Tracking Planes with RTL-SDR and a Raspberry Pi running PiAware

[@stocksj]

Pretty cool, I started building mine today, good thing I already had all the parts, plus I’ll build a sky hub later.

[@RHawkAdventures]

FM/AM will use antenna vertical, SSB both upper/lower sidebands will use horizontal

[@alternativecurrency5003]

Excellent! Now I can identify the planes spewing chemtrails over my house. Cheers and Well Done!

[@danielaregay7127]

Well organized. Thank you

[@needlethread4715]

why do i encounter error when i am installing the piaware and dump1090? is it because of my os?

[@miak911]

how to setup by use hackrf one ?

[@yannkitson116]

That's interesting...

[@Bryan-cm1jb]

nice video. Any ideas how to change port 8080. I have another program on this port. Thanks

[@panoshountis1516]

Thank you for the video. Wondering, is the wpa_supplicant.conf file is required if connecting via Ethernet?

[@Rickmakes]

Nope. Not needed.

[@ottis81]

How is the the RTL-SDR module in your kit different than the Flight Aware Pro Stick?

[@Rickmakes]

I'm not super familiar with the Flight Aware Pro Stick but my understanding is that it has some additional filters for ADB-S signals but I'm not completely sure.

[@juanpita9387]

One question. Is there any way to hear what the pilots are saying???

[@Rickmakes]

You can supposedly use the RTL-SDR to tune into air traffic control but I haven't done that yet. You can't do it at the same time as monitoring ADS-B (with the same RTL-SDR). I'm guessing you would need the proper antenna and the right frequency to tune into using software like CubicSDR or SDR#.

[@gavinzellers4071]

Would I be able to use the raspberry Pico? I am new to this stuff. Thanks!

[@Rickmakes]

Generally speaking, no. The Pico is a "microcontroller" whereas the Raspberry Pi is more like a traditional PC.

[@austinmorgan9870]

Can this pick up radio signals or no

[@Rickmakes]

The RTL-SDR can pick up radio signals.

[@dennis.teevee]

do you still need internet for it to work?

[@Rickmakes]

I haven't been able to get it to work without the internet.

[@-someone-.]

I can’t believe that after all the reviews of so many different products, you don’t have some heatsinks on that pi3b 🤦‍♂️

[@Rickmakes]

I haven't had any problems with overheating on mine.

[@-someone-.]

@@Rickmakes for everyday tasks, with no overclock it should be ok, but I like mine to stay at 45-55 Celsius...