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And even longer for a fat Alky to master “their, there and they’re “

Has Cyrille nicked your log in?

[armstrong]

Perhaps it takes teflers 15 + years to get there shit together?

You are completely missing the point here. I know, it's shocking.

[cyrille]

Yes, if only all of our lives were as well thought out as BLD's.

[DrWilly]

Perhaps it takes teflers 15 + years to get there shit together?

Or never, never is an obvious option.

[Simon43]

That's definitely where I'd be getting my antennae from.

Getting sneaky surveillance shit from somewhere other than China seems perverse.

It may well be something those younger BiB have never previously witnessed.

Yep, I thought it better not to explain what I use the antenna for >> so that Planefinder can monitor the location of aircraft over Thailand and make this information publically-available on their website I've done this for the past 10 years+ with planefinder and flight24.

Never mind. I can also use my DIY skills to make a GPS antenna - might look 'messy' but should work OK

[cyrille]

That's the spirit.

[david44]

I can also use my DIY skills

would you help re sort the letters SORT ER into a phuketbound Motel RESORT Tho?

[Molle]

Yep, I thought it better not to explain what I use the antenna for >> so that Planefinder can monitor the location of aircraft over Thailand and make this information publically-available on their website I've done this for the past 10 years+ with planefinder and flight24.

How will a GPS antenna help you locate airplanes?
They transmit telemetry data which among others contains their position but that is not in the GPS frequency range.

[Simon43]

How will a GPS antenna help you locate airplanes?
They transmit telemetry data which among others contains their position but that is not in the GPS frequency range.

Absolutely correct comment! The planes transmit in the ADS-B band. But the Plane-finder receiver unit needs a GPS signal to work correctly. It's that GPS antenna that I've lost. The ADS-B data antenna is working fine

[Simon43]

would you help re sort the letters SORT ER into a phuketbound Motel RESORT Tho?

LoL. my mad ex #3 has teamed up with her policeman BF to build another small hotel at the airport. She just falls on her feet when it comes to money

[Troy]

Absolutely correct comment! The planes transmit in the ADS-B band. But the Plane-finder receiver unit needs a GPS signal to work correctly. It's that GPS antenna that I've lost. The ADS-B data antenna is working fine

Does it need the GPS for time synch or is it just to provide your position accurately?

[Simon43]

Does it need the GPS for time synch or is it just to provide your position accurately?

I think it's for time synch. The position of the data receiver is fixed at my location, so I'm not sure that it would need a GPS location to function correctly if my location is hardwired into the planefinder system. It's just a black box that needs ADS-B antenna, GPS antenna, power supply and ethernet connection and then forget it!

I'll get out my soldering iron and build a GPS antenna. I have a VNA (RF network analyser), so I can easily tune the antenna elements for resonance on the correct frequency.