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ADS-B
I noticed that last month the FAA activated the ADS-B system in
limited coverage on the east coast. Has anyone played with this? I've seen a couple of fluffy demo videos but I wanted to see what you could actually get. I was particually interested in the graphical weather capabilities compared with XMWeather and the other services. Jim http://www.unconventional-wisdom.org |
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Jimbob wrote:
I noticed that last month the FAA activated the ADS-B system in limited coverage on the east coast. Has anyone played with this? I've seen a couple of fluffy demo videos but I wanted to see what you could actually get. Just in case this is helpful... got this in email from faasafety.gov: ---quote--- "ADS-B, Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast Demonstration Flight" Topic: Demonstration flight of ADS-B equipment. On June 18, 2005 at 9:00 AM Location: Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport 7265 Air Terminal Drive Elm City, NC 27822 ADS-B. What does it mean? What does it do? Why do I need it in my airplane? Join the NCDOT Division of Aviation for FREE demonstration ride of this new and exciting technology. ---end quote--- |
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On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 09:33:27 -0400, Dave Butler wrote:
Jimbob wrote: I noticed that last month the FAA activated the ADS-B system in limited coverage on the east coast. Has anyone played with this? I've seen a couple of fluffy demo videos but I wanted to see what you could actually get. Just in case this is helpful... got this in email from faasafety.gov: ---quote--- "ADS-B, Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast Demonstration Flight" Actually, it was. They will have one near me in a couple of months. Thanks Jim http://www.unconventional-wisdom.org |
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Jimbob wrote in
: I noticed that last month the FAA activated the ADS-B system in limited coverage on the east coast. Has anyone played with this? I've seen a couple of fluffy demo videos but I wanted to see what you could actually get. I was particually interested in the graphical weather capabilities compared with XMWeather and the other services. Jim http://www.unconventional-wisdom.org You can see the status at http://www.faa.gov/safeflight21/EastCoastDeployment.htm You typically get Flight Information Services Broadcast (FIS-B) weather (NEXRAD graphical weather) and Traffic Information Services Broadcast (TIS-B), which shows you traffic in the neighborhood (collectde by radar on the ground and uplinked. You can also see other ADS-B equipped aircraft (currently on the UAT band only - 978 MHz). Later, the 1090 Mhz receivers on the ground will also provide traffic for the TIS-B uplink on UAT. The map at the site is a bit outdated and there are more sites now. Additional FAA decisions regarding ADS-B deployment are expected to be made sometime in September 2005. You can also do a websearch for " East Coast ADS-B " for additional information. Basically, it helps to remember ADS-B consists of two pieces - the transmitter and the receiver. Typically (so far, anyway) in the UAT band, you buy a transceiver (and a processor/display, if you want the information displayed). If you read the Data Link decision, you'd see UAT is currently for the general aviation community. On the 1090 MHz link, the transmitter and receiver are generally separate boxes (with the transmitter implemented as part of the Transponder, because the transponder already has a 1090 MHz transmitter). TIS-B is envisioned for the 1090 MHz link in the future (but no FIS-B). Somewhat preliminary industry standard documents (and products based on them) exist, and they are maturing fast. -srr adsb.z.usenet2 AT neverbox POINT com |
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