RTL-SDR Dongle

[AirNav Development]

Hi

We are preparing the release of V6.00 of the RadarBox Windows software.
It will be open to anyone with a valid RadarBox24 username/password and will enable the connection of RTL-SDR dongles.

If you have a RTL-SDR dongle and want to be a beta tester please send us an email to [email protected]

All the best!

[tarbat]

Email sent. It will be good to get back up and running with Radarbox, as my existing RB hardware now has an intermittent fault :(

So I can prepare, are you using RTL1090 or Dump1090?

[lennox2604]

What about wee pour souls with the original Radarbox
are we to be abandoned and discarded or will 6.0 work with an original radarbox

[Runway 31]

I would imagine that it is V5.00.72 designed to work with a stick with no other changes but will find out

Alan

[neroon79]

Hi Alan,

I can confirm, that V6.00.000 works with old Hardware too.

Following hierarchy seems to be applied:

1. RBCS (Radarbox Comstation, currently buggy bahaviour)
2. MicroRB ([Any] SDR DVB-T Dongle that works with alternative ZADIG Driver can be used, I haven't tested, what happens if ZADIG Driver isn't installed, I have noticed a problem with Ground speed (GS) display)
3. RBCL (Radarbox Classic Hardware)

After migrating to Win10 Pro I have this hierachy:

1. MicroRB ([Any] SDR DVB-T Dongle that works with alternative ZADIG Driver can be used, I haven't tested, what happens if ZADIG Driver isn't installed, I have noticed a problem with Ground speed (GS) display)
2. RBCS (Radarbox Comstation, currently buggy bahaviour)
3. RBCL (Radarbox Classic Hardware)

The rest is similar to V5.00.072 without 3D option.

Regards Ingo

[tarbat]

So, it doesn't need RTL1090 or Dump1090 running?

[neroon79]

Affirmative. Dump1090 or RTL1090 not needed for operation.

Ingo

[lennox2604]

Good nice to know the original boxes are going to work with version 6.0
hope my antenna is still on roof after Desmond has passed

[acars45]

Basestation do SBS plotter could Airnav systems do something like this for radarbox

[tarbat]

Not heard anything back from support. Has anyone else managed to sign-up for this beta?  I was hoping to get some testing done this weekend.  I have good coverage

[tarbat]

Okay, up and running.  Thanks Airnav.  Very impressed with the RTL-SDR dongle, getting much better reception, especially down to low altitudes at EGPE, below 700ft compared to over 2000ft with the Radarbox hardware.

[CYYZGUY]

Does anyone have an RTL dongle that they can recommend?  Or are they all pretty much the same?
I like the ones that have the SMA female adaptor.

regards,

Jason

[oliver14]

I too would like to know what people use, I am not very well up on these and there are quite a few out there,

cheers.

[tarbat]

This is what I'm using.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009VBUYA0?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00
The important bits are the RTL2832U+R820T chipset.  The R820T2 is apparently even better.

Take a look at http://www.rtl-sdr.com as well.

[oliver14]

Many thanks Tarbat.