diff --git a/image/spindle/wheezy-stage3 b/image/spindle/wheezy-stage3
index 6ec957459..ed6e90114 100755
--- a/image/spindle/wheezy-stage3
+++ b/image/spindle/wheezy-stage3
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ install_packages() {
   ssh_in_to_qemu chroot /mnt sh -l -ex - <<\EOF
 apt-get update
 # install some utils
+apt-get install -y dialog
 apt-get install -y ssh locales less fbset sudo psmisc strace module-init-tools ifplugd ed ncdu
 apt-get install -y console-setup keyboard-configuration debconf-utils parted unzip
 apt-get install -y build-essential manpages-dev python bash-completion gdb pkg-config
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ apt-get install -y lua5.1
 [ "$(dpkg --print-architecture)" = armhf ] && apt-get install -y luajit
 apt-get install -y hardlink ca-certificates curl
 apt-get install -y fake-hwclock ntp nfs-common usbutils
+
 apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends cifs-utils
 echo "deb http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian/ wheezy main untested" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/raspi.list
 apt-get update
@@ -415,6 +417,105 @@ EOF1
 EOF
 }
 
+setup_stratux() {
+#HERE
+
+echo "**** STRATUX SETUP *****"
+
+#general
+  ssh_in_to_qemu chroot /mnt sh -l -ex - <<\EOF
+#general
+apt-get install -y screen
+#wifi
+apt-get install -y hostapd isc-dhcp-server
+#wifi startup
+update-rc.d hostapd enable
+update-rc.d isc-dhcp-server enable
+EOF
+
+scp_in_to_qemu /root/spindle/hostapd-edimax /tmp/hostapd.in
+scp_in_to_qemu /root/spindle/root /tmp/root.in
+scp_in_to_qemu /root/spindle/interfaces /tmp/interfaces.in
+scp_in_to_qemu /root/spindle/dhcpd.conf /tmp/dhcpd.conf.in
+scp_in_to_qemu /root/spindle/hostapd.conf /tmp/hostapd.conf.in
+scp_in_to_qemu /root/spindle/isc-dhcp-server /tmp/isc-dhcp-server.in
+scp_in_to_qemu /root/spindle/sshd_config /tmp/sshd_config.in
+
+ ssh_in_to_qemu chroot /mnt sh -l -ex - <<\EOF
+mv -f /tmp/hostapd.in /usr/sbin/hostapd
+chown root.root /usr/sbin/hostapd
+chmod 755 /usr/sbin/hostapd
+
+mkdir -p /etc/ssh/authorized_keys
+mv -f /tmp/root.in /etc/ssh/authorized_keys/root
+chown root.root /etc/ssh/authorized_keys/root
+chmod 644 /etc/ssh/authorized_keys/root
+
+mv -f /tmp/interfaces.in /etc/network/interfaces
+mv -f /tmp/dhcpd.conf.in /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf
+mv -f /tmp/hostapd.conf.in /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
+mv -f /tmp/isc-dhcp-server.in /etc/default/isc-dhcp-server
+mv -f /tmp/sshd_config.in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+rm -f /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/fi.epitest.hostap.WPASupplicant.service
+
+echo "DAEMON_CONF=\"/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf\"" >/etc/default/hostapd
+
+echo blacklist dvb_usb_rtl28xxu >>/etc/modprobe.d/rtl-sdr-blacklist.conf
+echo blacklist e4000 >>/etc/modprobe.d/rtl-sdr-blacklist.conf
+echo blacklist rtl2832 >>/etc/modprobe.d/rtl-sdr-blacklist.conf
+
+EOF
+
+echo "*** STRATUX COMPILE/PACKAGE INSTALL ***"
+echo " - RTL-SDR tools"
+  ssh_in_to_qemu chroot /mnt sh -l -ex - <<\EOF
+apt-get install -y git cmake libusb-1.0-0.dev build-essential
+
+
+cd /root
+git clone git://git.osmocom.org/rtl-sdr.git
+cd rtl-sdr
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake ../
+make
+make install
+ldconfig
+EOF
+
+echo " - dump1090"
+  ssh_in_to_qemu chroot /mnt sh -l -ex - <<\EOF
+cd /root
+git clone https://github.com/antirez/dump1090
+cd dump1090
+make
+cp dump1090 /usr/bin/
+EOF
+
+echo " - Stratux"
+  ssh_in_to_qemu chroot /mnt sh -l -ex - <<\EOF
+apt-get install -y golang-go
+cd /root
+git clone https://github.com/cyoung/stratux
+cd stratux
+cd dump978
+make
+cp dump978 /usr/bin/
+cd ..
+go build gen_gdl90.go
+cp gen_gdl90 /usr/bin/
+cp start_uat.sh /usr/bin/start_uat
+cp init.d-stratux /etc/init.d/stratux
+chmod 755 /etc/init.d/stratux
+ln -s /etc/init.d/stratux /etc/rc2.d/S01stratux
+ln -s /etc/init.d/stratux /etc/rc6.d/K01stratux
+update-rc.d stratux enable
+EOF
+
+echo "**** END STRATUX SETUP *****"
+#DONE HERE
+}
+
 cd $WORKDIR
 dotask branch_image ../$OUTDIR/stage2.$IMGFORMAT $CURIMG
 dotask run_qemu $CURIMG
@@ -441,6 +542,7 @@ dotask save_space_using_hardlink
 dotask adjust_sysctl
 dotask allow_starting_services
 dotask remove_ssh_host_keys
+dotask setup_stratux
 dotask apply_noobs_os_config
 dotask set_default_kernel_modules
 # Latest firmware does not need mmap emulation, so skip asound.conf creation