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dump1090

Overview

This package contains a git submodule referencing FlightAware's fork of dump1090).

Installation

  1. git submodule init if not already done
  2. git submodule update will fetch dump1090 if not already done
  3. From the scripts directory, sudo chmod +x scripts/install.sh && ./scripts/install.sh

(or, follow the instructions in dump1090-fa/README.md)

Removing the generated debian build files that pollute the Git source tree should not cause any major problems.

Execution

  1. Modify dump.sh with the correct gain, latitude, and longitude appropriate for the receiver
  2. From the scripts directory, sudo chmod +x scripts/dump.sh && ./scripts/dump.sh
  3. To compute gain, from the scripts directory, sudo chmod +x scripts/gain.sh && ./scripts/gain.sh

It is also possible to directly execute dump1090-fa/dump1090 if desired. Try ./dump1090 -h for more information.

Remarks

gain.sh is an included script that calculates the percentage of strong signals parsed by the receiver. One should adjust the receiver's gain specified in install.sh until gain.sh yields a percentage around 5 percent, or 10-15 percent if near an airport, but the desired value may differ depending on the location of the receiver. This thread is a good resource.