The latest released version is in the Xastir CVS archives, xastir/scripts/ ads-b.pl
On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Kurt <[email protected]> wrote: > Quick question. Where's the script located? I have a few dongles > floating around I've used with gqrx successfully. I suspect with it > operating, the necessary libraries arealready installed. > Kurt KC9LDH > > From: Curt Mills <[email protected]> > To: Xastir List <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 1:15 PM > Subject: [Xastir] New script: ads-b.pl for snagging airplane positions > > I added a new script today called "ads-b.pl". It must be edited to add > your > callsign and passcode to actually use it. Perhaps I or someone else will > turn those into command-line options soon so you don't have to edit it. > > Anyway: If you have an RTL SDR dongle ($10 to $20), you can run "dump1090" > with certain parameters to watch airplane positions from ADS-B. This new > perl script connects to that program and turns them into APRS Item packets, > then injects them into Xastir via "xastir_udp_client". > > If you have TWO dongles, or want to watch the 978MHz frequency instead, > there are ways to do that using "dump978" in conjunction with "dump1090". I > haven't tested whether positions from "dump978" end up making it all the > way to Xastir yet using the above script in conjunction with those other > two programs. If someone tests this, please let us all know, else I'll get > to doing that eventually (I have two dongles, three if I borrow my son's). > > Instructions are at the top of the script. > > Enjoy! > > -- > Curt, WE7U > http://wetnet.net/~we7u > http://www.sarguydigital.com > _______________________________________________ > Xastir mailing list > [email protected] > http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir > > > > _______________________________________________ > Xastir mailing list > [email protected] > http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir > -- Curt, WE7U http://wetnet.net/~we7u http://www.sarguydigital.com _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir
