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https://www.rtl-sdr.com/tag/air-traffic-control/ http://forums.radioreference.com/threads/stream-aircraft-am-... If you want to stream to liveatc, they’ll work with you to establish a receiver that ships packets to their reflector. Very low bandwidth, just have to have a spot to host the RF gear.
oh awesome, thank you! I shall have a look into this :) edit: how important would antenna placement be? I assume it's not just like receiving an commericial FM music station signal in a building eh? I could mount it on the roof; but setting up a big mast would be an issue landlord wise! "As the crow flies" I'm fairly close to the airport
Line of sight, so you'll probably pick up the planes fine but not the controllers.