Decoding High Frequency Data Link - HF ACARS HFDL

Here we take a look at how to Decode HFDL signals using PC-HFDL software with Software Defined Radio.
PC-HFDL Software: www.chbrain.dircon.co.uk
License information can be found within the app.
List of frequencies by Country: www.udxf.nl/Digital-aero.pdf
Useful Information: www.udxf.nl/What-Is-HFDL.pdf
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[@gavinthomas8880]

It’s a great data mode. I’ve had years of fun with this via a Wellbrook loop and Winradio. From the UK I was able to track aircraft across half a global hemisphere - from Brazil to eastern Siberia. South Africa or the Indian Ocean. Highly recommended! Great video Matt! 👍

[@brandon14]

Was wondering how to do this. Great video.

[@NickB]

Thank you for a very enlightening video, I wasn't even aware this mode existed. I registered with Charles and he did advise that the Google Earth interface does not work with the latest GE versions, it either needs to be an older version with the COM interface or GE Professional. I also found a program called Sorcerer that decodes this mode I think some of the TX sites might be out of date compared to PC-HFDL.

[@TechMindsOfficial]

If you setup the GE network link manually then it should work. I have the GE Pro, from the MS App Store, seems to read and plot the KML flies just fine.

[@raymondmarsh9051]

Great tutorial I'll have to try this. Many thanks.

[@TechMindsOfficial]

You’re welcome 🙏

[@Wayne-Pr]

Great video thanks heaps a colleague and I all be long time radio nuts are just getting into SDR so far between us we have spent a small fortune already. Rgs Wayne

[@karthibalaji3817]

Your contents are way too awesome !

[@TechMindsOfficial]

Thank you 🙏

[@stargazer30721]

Great video - setup works great. Anyway to monitor audio and decode HFDL simultaneously? Running SDRuno, RSPduo, sound cable, PC-HFDL on a Win 10 PC. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

[@bahathir_]

I only have experience decoding VHF ACARS using Raspberry Pi with rtlfm + acarsdec . If HF DL is same as ACARS, it may be decoded with same setup. At this moment, I not found the HF DL signal yet in my country. :) Anyway, thanks for the information. .

[@n1vca]

You can receive these signals all over the world and if you don't your antenna has a problem. Decoding is very different, this is why ACARS or VDL2(new high speed ACARS) or Jaero decoders don't react on these audio signals. Currently there seem to be no Linux based HFDL decoder, so you have to use this PCHFDL app oder MultiPSK also works very well on a Windows system. With an interface software called "Display Launcher" you can list and save merged decoder outputs into one big file, which is giving you a great overview what you have been receiving. Here you can Merge multiple ACARS, VDL, HFDL and Jaero decoder outputs and get everything displayed in one list, as well as optionally in Google Earth. The software is free and you can get it here: www.agenetools.com/displaylauncher/ Unfortunately it doesn't run stable with my current setup ... after a few hundred stations it hangs itself up in a loop. Once you start it again, it will work for a while, but maybe it is my setup and you have more luck. If anyone has a link to a software decoder that can be run on a Raspbian, please let me know.

[@yxhankun]

can HF data link be used on plane control and telemetry when they are flying autonomously between islands?

[@Wayne-Pr]

Thanks for a great video as a new SDR user & avid aviator I thought that I had finally found the final peice of the jigsaw that was until I discovered that the author os no longer contactable & you can no longer licence PC HF DL. So now what?.

[@lambertpga]

I followed your video for configuring the SDRuno and the PC-HFDL program for the sound, but then I have no sound in the SDRuno program... Where could it be going the wrong way?

[@Flightlevel350]

You Can also use Socerer free Fullversion..

[@davidelrick3131]

I heard something that sounds like a data signal on the air band does planes ever send data over civil airband frequencies

[@Chris05161967]

Where can I find a list of ground stations?

[@annierenard5954]

thank you thank you thank you

[@TechMindsOfficial]

Thank you 🙏

[@CeliniaGava]

There doesn't seem to be ANY links in the description... :(

[@thingslookingatthingseyebo4319]

Hey, what type of antenna are you using?

[@TechMindsOfficial]

End fed half wave, I have a video on my channel about it. 49:1 EFHW

[@thingslookingatthingseyebo4319]

@@TechMindsOfficial Thx - I will check

[@thingslookingatthingseyebo4319]

@@TechMindsOfficial okay got it - but does IT Work with an sdr?

[@DE2TRF]

top video like 73 de DE2TRF

[@arucasdx]

Great Chanel let's go 73

[@TechMindsOfficial]

Thanks!

[@kittybiten2]

wondering if anybody can help I the PC-HFDL on windows 10, straight on to C DRIVE, as administrator, but it wont really start it ask for the ini file , I choose the VB cable but it wont open any further, grateful for any help, Darren

[@DAVIDGREGORYKERR]

What about getting the source code and changing or removing the timeout or setting TIME_OUT=FALSE building the application and that should be that.

[@tanphan1356]

You try to give the video more brightness it will be great if you do

[@digitalmediafan]

Working ok but the network link in google earth never gets saved ?.

[@TechMindsOfficial]

Not sure why that’s happening, mine seems to save just fine. Did you sort it?

[@datawithbeauty4687]

Great, sooner or later we gonna talk about satellite Decoding..

[@drmisfit]

my file looks nothing like that just has set up exe

[@radiotvhistory]

Great video as usual 👍. vy 73 de HB9EVW

[@TechMindsOfficial]

Thankyou 🙏

[@caribbeanchild]

Hearing people say "hache" is one of those things that just irks me. There's no "h" sound in the letter "H".

[@TechMindsOfficial]

You’re not the only one so join the queue.

[@camque3353]

This pops up when i look up regular show

[@paulfrancis8836]

Why don't you mention that it's Paid Software ?

[@TechMindsOfficial]

I do mention it, at 4:00 regarding the license..