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British Forum => General Discussion => Topic started by: Shortwing on October 19, 2015, 09:45:16 pm

Title: Southeast test day
Post by: Shortwing on October 19, 2015, 09:45:16 pm: Anyone in the south east fancy meeting up and trying out the units?
Title: Re: Southeast test day
Post by: brinzlee on October 20, 2015, 01:43:09 am: For sure...we have four units running over in Southend. EGMC. Where are you based
Title: Re: Southeast test day
Post by: captchaos on October 20, 2015, 12:14:17 pm: If you fly over Lasham way let me know and I can at least see if I can pick you up on the ground
Title: Re: Southeast test day
Post by: AlanB on October 20, 2015, 12:32:24 pm: Quote from: captchaos on October 20, 2015, 12:14:17 pm
If you fly over Lasham way let me know and I can at least see if I can pick you up on the ground

I'm running one out of Brimpton if you find that closer.

Let me know if your visiting.
Title: Re: Southeast test day
Post by: Paul_Sengupta on October 20, 2015, 03:59:59 pm: I'm at Bourne Park. We should all get together. :D
Title: Re: Southeast test day
Post by: AlanB on October 21, 2015, 08:01:04 am: Quote from: Paul_Sengupta on October 20, 2015, 03:59:59 pm
I'm at Bourne Park. We should all get together. :D

Good idea. Not been to Bourne.

Wx not playing ball at the moment. :(
Title: Re: Southeast test day
Post by: T67M on October 21, 2015, 07:44:12 pm: I could be up for a test flight or two on Sunday - based at Redhill.
Title: Re: Southeast test day
Post by: Admin on October 21, 2015, 09:50:02 pm: anyone doing a testflight, could you try an experiment of unplugging the DVB-T dongle so that no ADSB traffic is received.
There is a theory about noise from the DVB-T dongle saturating the 868mhz receiver
Thx
Lee
Title: Re: Southeast test day
Post by: Paul_Sengupta on October 21, 2015, 10:51:35 pm: Interesting theory. CaptChaos, who couldn't receive my unit, was using the small DVB dongles, though I suspect most people are using those. I've been using these, as I had them already:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-DVB-T-RTL-SDR-Realtek-RTL2832U-R820T-Tuner-Receiver-Dongle-PAL-IEC-Input-HC-/281782206999?hash=item419b874217:g:Z24AAOSwPcVV3EI3 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-DVB-T-RTL-SDR-Realtek-RTL2832U-R820T-Tuner-Receiver-Dongle-PAL-IEC-Input-HC-/281782206999?hash=item419b874217:g:Z24AAOSwPcVV3EI3)

They have the advantage of having a decent aerial socket, but the disadvantage of being bigger and the wrong colour! :D

With mine plugged into my Pi B along with the Wifi dongle, I was receiving CC at 5 miles or so.
Title: Re: Aerial socket Adapters
Post by: Winged_Jaguar on November 08, 2015, 03:59:41 pm: Looking to experiment with different aerials for the TV/ADB-S Dongle with the micro socket or wish to use a home aerial to test/receive better ADB-S and/or TV, then a useful adapter to have is an "MCX plug to Coax Socket" adapter. Available from such places as Maplins (Code N62LN as at Nov'15).
Title: Re: Southeast test day
Post by: Paul_Sengupta on November 08, 2015, 04:16:19 pm: Alternatively, just use a DVB dongle like I have... :D

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DAB-DVB-T-USB-RTL-SDR-FM-Mini-Digital-TV-Stick-RTL2832U-R820T-Tuner-Receiver-/281360340406?hash=item41826215b6:g:kOYAAOSwDk5UEWxw (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DAB-DVB-T-USB-RTL-SDR-FM-Mini-Digital-TV-Stick-RTL2832U-R820T-Tuner-Receiver-/281360340406?hash=item41826215b6:g:kOYAAOSwDk5UEWxw)

or

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DVB-T-DAB-FM-Radio-Realtek-RTL2832U-R820T-software-defined-SDR-HDTV-Hot-/331349521661?hash=item4d25f874fd:g:txIAAOSwqu9VBnkJ (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DVB-T-DAB-FM-Radio-Realtek-RTL2832U-R820T-software-defined-SDR-HDTV-Hot-/331349521661?hash=item4d25f874fd:g:txIAAOSwqu9VBnkJ)

or the like!