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British Forum => Technical Support => Topic started by: simpson stu on August 28, 2019, 08:13:08 pm

Title: No uplink aircraft showing on Traffic page
Post by: simpson stu on August 28, 2019, 08:13:08 pm

I’ve just upgraded the sim card to the latest software. Selected the new 3D/S in settings, and set the height to an appropriate filter but i show no ‘uplinked’ traffic on the traffic page, just CSA and C showing. I’m about 5 miles between Fairoaks and Farnborough so something must be around. Just wondering why it all looks fine but i’m getting nothing showing differently after the update?

Cheers Stu

Title: Re: No uplink aircraft showing on Traffic page
Post by: Ian Melville on August 28, 2019, 09:55:55 pm

Are you testing from the ground? You need to be within range and with a line of sight to an OGN/R ground station to receive the data.

Title: Re: No uplink aircraft showing on Traffic page
Post by: exfirepro on August 29, 2019, 08:18:56 pm

Stu,

As Ian says, to get the Mode-S/3D Data you need to be within range of a PAW-OGN-R Ground Rebroadcast Station. Also to prevent Ground Stations cluttering the frequency by continuously transmitting positions for all aircraft within their range, you need to be receiving the Mode S aircraft’s transmissions directly on your PilotAware so that it can identify the aircraft you require a position for (by that aircraft’s ICAO Hex ID) and ask the Ground Station for position data for that specific aircraft.

Hope this helps.

Regards

Peter