Thought I would post my experience with the inexpensive ADS-B in solution that showed up on the EAA web site. I'm the third pilot in our EAA chapter to put together the kit. All three of us have been successful in getting it to run per the instructions on the web site with little difficultly.
http://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/aviation-communities-and-interests/homebuilt-aircraft-and-homebuilt-aircraft-kits/resources-for-while-youre-building/building-articles/instruments-and-avionics/live-weather-and-traffic-for-less-than-$120 Make sure you buy the computer kit and SDR specifically noted in the documentation. I bought the Raspberry Pi locally at a Microcenter, but the WiFi dongle was not correct and I had to by another one that the program was specifically written for. I took it up flying on Sunday and was able to see 4 ADS-B towers in the Kansas City area. Weather was automatically downloaded. I did not see traffic on Sunday, but as I understand it, the traffic broadcasts on the freq do not get sent out unless there is an active ADS-B out flying in the area. The two others who have had them running for several weeks now have regularly seen traffic using this device. I am using Foreflight to see the weather and traffic, but if you are really thrifty you can do this for less. One pilot is using a Nexus tablet running Avare which is free software. You can buy the tablet for around $80. Guess what, thats a full ADS-B in solution for about $200. You got to love the innovation by EAA members. Rob Schmitt N1852Z
