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General Discussion / Re: External antennae on Jodels

« on: July 03, 2021, 07:11:49 am »

Peter,
I totally agree regarding having the antenna external.
You may find that at a distance, you can see a target, but I don't think you are likely to have a mid air with those ones . But it will still be partially obstructed if metal or water is placed between the two aircraft. I have seen a PA28 with 1090ES disappear from my PAW as it banked towards me (presenting top of wing to me), and reappear once wings level. I was on the ground and PA28 turned final, no risk in this case, but a good demo of why antenna diversity is a good idea. There is no perfect position for a single antenna, which can only be placed to offer protection in the most likely scenario.

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General Discussion / Re: External antennae on Jodels

« on: July 02, 2021, 10:52:26 pm »

No they are not. Fit antenna under a metal aircraft and the signal will be blocked above the wing.

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Technical Support / Re: Have to manually connect to PAW every flight

« on: July 02, 2021, 10:48:30 pm »

Don’t understand why you cannot see an auto connect per saved WiFi. Can you see it on your home WiFi?

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Technical Support / Re: Have to manually connect to PAW every flight

« on: July 02, 2021, 09:56:22 pm »

Other networks set to auto connect can be a pain. If too close to the clubhouse my PAW sometimes flips to the club WiFi.

Is there something called WiFi+ on your tablet. I think this has to be on to enable auto connect.

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Technical Support / Re: Have to manually connect to PAW every flight

« on: July 02, 2021, 09:24:20 pm »

On your tablet
Go into the settings>Connections>Wi-Fi>ADVANCED>Manage Networks
Select your PAW from the list and ensure Auto Reconnect is ticked.

Note, when testing make sure there are no other Wi-Fi, that it may latch onto.

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General Discussion / Re: External antennae on Jodels

« on: July 02, 2021, 09:15:00 pm »

Is there not a danger that we will install antenna to get the best reception in Vector, a ground station analysis, when we should be looking at Air-Air performance first?

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General Discussion / Re: Mixing up antennae

« on: June 28, 2021, 10:30:04 pm »

I would not have expected that extreme change, but does show that it is important to tune your twigs.

Cheers
Ian

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General Discussion / Re: Mixing up antennae

« on: June 27, 2021, 07:22:36 am »

Isn't the sample size for 'mixed up', a bit small to form an opinion? It would imply the days flying was not comparable.

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Technical Support / Re: 2x Rosetta both with same issues

« on: June 09, 2021, 11:30:16 am »

Since a new Rosetta has the same issue, you can eliminate the units themselves.
I think you are saying that 2 different 12V Cigarette adaptors have been used? if so then they are not the issue. Personally I am not keen on this method of getting power, but is sometimes the only method.
The Rosetta will have been supplied with a new power cable? if you are using another cable, ensure that it is less than 1m long and better than 20AWG
Cigarette sockets are often poor in making a 12V connection, especially if they have been used in the role for which they were designed. Try using a power pack battery that can supply 5V at 2A, just as a test.
If you reboot the PAW unit, is service restored?

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Technical Support / Re: Twin internal dipole aerials (total 4) with SMA Y pigtails

« on: June 01, 2021, 07:32:20 am »

Frank, I think you are missing the reason why Neil is looking at 2 antenna. It is not because of signal strength, but to overcome airframe masking of the targets. Colinear would not resolve that.

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Technical Support / Re: USB port

« on: May 27, 2021, 06:44:23 pm »

The micro USB is one of my pet hates about the RPI versions 1 to 3

There was at some point going to be an alternative socket, but this was dropped.

USB - C is only found on the RPI V4. This in not currently compatible with the PAW software. The power consumption of the V4 is greater than is ideal for a batty powered device.

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Technical Support / Re: 1090 Red Flag - Brand New Rosetta

« on: May 16, 2021, 07:44:42 pm »

That's what I did Ian - isn't it? Otherwise I'm confused!

Sorry, I missed that post 

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Technical Support / Re: 1090 Red Flag - Brand New Rosetta

« on: May 16, 2021, 04:27:16 pm »

Put the SDR from the classic in the Rosetta?

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Technical Support / Re: 1090 Red Flag - Brand New Rosetta

« on: May 12, 2021, 05:01:35 pm »

The SDR does get hot. Try unplugging it and restarting the PAW. See if the power warning goes.
Probably best to contact Support@PilotAware.com.

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Technical Support / Re: 1090 Red Flag - Brand New Rosetta

« on: May 12, 2021, 12:19:19 pm »

I would remove the cover and check the antenna pigtail is connected to the SDR module.

Also you have a voltage warning and is currently throttled. Can you confirm that you are using the supplied USB cable and a PSU capable of supplying 2A?

If both are good then it could be a faulty SDR. They can draw a high current when they fail, dragging the voltage down.