Dump1090 question

airbus340

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I read in another forum that Dump1090 now got the same features as the version for Linux, so I installed the Windows version on my PC.

So now I have the --phase-enhance and --oversample. But I also copied the other stuff from my older version, including --aggressive.

With the new version I get about 25nm better range and double message rate but I also get a lot of ghost planes from all strange countries. I never got this problem in the old Dump1090 version.

When I remove --aggressive I dont get the ghost planes but I would like to have the extra range and messages I get with -aggressive. Is there anything I can do to get rid of the ghosts and still use -aggressive or is the only way to remove it?
 

Lee Armstrong

Administrator
Staff member
I really would not recommend using --aggressive at all!

You will always get the ghost planes with that!
 

airbus340

New Member
Thank you very much Lee! I get a little less than 1 million messages per day so it is fun if there is something that will make it better, but all the ghosts are a pain, so I won´t use --aggressive then.
 

Lee Armstrong

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Staff member
No problem,

I wouldn't use any of the "corrective" measures in Dump1090 as the data that largely gets through is spurious.
 

airbus340

New Member
Ok, what do you mean with the corrective measures then? Something I can change or remove in Dump1090 for windows to get as little ghosts as possible?
With the new version I often see planes at high levels that say GND...

Sorry, english isnt my first language... :oops:
 

Lee Armstrong

Administrator
Staff member
No, Dump1090 with certain settings will try and correct some of the data. The usually ends up being wrong!
 

airbus340

New Member
Here is what I have in my Dump1090, should I add something or remove something?

dump1090.exe --interactive --net --net-ro-port 30002 --net-beast --ppm 94 --mlat --modeac --gain 36.4 --enable-agc --oversample --net --phase-enhance
pause
 

Lee Armstrong

Administrator
Staff member
That looks ok, I don't use Dump1090 a lot though as the RTL dongles don't perform as well as dedicated ADS-B receivers that we use!
 

airbus340

New Member
Ok, thank you Lee! What kind of receiver do you use? I am thinking about upgrading too, thinking of Airspy or Radarcape. I read that Airspy is a lot better than the RTL dongles and they arent that expensive. Radarcape is the king of ADS-B receivers and very expensive and it might be overkill for a indoor antenna...

I also read that the RTL dongle is more sensitive than Airnav Radarbox and Kinetics SBS-1 so it is difficult to know which one to buy.
 

Lee Armstrong

Administrator
Staff member
Ok, thank you Lee! What kind of receiver do you use? I am thinking about upgrading too, thinking of Airspy or Radarcape. I read that Airspy is a lot better than the RTL dongles and they arent that expensive. Radarcape is the king of ADS-B receivers and very expensive and it might be overkill for a indoor antenna...

I also read that the RTL dongle is more sensitive than Airnav Radarbox and Kinetics SBS-1 so it is difficult to know which one to buy.
I use a mixture but of the ones currently on sale I would go for a Kinetic Puck. By far the best performance/reliability and we use a lot of them here.

I wou;don't use an AirSpy as they use a lot of host CPU resources from experience.
 

airbus340

New Member
Thanks Lee, I will order a Puck this fall and try it. I haven´t seen many reviews about it but them I have seen say it is pretty good.
 
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