Thank you. YUP! That is the bad boy I just installed. Removed the Pro-stick that was only 1090 MHZ. THANKS everyone for your assistance. YIPPEE!
Yeah you need two USB sticks, not sure if that was clear.
One of the receivers connected to one antenna and the second one to the other antenna.
Pro Sick (orange color) is wideband and receives 1090 Mhz and 978 Mhz equally good.
It is Pro Sick Plus (blue color) which has a built-in filter, which makes it a non-optimal dongle for 978 Mhz. It may still receive 978 Mhz, but with reduced performance.
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Actuallyā¦ The 1090MHz filter inside might have wide enough band to pass the 978MHz too. But yes, the orange dongle is safest bet.
Wow, I was lucky to grab one from Amazon when I did. I got the email announcing it when I was flying back to the US and ordered one on the spot! I just went to order a second and they are out.
When will the new Piaware image that supports both 1090 and 978 be out? The email said there would be an announcement this week, itās so exciting itās hard to be patient!
Glad you asked @dmandrell! We will be posting the announcement with a link to the pre-release SD card image on Friday.
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Glad you clarifiedā¦ I thought you combined the two to one dongle (USB stick) Now I see you have two feeds one from each antenna to two separate āsticksā
Gotcha.
is there another batch going to amazon?
Another shipment to Amazon is on itās way @aegho
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a link to the pre-release SD card image on Friday.
Really looking forward to the 3.7.0 SD @esmathews, thank you for the ETA.
IN STOCK AS OF TODAY at AMAZON!!
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They are IN STOCK TODAY at AMAZON
They are in stock at AMAZON today
Interesting to know. I have been looking forward to the 978 UAT side. I did run some last year with DUMP978 for a bit. Small amount of UAT traffic here in Bell County Texas.
bummer. 978 antenna arrived today from amazon and the top end-cap is cracked, rendering it not weatherproof. There is a hairline crack past the obvious crack (not very visible that) that goes almost all the way to the edge of the end cap where itās been gooped onto the main PVC pipe.
Iāve contacted FA through amazon and Iām confident they will make it right. Just be aware there might be antenna housing damage through manufacture or through shipping.
Sorry about that @rsmath. Weāll get you sorted out.
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Iām looking at how to mount the 978 antenna with my current antenna. What is the recommended separation between the 1090 and 978 antennas? My current setup really only allows for one, so I am going to have to do some modifications to mount both.
This may also be a good time to reevaluate my setup. Each of my sites has the FlightAware antenna with an in-line powered amp connected right to the base. I was using an amp for satellite TV that advertised working for 950-2150Mhz. Right before the DVT dongle I have a FlightAware filter. Antenna runs were 10-30 feet using RG-6 coax.
What is the best practice for the 978 antennas?
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Wooohooooo just got it todayā¦ Thanks guys. Now waiting for the update
Looks like you have plenty of room for the 978 antenna.
Iām making the assumption based on my experience with the 1090 antenna that it has a donut coverage pattern, so I would not mount the 978 on the opposite side of the mast from the 1090 antenna but rather on the mast underneath the 1090 antenna and above the building.
On my mast, I have the 1090 antenna the highest since itās the band with the monster range and most aircraft of interest using it, and the plan for my 978 to go below it on the mast because itās shorter range and will have aircraft that are not as interesting.
You really want an offset mounting bracket if you mount it on the side of the mast. Otherwise the mast will cut out a big piece of pie of the sky 
For GHz frequencies 5 inches offset should be ok in regards to degraded antenna performance. The slice of pie will still be there but will be small.
And if you are using an offset anyway you can mount both antennas at the same height.
I suppose you could get a second mast like the one you already have and that would be ok in regards to the antenna distance from each other.
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