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Old 17th July 2015, 03:28 PM
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I have recently moved to a new location in the Eastern Suburbs with a great southerly aspect, and have been testing the DIY
Antenna I made at the end of last year. The antenna is just fixed to the inside of the south facing lounge room window (12th Floor),
basically covering 090 Deg to 270 Deg (although the 1st Polar Plot below shows some good reception to the northeast as well). There
is only one metre of coax cable from the antenna to the SBS box, which significantly reduces any signal loss.

Falcon 900 N146EX at the bottom of the map is being received by this new antenna at a range of 262.7nm or 486.5km - FL450
helps with the reception. Best pickup so far has been 266nm to the south. The other aircraft on the map are being tracked by my
Station on the Northern Beaches, and a friend's third Station in Sydney.



DIY Antenna Polar Plot


Our combined three Station Polar Plot covers 221,531nm² and the live map is available 24/7 at http://adsb.16right.com/live/map/
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