[NLRS] AirScout for aircraft scatter

[Fast Eddie]

I too, have had no success getting the flights to show up on the map 
once stations are data-filled..... At the
bottom left of screen it seems to be gathering flight data but not 
transferring it to the map.

Fast Eddie VE3KRP


On 01/06/2013 10:54 PM, Barry VE4MA wrote:
>
> Hi Doug,
>
> Have you tried this program??  I have been unable to get it going
>
> Barry VE4MA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
> Behalf Of Doug Reed
> Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2013 8:37 PM
> To: nlrs
> Subject: [NLRS] AirScout for aircraft scatter
>
>
>
> A month or two ago I suggested the possibility of doing lightwave comms by
> scatter from airplane contrails. I mentioned that ADSB beacons sent from the
> aircraft allow us to track them hundreds of miles away. And maybe this data
> could be coupled with something like the rain scatter programs for path
> prediction....
>
> Tonight I found this email on the UKnanowaves reflector:
> ==============================================
> DL2ALF tool for aircraft scatter prediction, called AirScout
>      Posted by: "graham787" g0nbd at hotmail.com graham787
>      Date: Fri May 31, 2013 3:09 pm ((PDT))
>
> This link just popped up in the  digital  group , might  be  useful ?
>
> <http://www.dj5ar.de/?p=606>
> ==============================================
>
> So in case anyone is interested, the link goes to a blog post describing the
> program and how it works. AirScout uses Open Street Maps and topo info to
> avoid pointing too low into a mountain or hill.
> This might work for light, it will probably work as intended for 10GHz too.
> The author of the blog was trying it on 1296.
>
> Just one more tool to play with. Since the program requires Internet access
> for maps, it might be worth seeing if it can interface with the output of a
> DVB-T dongle receiving the ADSB signals on 1GHz. And then see what can be
> done about saving the map files on the local computer.
> But at least it should work for home stations....
>
> 73, Doug Reed, N0NAS.
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