Open ADS-B Workshop - CONFIRMED - Sunday 25th November 2012

[Kurt A]

Hi fellow radar spotters.

I was talking with Noel White earlier today and we were bantering around some ideas in aid of hosting an open ADS-B workshop for a day sometime soon, somewhere in Sydney.
We'd plan an informal agenda and keep it pretty relaxed. We have to come up with a suitable date, time and location and choose our favourite pizza for lunch of course.

The main idea about having this gathering would be to primarily discuss people's ADS-B set-ups, compare settings and additional plug-in programs, share charts etc. You could bring your laptop or PC and together we could round-table best practice settings across similar ADS-B receivers to ensure we're all getting the most out of each receivers functionality which in turn will greatly improve the consistency across public sharing programs like PlanePlotter, FlightRadar24 and PlaneFinder.

Personally, I think it would be a great opportunity for all sharers to learn so much more about this advancing technology from each other and to give ourselves the best opportunity to maximize each one's personal set-up and share our experiences.

We'd like to gather as many of the Radar Network Sharers as possible who are sharing feeds into and out of YSSY (which includes sharers in Canberra, Newcastle, Dubbo and Tamworth). All feed applications are to be considered; ADS-B, Mode-S, ACARS and HFDL, into all radar networks like PlanePlotter, FlightRadar24, PlaneFinder and ShipPlotter.

I'm no expert on all of the above, so we'd be looking for additional input from others who are

The workshop would be open for potential starters willing to gain a full understanding of exactly what is required to get started sharing a feed from their own home location with ease, along with a plan of action to ensure a successful setup.
We'd of course also invite anyone else just generally interested in the hobby willing to learn more about the technology to attend.

More planning ahead required to get this one off the ground, so let's use this space to discuss some practical ideas over the coming weeks and to see where everyone's interests lie.... food for thought none the less.


Cheers,
amsy

P.S: Genuine interest only.