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Technical Support / Re: Shortening the 1090Mz antenna
« on: August 09, 2019, 08:48:16 pm »
Have a look at this thread for some external 868MHz (PAW compatible) external antennas.

http://forum.pilotaware.com/index.php/topic,1478.0.html

For 1090MHz, any transponder antenna will do.

Maybe something like this:

http://forum.pilotaware.com/index.php/topic,1478.0.html

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Technical Support / Re: WiFi Dongle Replacement
« on: August 09, 2019, 08:35:43 pm »
It might be as straightforward. I've had problems with two of these Wifi dongles now. Latest one's just gone in the bin.  ;D I had a couple more in my drawer and a replacement has made things hunky dorey again.

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Technical Support / Re: WiFi Dongle Replacement
« on: August 09, 2019, 08:56:50 am »
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_sop=15&_blrs=recall_filtering&_nkw=rt5370&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=2

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Technical Support / Re: Another PAW Drop out!!
« on: July 30, 2019, 04:04:31 pm »
Is it a Pi 2 or a Pi 3? The Wifi dongles can be a little flaky on the Pi 2. I recently had connectivity issues with my Classic, so I swapped the Wifi dongle and it was fine after that. I then tried the (suspected faulty) Wifi dongle on my home PC, connecting to my home router, and it kept disconnecting. I threw it in the bin.  :o

Good thing is they're only now 99p on AliExpress.  ;D (though I have a few at home so didn't order any more - had a few issues with them in the past hence the spare stock!)

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Technical Support / Re: Upgrading the Rosetta GNSS dongle
« on: July 29, 2019, 12:58:37 pm »
A GPS mouse should also be better due to the lack of interference from the SDR dongle(s). The standard GPS always works better on a USB extension when moved further away from the unit. However in real life, sat on a coaming or under a canopy, it doesn't matter much, as reception there is unhindered.

Does your window have a heat reflective coating? Most double glazing has and it's always best to open the window the throw the GPS unit outside in such circumstances! The coating is metallic.

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Technical Support / Re: Installing 20190621 - SDFormat and Software upgrade
« on: July 29, 2019, 12:49:32 pm »
I usually find buying brands (not necessarily brands you've heard of though!) from China via either AliExpress, Banggood or Gearbest provide the best cost vs. security cards.

e.g.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32977040125.html

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Technical Support / Re: USB Power Buffer to stop ignition reboots
« on: July 26, 2019, 08:38:36 pm »
Quote from: neilmurg on July 26, 2019, 09:27:55 am
@Paul_Sengupta Nice find, you must live on eBay/Alibaba!

One does one's best to keep the Chinese economy running.

Quote from: neilmurg on July 26, 2019, 09:27:55 am
: and you have to switch off the UPS as well as the power supply to turn off the PAw?

Yes, it's got a button on the UPS board to switch the unit on or off from the internal battery. Hence you'd probably need a custom case with an external button to push through for this.

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Technical Support / Re: USB Power Buffer to stop ignition reboots
« on: July 26, 2019, 03:15:18 am »
You'd need to design your own case and have a Y lead for power, but I've had success using one of these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UPS-HAT-Power-Source-Extension-Board-Battery-Raspberry-Pi-3-Model-B-2B-BSG/123247775068

I haven't fitted it in a case yet!  :o

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Technical Support / Re: Rosetta securing threads
« on: July 19, 2019, 05:00:05 pm »
Standard tripod mount.

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Technical Support / Re: POWER (As Clarkson would say)
« on: July 19, 2019, 09:01:41 am »
This is cheaper, isn't advertised as 2.4A, but has the same description below. Make of it what you will...  :o

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32671497421.html

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Technical Support / Re: POWER (As Clarkson would say)
« on: July 19, 2019, 08:57:50 am »
I bought one of these for charging phones and such, and have been fairly impressed even though it doesn't say what gauge the wire is. You can get 1.5m as well if it suits better than 2m. I thought I'd try it due to the flexibility of the cable. Seems to work quite well.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32889300505.html

Advertised as "2.4A" but not for the 2m cable!

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Technical Support / Re: POWER (As Clarkson would say)
« on: July 18, 2019, 05:50:49 pm »
Quote from: Admin on July 18, 2019, 04:42:05 pm
if you REALLY have 18AWG, thats really good, I would like to know where you got 18AWG with a MicroUSB connector

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=18+awg+micro+usb&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=2

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Technical Support / Re: Colour coding in SkyDemon
« on: July 17, 2019, 10:11:35 am »
If you remove the GPS, the PAW shouldn't transmit as it has nothing to transmit.

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Technical Support / Re: Installing 20190621 - SDFormat and Software upgrade
« on: July 14, 2019, 12:36:57 am »
I had a go with formatter V4 on a Windows PC earlier. I put the resulting card in my Pi 3 (Rosetta) which I plugged into my TV. It froze at 3%. I power reset it and it started again and carried on to completion this time.

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OGN-R PilotAware / Re: Version 20190707 Uplink range
« on: July 13, 2019, 01:11:20 am »
Have a look at this thread for external antennae.

http://forum.pilotaware.com/index.php/topic,1478.0.html

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