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General Discussion / Re: New FX user questions

« on: November 28, 2024, 07:39:26 pm »

Please could you provide details of the BT adaptor that you use. I've seen a few on Amazon but most seem to be battery powered and I'm not sure how reliable they would be in a cockpit environment.

This was what I bought. On/off button, volume controls on the side, 3.5mm jack out (same as PAW Rosetta) and power via USB micro.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/355786862676

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General Discussion / Re: Parachutes!

« on: November 27, 2024, 08:50:59 pm »

I've not been on the Forum for a while so may have missed a similar query.
Flew yesterday with EasyVFR4 for the first time as my display. EVFR4 has different icons for powered aircraft, glider and parachute. Was surprised to see several parachute icons, particularly as some of them were moving quite fast! At least 4 also showed registration - G-INFO revealed that there were 3 PA28s and 1 Icarus.
Question - why are they being incorrectly shown as parachutes?

I'd be interested to know which protocol EasyVFR is using for traffic, although I find it quite difficult to use. I've got a basic version loaded to help a friend with interface issues on a Sky Echo II.

If no one else on any of the other EFBs has seen this issue, then it's a bug in EasyVFR.

I'm guessing most people sticking with EasyVFR bought lifetime subscriptions. We could debate how good the move from 3 to 4 was, and ask how many voted with their feet.

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General Discussion / Re: New FX user questions

« on: November 27, 2024, 08:40:51 pm »

I don't have a bluetooth headset either, and I would be reluctant buy one since I prefer to have control over the audio in one place and be able to suppress alerts at busy times with the push of a button.

So the response below, to use bluetooth from Skydemon on my ipad would not work for me. Does anyone else have this problem? Can anyone offer any other solutions, for example a standalone bluetooth to audio jack gizmo?

I was not a fan of the loss of the audio out jack on the FX.

However, there is an opportunity here for an improvement.

I used a Bluetooth receiver into my Lynx intercom, you could use the same and connect a BT receiver into your Garmin if you can source the right wiring.

The big bonus of doing this is that you can then get both traffic and airspace alerts, properly spaced out without one talking over the other.

Set both up from Skydemon, which will then transmit them over BT to your intercom.

When flying with the FX, I therefore have both traffic and airspace alerts.

The BT adaptor I bought has an on/off switch and a volume control on the body, so all alerts can be quickly adjusted or turned off.

You will need to get USB power to the adaptor...

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Technical Support / Re: I can see other traffic but my the Vector chart shows no broadcasts -STILL BROKE

« on: November 14, 2024, 09:13:04 am »

Which radio is it? I’ve got a PAW classic, the USB radio was replaced a couple of months ago, the one inside the case (which I assume is on the Pi circuit board) hasn’t been (and I don’t know if it can be)

There's a radio bridge inside the case, last time I looked or fixed one, it was a separate daughter board. If faulty, and it's a big if, it can be replaced. Be wary of static when replacing, if this doesn't mean anything, leave well alone.

The radio bridge is a transceiver. A damaged aerial can result in reflected power back from a mistermination causing a problem in the output stage of the transmitter. This is a bit techie, I know, but that's just how it is...

The "USB radio" is an SDR and does 1090MHz for ADS-B and mode S

I should add both aerials are new and bought from Pilotaware

If damage has occurred to a transmitter stage, replacing the aerial doesn't fix that.

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Technical Support / Re: I can see other traffic but my the Vector chart shows no broadcasts -STILL BROKE

« on: November 14, 2024, 08:32:32 am »

It was only when I replaced a damaged aerial and I checked the vector chart that I realised it hadn't been transmitting for a while. I can still receive traffic.

Damaged aerial? Do we think the transmitter side of the radio module could have croaked?

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Technical Support / Re: Android firmware updater not on Play Store?

« on: November 14, 2024, 08:30:44 am »

I imagine the majority of PAW users are on Android, are they forever doomed to USB updating?

I don't think so.

I'm an Android user, and have not used the app or USB stick for a while.

The easiest way to update any PAW if it is on the Internet via iGrid is to update from within the GUI itself.

I'm not at the strip so have no access to my PAW, but I seem to remember this and licence updates are now automatic if on the Internet. No more typing the licence number in.

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Technical Support / Re: I can see other traffic but my the Vector chart shows no broadcasts -STILL BROKE

« on: November 05, 2024, 09:02:03 am »

Double check the number has remained correctly entered and the licence is current?

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Technical Support / Re: Ghosting

« on: November 05, 2024, 08:57:52 am »

Did you fix the issue? I occasionally have the same problem, with a portable setup, and if I check the aircraft callsign is always an aircraft that is plausible. The Hex value corresponds to the transponder's. It's kind of scary.
Multiple times I tried to carefully "separate" from the "ghost" but did not get a distinct trace.
What's very strange is that on the radar I don't see them, only on Skydemon. Could it be a FLARM protocol issue?

As I understand it, it's not the aircraft call sign that prevents ghosting but the ICAO code. This for mode S, not sure about mode C...

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Technical Support / Re: Trouble with Rosetta in Herefordshire

« on: October 24, 2024, 09:45:03 am »

Or WeTransfer - no login needed for smaller files IIRC...

https://wetransfer.com

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Technical Support / Re: Trouble with Rosetta in Herefordshire

« on: October 14, 2024, 05:59:08 pm »

Any sign of any GPS jamming NOTAMs?

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Technical Support / Re: I can see other traffic but my the Vector chart shows no broadcasts

« on: October 07, 2024, 09:13:40 am »

In settings, check the setting for transmitting PAW has not become some silly speed.

In settings, check what your ICAO code is, it sometimes gets reset on software updates.

If the setting is not correct, write down the wrong setting before correcting it.

Check the incorrect ICAO code in Vector and see if it matches your flights.

Next time you fly, check for the corrected ICAO code.

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Technical Support / Re: Fitted PAW supplied dongle and GSM remains Orange.

« on: October 05, 2024, 02:12:17 pm »

Went to phone shop, brought iPhone SE 2020 for £90, and 4 greens
Moral of story, buy a cheap iPhone to use purely as data link.

You'll get a mobile broadband router for less...

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Technical Support / Re: Request - new standard non-beta software release

« on: September 23, 2024, 11:35:24 am »

oooooh, stand by, I'll try that(, soon as I can). Thanks!

I think the clue is here, check the attached web GUI, with a downgrade option.

Please test, I could be wrong...

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Technical Support / Re: Anker power supply - hard wiring modification

« on: September 22, 2024, 11:23:54 pm »

For a certified aircraft you might be better with fitting a charge 2/ 4 usb supply as these are already approved

https://charge4.harkwood.co.uk/

Plus one for Charge 2/4. Path to certified install IIRC and a very high quality product.

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Technical Support / Re: Request - new standard non-beta software release

« on: September 22, 2024, 11:22:33 pm »

I think it doesn't work like that. The app to do the uploads is great, but AFAIK, you can't go back.
You can turn off 'load beta', but that's not the same as 'revert to official'

I'm not talking about the app and I didn't mention it. I said the update menu on the Rosetta.

I may look tomorrow if I'm at the strip.