extension cable and things were better so I bought a good quality RG58 cable that doesn't seem to have made any odds, the old one was a flimsy one. My hangar mate re-appeared again the other day when flying together so all I have atm is ok.
Dongle reception; metal aeroplane under a metal panel, a dongle in my son's fibreglass plane even was much better with the pad antenna. The Dongle is the types that look like a zip drive.
How do I power the dongle externally but still have it giving data to the PAW unit via the USB?
406436 is my number. I'd still like the PAW signals to look a little better so aircraft don't disappear and re-appear when close. Going to try the old antenna on the panel to see if it has a better view out the front than the external BNC connected metal one under the belly, under the rudder pedals, below the 0-320 which is a big lump of obscuration of course.
Thanks all, Regards, Clive
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