hi I bought one of those 6 month ago, and hilst it is only mounted in my front windo, I regular get upto 200nm and it seems to do all I want as I am located on NWEngland just short of scotland I catch a lot of north south taffic
hope this helps you decide,
regards
Derek
this is what i get currently, it doesn’t seem to be much better…: Screenshot by Lightshot
Most likely it’s gonna be an improvement. How much of an improvement depends on your dongle and if you have hills near you which would block the view.
If the horizon is basically at your elevation and the antenna has a clear view it will most likely be an improvement.
Anyway i don’t know the quality of the antenna so it is hard to tell.
Why don’t you check on your radio horizon, see this thread:What is the Maximum Range I can Get? )
Newcomer here, so this may have been noted before, somewhere.
Been experimenting for a few weeks to make sure my set-up is stable.
Originally started on 11 Dec 2018 with the NooElec ADS-B Discovery 5dBi (High Gain) Antenna 1090MHz
A pair of 5dBi, medium-sized, lightweight antennas with 978MHz and 1090MHz center frequencies, respectively, designed for portable ADS-B applications. Also included are a pair of 15cm (6") male MCX to female SMA pigtail cables, made from RG316 cable...
After changing over to the Flight Aware 1090MHz antenna
High performance, omnidirectional antenna for receiving 1090 MHz Mode S and ADS-B data from aircraft. The antenna can be used outdoors, mounted on a mast that is 2.5 cm to 4 cm in diameter, or installed indoors against a window. When properly...
with a short (1m) cable, in the same position (antenna elevation 38m).
at c 1100 UTC on 27 Dec 2018 produced a leap in performance:
from average 5 position reports on a screen, to 50
from average 5 mlat syncs reports to 442
from range of <50 mi to over 200 mi.
Next plan is to put the whole setup in the loft, in the new year.
Hope this helps.
