Airnav XBoost

FlightAware ADS-B Flight Tracking
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Has anyone tried one of these https://radarbox24.myshopify.com/collections/adsb-receivers/products/airnav-ads-b-1090-mhz-xboost-antenna-with-sma-connector?

It looks remarkably similar to this https://www.wimo.com/en/ten-90 to me.

I currently have home-made spider antennae as high up as I can get them under my ridge tiles and was looking for a short antenna and wondered if these would be an improvement.

I am compromised by the terrain to the south so I think elevation is paramount.

Unfortunately, the only place outside my house that would give a 360 degree view is inaccessible to me.

edit: or would one of these https://vinnant.sk/store/product/fe1090-p be a better bet - assuming they become available again?

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I’d get a bog standard colinear and put it under the roof, not bother with the short antennas.
Unless the obstruction is 10 m away, the antenna being 50 cm lower won’t have much effect.
And the colinear will also get some signal with the top part.

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Thanks for that. I’ve been trying to decode the chat in whish one is the best but the more I read, the more confused I get!

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If it’s a TEN-90 (which i assume) it does have a lower performance than one of the typical antennas like
Flightaware
Jetvision
Vinnant

I do have the TEN-90 here as a spare antenna, but once i connect it, the values are going down by 10-16% compared to the other antennas i am operating (Jetvision, Vinnant).

For the $50 i would rather order one of the Vinnant antennas

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how about this one https://vinnant.sk/store/product/col10905-p ?

bearing in mind it is going in my loft.

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That is a nice antenna. I have 2 times the S version of it, it is equal in performance to the Flightaware antenna but at a better price ( I have 2 Vinnant antennas and 2 FA ones). The way the bottom part is constructed protects your connector and you don’t need weather tape for it as well.

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Works pretty well. Comparable to FA or Jetvision. I do have the 7.5dBi version, but i don’t think much difference.

I don’t expect heavy thunderstorms in his loft :rofl:

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Nope but if you want to move it outside it’s a plus :wink:

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Yes, it would be handy when we move - assuming I can find somewhere to put it on our next house.

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