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Technical Support / Re: Nearer of further....location of underbelly antennas

« on: April 26, 2020, 03:28:22 pm »

That was my thinking too but thought maybe the filtering would handle it and maybe the transmit would be better further away from the TXP.
I'll go the way suggested above and see how it works.

The other challenge is the finding the SMA connection with the pin in the right end, female/male with pin or socket, trying to figure the terminology to get the right one, anyone know how to differentiate? Currently going by the pictures....

Just back from the airfield and brought everything back except the PA transmit antenna, can anyone tell me is the pin in the antenna or in the unit?

regards, Clive

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Technical Support / Nearer of further....location of underbelly antennas

« on: April 25, 2020, 01:53:49 pm »

Hi folks, I'm installing proper antennas under the belly of my aircraft and have an option as to which of the two goes nearer the plane's TXP antenna, this is mounted off to one side so using the same position for the transmit and receive one will be nearer the TXP antenna than the other, which is best where?

Thanks, Clive

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Technical Support / Re: GPS Signal Lost 0 found

« on: October 07, 2019, 05:57:19 pm »

Top man thanks, Clive

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Technical Support / Re: GPS Signal Lost 0 found

« on: October 07, 2019, 02:56:35 pm »

I've got the VK-162 GPS on it's way as you suggested Lee and will revert to the new software when I try it.
Just to be clear, will I need to do any configuration with the new GPS or is it plug and play? (If so where and how?).
Thanks again, Clive

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Technical Support / Re: GPS Signal Lost 0 found

« on: September 13, 2019, 05:01:55 pm »

Have sent you some screen shots and log files snatches, Thanks, Regards, Clive

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Technical Support / Re: GPS Signal Lost 0 found

« on: September 13, 2019, 12:44:48 pm »

Hi Lee, yes SkyD has been updated, does that have an effect?

Remind me how to get a logfile and I'll get one.

The little green light on the GPS dongle is flashing OK.

Thanks, Regards, Clive

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Technical Support / Re: GPS Signal Lost 0 found

« on: September 12, 2019, 12:50:26 pm »

Mine has been erratic ever since the new software, sometimes the WiFi doesn't work, no apparent reason and then it works. Latest is GPS signal lost O found. Traffic still being picked up, I can talk with it via the browser.
Flew for over 2 hours yesterday and the 0 found was still up when we tried at the end of the flying.
It's starting to be a right pain and I'm spending too much time messing about with it.
I just want it to work like it did for the first 18 months. This is a classic but prior the software upgrade it was just a bit of a pain.
Can I get the previous software from somewhere? I thought I had it in my PC but can't find it, what was it called?
Thanks, Regards, Clive

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Technical Support / Re: Just fishing for ideas....ADSB out not being read by PAW

« on: August 21, 2019, 12:56:45 pm »

Flew over the weekend and the PAW was seeing plenty of local traffic and other PAW.
Shortly after that the Wifi died and now doesn't work.
Nothing to do with anything previous so losing interest......
Thanks again for the help and suggestions. See you at the rally!
Regards, Clive

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Technical Support / Re: Just fishing for ideas....ADSB out not being read by PAW

« on: August 16, 2019, 12:57:23 am »

Thanks for all the feedback and suggestions.
Just to clarify my aircraft always appears on FR24 with the source as ADSB out.

I scrubbed the SD card and reloaded the latest revision of PAW. The configuration was then set to the default.
Still no sign of my aircraft when it was adjacent to the PAW set up in my van.
Plenty of local traffic showing up some with ADSB.
BTW the TXP's are always responding to something where we are so that's not part of the issue when doing the test.

For now I've refitted the PAW to my plane and will see what comes up on the traffic list when I next fly just out of curiosity (without setting up it's own numbers). After I will set the right numbers and the CS to filter.

This morning it was picking up another aircraft in the hangar ok, that was another Funke, new one though with FW up in the 6's I think.

Funke have said the latest software won't be available now till the end of August. When it is I'll send the TXP for the update and they will checkout it's performance.

Thanks again for everyone's help. If I ever have an update I'll come back and post it.
Regards, Clive

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Technical Support / Re: Track File

« on: August 13, 2019, 10:46:42 am »

Sent to support at PAW
Going to reload everything shortly
Ta, CJ

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Technical Support / Re: Shortening the 1090Mz antenna

« on: August 13, 2019, 10:38:29 am »

Thanks for all the replies, Regards, Clive

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Technical Support / Re: Just fishing for ideas....ADSB out not being read by PAW

« on: August 13, 2019, 07:32:12 am »

The PAW was on the ground so there's no track log. The two planes were started up in front of it and flown above it.

Think it's worth reloading the files to a newly formatted card?
Is the ICAO kept in a place where that would be cleared by doing this?

Thanks, Clive

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Technical Support / Re: Just fishing for ideas....ADSB out not being read by PAW

« on: August 12, 2019, 06:54:17 pm »

Another update:
So, set the PAW up in the van again, my son monitoring and on the radio, it's reading 40 aircraft or so, a few local helicopters going offshore so all is good.
Nothing from my aircraft, on the ground, took off flew about 6 or 7 miles away nothing at any point picked up.
Spoke to Norwich, C and S being received, took a selfie of myself on FR24 with ADSB as the source.
So, landed, son goes flying and nothing from him, notb on the ground or flying overhead, all the rest being reported as before.
Thanks for the suggestion about the trial, I'm up in Norfolk so a bit of hike, been to GW lots of times over the years and agree, great airfield.

Now, to make sure the PAW was not set to my plane's details I set it to my sons plane, so now it has been set to my plane and my sons plane and now it doesn't see either of them......what ever the configuration says, are we seeing something in common here?
I'm thinking I download the new program to the SD card again so it's raw and empty and then see if it's picking up my plane?
Is the program written in such a way it's ignoring all previously 'configured' aircrafts details?

Just a thought, thanks again for the suggestions, Regards, Clive

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Technical Support / Re: Just fishing for ideas....ADSB out not being read by PAW

« on: August 12, 2019, 11:00:59 am »

Ian, I thought I might be doing that wrong so changed it saved it closed the browser. Opened a new one, logged onto the unit, went to the Config page and the new numbers/code are there.
Switched on the Mode C/S and still nothing.
I know that works as flew with my son in his plane and the warning came up with his reg.

Now that gives me an idea, I'll drag his plane out and try the same test as I've been doing with mine.
Also I'll get him on the ground with the PAW and go flying in my plane.

Peter, your idea would explain it.....
The reason why I took the PAW out the plane and put it in my van and drove 300m away as I feared there was some high power signal filter on the PAW. I was still quite close relatively but I have seen alaerts when I'm in formation with other planes running C/S that said they were intermittent.

Thanks for the thoughts and ideas, will update any progress, Regards, Clive

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Technical Support / Just fishing for ideas....ADSB out not being read by PAW

« on: August 12, 2019, 12:30:59 am »

OK, this might not be a PAW problem but I can see there's lots of savvy folk on here so maybe you can help with my problem.
I have a PAW and have been using it successfully for a few years. A few days ago I updated it and it's running ok with the update.
The issue I have is it can't see my aircraft's transponder on the PAW, I know it's not supposed to. But even set to another Hex and Reg the PAW can't see the TXP on the traffic list when reading via the browser on 192.168.1.1. It did once when I tried a test on the ground 3 months ago but it didn't show the ADSB word you need to have a screenshot of to prove it's working. I gave up that day scratched my head. I have a Filser with a Garmin feeding the position signal via RS232, Filser suggested I tied the ground of the Garmin and Filser together to give the RS232 a good reference so I did this but no difference. That said the ADSB was showing on FR24 right from the first time I flew with it hooked up. After doing the update the other day to the latest PAW update I thought I'd try again. All regular traffic is there of course.
I need to see it so I can confirm the TXP is transmitting ADSB so I can get the sign of for it from the LAA.
The Garmin signal also feeds the autopilot and that shows 'GPS Good" shortly after the GPS gets a fix.
If I have a look at myself on FR24 while flying I can see the plane's reg and the position is good and the feed is shown as ADSB.
So TXP works, is showing as transmitting ADSB, is recognised by every agency I've talked to in past few years (with and without ADSB feed connected), only thing is it won't show up on PAW when I reset the ID etc away from my aircrafts code(s) or when they are set.
Please ask any questions if I haven't explained myself. There is no 'flight' switch on the TXP.
BTW, today I took the PAW out of the aircraft and parked 300m away and tried to see the plane's TXP when it was parked up with 7000' Mode ACS squarking and a good GPS signal shown on the GPS and the autopilot.
All this is under testing as neither the ADSB hook up is approved yet and neither is the Autopilot, I want to bundle the paperwork and get it all signed off together.
Anything I've missed, ideas appreciated?
Regards, Clive