RTL2832 ADS-B decoder
Decode, log, and display 1090 MHz ADS-B aircraft transponder data with your $20 RTL2832 USB receiver with dump1090
.
Install
Add full-access USB privileges
adduser $(whoami) plugdev
logout then login
install RTL-SDR drivers and prereqs
apt install librtlsdr-dev rtl-sdr gcc make
Setup
dump1090
ADS-B decoding and logging softwaregit clone https://github.com/antirez/dump1090 cd dump1090 make
Run
./dump1090 --interactive
Advanced ADS-B decoding with RTL-SDR
- This gist explains using
dump978
anddump1090
with RTL-SDR - COTS $220 978 MHz & 1090 MHz portable receiver is based on Raspberry Pi 3.
PiAware
FlightAware has a
fork of dump1090
that uploads to the FlightAware network so you can contribute to the global flight database.
This can also run on Raspberry Pi or other Linux computer.
They have an optional inexpensive receiver with improved filtering and performance for ADS-B performance.