Tracking Airplanes with sdr....

ADSB is the shot form of Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast is a kind of packet sent out by every plane in the sky this packet helps the ground station to locate an aircraft in the air.All aircraft transponders transmit data at the frequency 1090 MHz. To receive this transmissions one needs a receiver for this frequency - an ADS-B-receiver. The main flaw in this system is that there is no encryption of packets which mean anyone with the right setup can track planes.


Requirements:-
  1. Sdr dongle(antenna + front end)
  2. adsbsharp(decoder)
  3. adsbscope(interface software)



setup

If you are using sdr for the first time then we will advice you to follow the easy installation on rtl-sdr.org which helps you to install all the required drivers correctly.

How to?

  1. First from the sdrsharp package run the adsb# application( Just hit on start don't change anything).
  2. Now keep the adsb# running and open the adscscope application. Now click on other and then click on Network setup.
  3. Now configure your decoder by selecting adsb# and your machine by clicking on local host.
  4. Hit close and exit and go to network and select raw data client.
  5. Now after a few minutes you will see a few planes on the map and their details will be displayed on  the right panel.



Note:-
The dongle used in the demonstration is only a receiver and hence it cannot send anything thus you don't need any special permission for using it.
  

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