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RECEIVE ADS-B USING SDRPLAY / DUMP1090 / VIRTUAL RADAR SERVER

Posted: 28 Oct 2020 04:35 PM PDT
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This blog shows hardware, software and configuration that enables me
toÂ*receive and decode ADS-B transmissions from aircraft and plot them on a
map.

Click on the continue button to see more.




This is still work in progress and I have more details and photos to come,
but here are all of the steps required to start receiving ADS-B using
SDRplay RSP receiver and dump1090 and Virtual Radar Server.
Software installation & configuration
Step 1: API/HW Driver 3.07

I navigated to:

https://www.sdrplay.com/downloads/

And downloaded: API/HW Driver 3.07

I then installed the software on my PC using default settings.
Step 2: ADS-B dump1090

From the same site https://www.sdrplay.com/downloads/ IÂ*downloaded: ADS-B
(dump1090) 1.47

Then installed the software on my PC using default settings.
Step 3: Virtual Radar Server

I navigated to:

http://www.virtualradarserver.co.uk/Download.aspx

And downloaded: Version 2.4.4

I then installed the software on my PC using default settings.

Step 4: Virtual Radar Server configuration

Open Virtual Radar Software application.

Click on Tools Options



Change / check configuration:

Format = AVR or Beast Raw Feed
Address = 127.0.0.1
Port = 30005



Hardware
Step 5: RSP connection

Attach your RSP to your computer.
Step 6: ADS-B antenna

Connect suitable antenna to your RSP.
Receive & decode ADS-B
Step 7: Start dump1090

Go to SDRplay folder / menu and click on:

Start dump1090 in* where * = mode

If antenna is good and software configuration correct you should start
receiving ADS-B transmissions from aircraft.



Step 8: Start Virtual Radar Software

Open Virtual Radar Server application.

Messages received in dump1090 will now be displayed in the Feed status



Step 9: Virtual Radar Server map

Click on http://127.0.0.1/VirtualRadar



The Virtual Radar Server map will now open and display aircraft.