MacPara
Well Known Member
A while back we had a thread about APRS and ADS-B flight tracking. I'm not sure why but the thread was closed, so I am starting a new one instead of replying to the other one (Keeping Track Of Your Plane).
In the thread mentioned above we had a few guys reporting that they were just using the ADS-B tracking feature by means of some common flight tracker websites. Back then my plane wasn't flying and I thought this to be a nice feature which would make the installation of an extra transmitter and antenna for the APRS system obsolete.
Well, now my bird is flying and although I have ADS-B in & out installed, I still do not see my bird's tail number show up on any of these tracker websites. I double-checked that my Mode S code is correctly configured and the transponder is happily transmitting when in flight. I do get traffic and weather information through ADS-B without any issues.
What else might I be missing that I cannot track myself? I was flying VFR (1200) and with Flight Following (and discrete transponder codes) but to no avail - I still do not show up on any tracker.
Any ideas what to try?
In the thread mentioned above we had a few guys reporting that they were just using the ADS-B tracking feature by means of some common flight tracker websites. Back then my plane wasn't flying and I thought this to be a nice feature which would make the installation of an extra transmitter and antenna for the APRS system obsolete.
Well, now my bird is flying and although I have ADS-B in & out installed, I still do not see my bird's tail number show up on any of these tracker websites. I double-checked that my Mode S code is correctly configured and the transponder is happily transmitting when in flight. I do get traffic and weather information through ADS-B without any issues.
What else might I be missing that I cannot track myself? I was flying VFR (1200) and with Flight Following (and discrete transponder codes) but to no avail - I still do not show up on any tracker.
Any ideas what to try?