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Technical Support / Audio out into typical GA headset

« on: February 13, 2019, 05:58:20 pm »

I fly various aircraft, and I don't recall any having an aux-in on the audio panel.
My noise cancelling DC headset works perfectly and i'd rather not replace it...

Can anyone recommend an in-line mixer that can inject the PAW audio output into my headset speaker input?
Or an attenuator to connect it into a spare headset mic input? (Eg for rear-seat passengers)

Or another method?

Alan.

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Technical Support / Virtually no traffic, ADS-B red

« on: February 17, 2018, 10:34:05 pm »

Flew with my PAW today, first time since upgrading to the new version.
I flew Cranfield > Turweston and back again, and there were loads of aircraft around.
Only 1 was reported on PAW (with RunwayHD) - IIRC a green 'dart' icon.
As a further test I parked parallel to the runway at Luton Airport this evening - only 1 aircraft reported in RunwayHD, and another briefly while I was watching the 'Traffic' screen.

ADS-B is red most of the time, but the numbers are increasing when I refresh - was 319 after I landed earlier,
I'm not aware I changed any settings since it last worked.
I even tried another SD card with a fresh install of 20180129 on it - no improvement.

Any suggestions on what I need to check? Can someone point me to a download for the older PAW version to try that again?

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General Discussion / Why no 'Shutdown' button?

« on: January 23, 2018, 05:06:38 pm »

I see in the options a 'reboot' button, but why no 'Shutdown' button?
It goes against the grain to abruptly shutdown a computer by pulling the power...

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Technical Support / Custom case designs

« on: January 23, 2018, 05:00:49 pm »

I'm working on a custom 3D-printed case design to hold the PAW hardware, a Pi battery board and a screw-on SMA mounted RTL-SDR antenna, more info below. The goal is for all the parts to be self-contained in one box without needing external cables to work.

Is there any reason for the RTL-SDR and PAW 'bridge' antenna (or whatever the correct name is) not to be close to each other? Currently I have them both on the same face of the case.

Initial testing with the Pi battery (like this: http://amzn.eu/585S6ia) shows it will run the PAW kit for about 2.5 hours. Obviously external power can be connected to give longer.
The case has openings for each port, SD card slot and all LEDs, as well as airflow holes. I've provided support for the USB GPS dongle internally (minus it's plastic housing) rather than relying purely on the USB port to support it.

Once i've finalised the design i'll post pictures - and if anyone would like a case with or without battery provision I can sell them cheaply
And if anyone has suggestions of what a custom case should include, let me know!

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Technical Support / Direct fit RTL-SDR antenna ?

« on: January 15, 2018, 11:13:54 am »

Can anyone suggest a RTL-SDR antenna that would mount directly onto to the USB dongle?
Or an alternative dongle with an antenna directly mounted?
The existing mag-mount on cable is rubbish.

Or a case and suitable dongle that allow a threaded connector mounted on the case instead?

Thanks in advance.