AirNav Versus SBS-1E

[Mike Scott]

As an addition to my ham radio room and antenna syatems I'm considering buying an ADS-B decoder that I'd set up to cover the HNL/Hawaii Island area. Given that the house is at the top of a decent sized hilltop I figure it should get pretty good reception/coverage. I know some members have either played with these boxes or have them on line currently so I'm looking for some user based reviews on which is the better box.

Appreciate any help

Aloha from the Hawaiian Islands

MS

[David Ramsay]

Another option is Flight Explorer. It uses data from US, Canada, and NZ ATC systems. All data except NZ is delayed about five minutes due to US security paranoia. NZ is real time.

I'm using the Pilot Edition which is $15 a month, the lesser featured Personal Edition is $10.

I've used it on occasion to track you flying across the Pacific!!

[Matt Coughran]

Hey Mike

Mate i own and love the SBS-1e by Kinetic easy to use, lightweight and portable for travel use. but i believe is a much more powerful device compared to the airnav i have not used it but i have read the aerial does not pick up as much as the standard one that comes with the SBS.

Software with the SBS is very light on memory so you do not have to worry about the program.

I hope this helps. please don't be afraid to email me mattcoughran@gmail.com if you would like screenshots or photos of the device im more then happy to provide.

Cheers Matt

[Mike Scott]

David, does FE allow you to make the content available via the internet ?? I'm wanting to have the output generally available via one of the groups hosting these boxes in various locations. Matt, I will be in touch by email with some additional queries...thanks.

Regards

MS

[David Ramsay]

FE is internet based but you have to pay the $$ to access it. I should add that the prices I quoted allow up to ten hours access per month. After that it's $1.00 per hour up to 50 hours which is the maximum you can use. Above that you need one of the pro editions.

I use it a lot but rarely go over the ten hours.

[Mike Scott]

I'm not wanting it for my use (last thing I want when I'm not working) but rather to be able to post the live (slightly delayed) output on a group website where there are other boxes operating covering different areas in the world. There used to be one covering Sydney for example where you could see what A/C were in the coverage area along with the associated flight data provided.

MS

[David Ramsay]

In that case, because of the nature of it, I don't think FE is going to work for you.