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Old 12-20-2014, 04:41 PM
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Default How's the airborne traffic coverage in Florida?

I fly in SoCal where due to mountainous terrain there is not always line of sight to a ground station to receive traffic alerts.

Going to Florida to fly next year so I was wondering about traffic coverage. I presume due to the flat topography there must be excellent ground station reception and overlap.

I have a Garmin 330 ES (extended squitter) transponder and a Garmin GDL 39 receiving traffic on both channels and displayed on a G796 via Bluetooth.

Will this setup provide good traffic coverage received from the ground stations even when operating at low altitudes?
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Old 12-20-2014, 05:44 PM
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Flying around Daytona Beach area (from St Augustine to Titusville) I never have any problem receiving ADS-B or MOD S traffic at low level.
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Old 12-20-2014, 06:41 PM
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Flying around Daytona Beach area (from St Augustine to Titusville) I never have any problem receiving ADS-B or MOD S traffic at low level.
I fly between Daytona and Melbourne, mostly.

With a Navworx UAT, I typically see between 5 & 6 towers while airborne.

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Old 12-20-2014, 07:19 PM
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With a Stratus I usually get 5-7 stations everywhere I go in the state. The highest point in the state probably couldn't see over a 2-story house. Line of sight everywhere.
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