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Technical Support / Vector analysis keeps getting better and more detailed?

« on: February 21, 2024, 11:57:14 am »

Every year I measure to check improvement or degradation over a period of time. Normally this has been in respect of antenna position. I’m really happy with the results for my aircraft as you can see.

In the Pilotaware Vector training information and video the more recent enhancement of the ability to see RX Direction (Bases or Rosetta) potentially enables further fine tuning to be made. Though again, I think I’m doing well on that point too.

Using the Vector analysis tool I can breakdown the reception of signals. Several aircraft at our airfield rely on Fanet + and one SkySafe cellular. Clearly I receive data from the Fanet + via an uplift from the data captured by the airfield’s Atom Station and relayed through P3i. And in the case of the SkySafe cellular through the cloud and relayed by the Atom Station or direct via the cellular network using my phone and the Pilotaware WiFi module dongle.

My question is. Is it possible to breakout these derived inputs in the same way you isolate CAP 1391 and PAW inputs and thence display on the Vector analysis?

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General Discussion / Re: Mixed community and SafeSky

« on: August 18, 2022, 03:37:54 pm »

@ Lee. Amazingly rapid roll out. Three days from request to implementation. Tell me any other platform that could do that so efficiently. Answer;

Nobody does it better than the Pilotaware team!

Regards

Bob AKA Hitch.

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General Discussion / Re: Mixed community and SafeSky

« on: August 13, 2022, 11:41:43 pm »

Hi Peter

Here is the actual source data for the Nano microlight that displayed on the glider network, but not displayed contemporaneously on my Atom. Hope it helps understanding. Thanks for your great work too. It would be amazing if these rather basic SafeSky conspicuity devices could be seen by PAW equipped aircraft. Fingers crossed that Lee can work his magic.

Regards

Bob



.::Aircraft:
CN: bb0
Regist.: Nass
Device Id: 64038E
Type: Plane
Model: Ultralight
Last time: 18:40:05
Latitude: 53.304829
Longitude: -1.43117
Altitude: 741 ft
G.Speed: 0 kt
Track: 0
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Vz: +0.0 kt
Receiver: XCC64038E

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General Discussion / Re: Mixed community and SafeSky

« on: August 13, 2022, 03:44:46 pm »

Thank-you Lee!

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General Discussion / Re: Mixed community and SafeSky

« on: August 13, 2022, 12:06:07 pm »

Thanks Lee.  Your statement relating to signal reception understood.

So, to this point my understanding had been that when a SkySafe device is in communication with the cellular network it’s data was ultimately relayed to the glider OGN network. Consequently my assumption was the SkySafe data would de facto also be seen on on the ATOM station display receiving OGN from broadband. Furthermore be uploaded through the network and then the ATOM station or cellular to the Rosetta. Correct?

Or does a Pilotaware Rosetta never see SkySafe data because it isn’t shared?

Thanks for all you do. What a superb product our PAW Rosetta is. Just back from ten days touring Scandinavia. The weather display was extremely helpful!

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General Discussion / Re: Mixed community and SafeSky

« on: August 13, 2022, 08:54:48 am »

I should add the Vector analysis on his SafeSky Device ID 64038E didn’t reveal anything

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General Discussion / Mixed community and SafeSky

« on: August 13, 2022, 08:48:58 am »

Installed an Atom station at my home airfield of EGCA. Working successfully for nearly a year now. Really pleased with the performance. 9 home based aircraft and 1 helicopter all use PAW. There are also 2 home based nano microlight using Fanet +. We also have scale radio control aircraft and scale drones (The scale aircraft stop flying when full size fly)

Recently we had a new nano microlight arrival in the hangar. The owner is planning to fit a PAW later this year. However at this time he is trying to make do with the SafeSky App in his mobile phone. He asked if we could test his current SafeSky conspicuity in the area covered by our Atom station. His nano is super slow moving and hard to spot in the sky with mk1 eyeball.  The existing home based nano microlights use Fanet + and generate a strong signal. However our Atom station didn’t display the new arrivals SafeSky sourced image. Though oddly live.glidernet.org did display the new arrival.

My question is, generally speaking, assuming the SafeSky is programmed effectively and is in line of sight of a the cellular network, ought the fast moving aircraft all equipped with PAW (some with dongle, some not)  see this SafeSky nano and others similarly equipped?

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OGN-R PilotAware / Re: New Stations Added

« on: December 04, 2021, 10:37:52 am »

Hello from new station at Coal Aston airstrip. EGCA. Situated just south of Sheffield.
This station also compliments North Sheffield.

Both stations became operational at the end of November 2021.

All good so far.

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Technical Support / Re: LAA refuse approval to connect Pilotaware to Funke transponder (ADSB out)

« on: January 21, 2021, 10:06:28 am »

https://www.theeuropaclub.org/news/non-certified-adsb-out-a-good-news-update-from-laa-engineering

Yes great support from Joe and Steve at the LAA. We have a great team at Turweston.

When you click on the embed link it takes you directly to the pertinent documents..

I would also give a shout out to fellow Europa Club member Mike Pettican from LX Avionics (one of the major vendors the Funke transponder) who has been  extremely active and helpful on this topic over the last few days.

Regards

Bob H.