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Old 09-23-2015, 12:53 PM
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is this the antenna you are referring to?
http://www.deltapopaviation.com/UAT_Antenna.html



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No surprise to many VAFers, but Don P's Delta Pop antenna is a big winner with Stratux! I made a quick and dirty 2X - MCX to BNC splitter cable by jamming 2 RG174 cables into an RG58 BNC. This can't be legal...... what the heck, give it a try!

Well, this is what I saw on the ground at KANE......No towers are available on the ground at KANE.....


At 1000 AGL I had 5 towers and crazy data rates....


A video of the action - sorry about the music - it was better than loud engine noise.

The stock antenna and the jpole work OK, but the Delta Pop is crazy good.
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Old 09-23-2015, 11:56 PM
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New beta posted : v0.3b4



GPS message replay log.
UAT signal strength logging.
/var/log/stratux.log - added periodic status updates (CPU temp, GPS info, etc.)
Improved queue/memory management.
Go1.5.1 (dev).
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Old 09-25-2015, 06:36 AM
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Default My 3D Printed Stratux Case

I designed and printed my own totally self-contained Stratux case, simply plug in the micro-USB power cord and go flying.

My design has a cooling fan and I printed it with ABS plastic so it should survive summertime use on the glare-shield. A couple strips of velcro will hold it in place.

The reception is great, I was receiving 10 978Mhz towers and over 6,000 1090es messages while cruising at 1,000" AGL.

See more details in my Reddit post at Stratux Case.

More photos are at http://imgur.com/gallery/bS2gD/new.

And get my 3D STL files and build instructions at http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1013857.

Now I need to tinker with a j-pole antenna design to incorporate into the case.






Notice - the portable battery on top of the box is not good for built-in GPS reception - this was a test flight of ADS-B reception only. It will be plugged into a 2.5A cigarette adapter plug for normal use.
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Old 09-25-2015, 07:39 AM
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is this the antenna you are referring to?
http://www.deltapopaviation.com/UAT_Antenna.html
That would be the one.....
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Old 09-25-2015, 07:56 AM
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Default Nice!

Sweet build, my friend. Don't hesitate to hit me up if I can help with the J-pole.

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I designed and printed my own totally self-contained Stratux case, simply plug in the micro-USB power cord and go flying.

My design has a cooling fan and I printed it with ABS plastic so it should survive summertime use on the glare-shield. A couple strips of velcro will hold it in place.

The reception is great, I was receiving 10 978Mhz towers and over 6,000 1090es messages while cruising at 1,000" AGL.
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Old 09-25-2015, 08:21 AM
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would a jpole antenna be better than the deltapop antenna?

Where would one mount the deltapop UAT? I would guess under the AC someplace as close to the receiver to avoid single loss as much as possible without interfering with under fuse mounted comm antennas..


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Old 09-25-2015, 08:32 AM
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I found the Jpole better than the stock dongle antenna, but the delta pop with the airframe as ground plane was even better.

Not a lot of testing - YMMV.....


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would a jpole antenna be better than the deltapop antenna?

Where would one mount the deltapop UAT? I would guess under the AC someplace as close to the receiver to avoid single loss as much as possible without interfering with under fuse mounted comm antennas..
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Old 09-30-2015, 05:08 PM
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Has anyone tried this with Anywhere Map on an Android system?
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Old 10-03-2015, 10:07 PM
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I have not tried Anywhere Map but it works with Avare and Fltplan.com apps, which are both free.
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Old 10-06-2015, 03:52 PM
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so, has anyone gotten Avare to work with this?



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I have not tried Anywhere Map but it works with Avare and Fltplan.com apps, which are both free.
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