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CoolNamesAllTkn
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Comment #49514955
We make a few devices already that work as a drop-in stratux replacement! An ultra low cost version based on m1421 is definitely on our minds but we're focusing on keeping up with …
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Comment #49514938
Awesome! Would love to see you on the discord: https://pantsforbirds.com/discord
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Comment #49514935
Components are specced on the datasheet according to regulatory requirements (e.g. where the ISM band is). What they can actually receive comes down to the performance of the RF fr…
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Comment #49513592
Yes, that's also us! The post you shared was from our ADSBee 1090 series of receivers, which are based on RP2040 PIO and a discrete RF frontend. Our new receiver is much smaller an…
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Comment #49467743
On the SDR side, dump978 is what most people use, but SDRs are generally not well suited to embedded applications in terms of power / form factor / cost. Our firmware is fully open…
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Comment #49458987
Ha, it's very fun to see that people know about the project! ADSBee 1421's very low power consumption is determined by its architecture. Where ADSBee 1090 has a discrete RF fronten…
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Comment #49456269
We have a competitor for the high end of the electronic flight bag market, we call it ADSBee Winglet: https://pantsforbirds.com/product/adsbee-winglet/ We're focusing on embedded a…
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Show HN: We built the smallest dual-band aircraft tracker
We've been building open source embedded ADS-B receivers for a while, and spent the past 8 months smallifying our existing receiver tech with a new chip from Semtech. Ask me anythi…
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Comment #46459462
Re: the GPS question, there are plans to add GPS support, and we have hardware set up for easy integration of a GPS receiver, since it's a common ask from people who are looking fo…
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Comment #46459303
Currently, customers that run a fleet of ADSBees set them up to feed their own endpoint, which can be very easy to set up using open source software. For instance, we have https://…
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Show HN: ADSBee, an open source dual band embedded ADS-B receiver for anything
I grew frustrated with closed source ADS-B receivers a few years ago, and wanted to build a true low cost embedded ADS-B receiver from scratch for low power applications. I ended u…
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Comment #44817624
This book is a great reference! Junzi has it in website form as well: https://mode-s.org/1090mhz/ Much more affordable than purchasing a copy of DO-260. I consulted it a lot while …