The Radarcape is currently the best ADS-B receiver available on the market for observing aircraft (flight trackers) that are within the very large reception radius. It contains a Linux computer (BeagleBone board, ARM CPU) with a network interface. So, you can connect the Radarcape directly to your (home-) network. There is an USB port at front side where you can connect external devices (e.g., USB sticks, WiFi wireless adapter, etc.)
In the Difference to the Radarcape EVO 1CH product variant the 2CH is better equipped with two separate antenna inputs for special reception conditions and better reception results under difficult conditions. The 2CH only has one internal receiving circuit.
The Radarcape is being delivered with pre-installed software. Over the user-friendly Web interface you can configure the Radarcape by yourself and operate easily. Please note the license conditions.
The most important properties
Currently the best receiver available on the market:
The Radarcape uses an intelligent FPGA to decode received frames through the hardware. As a result, it achieves significantly higher performance than receivers with software decoding.- High resolution timestamps for multilateration: A build-in GPS receiver is used as timebase and provides high resolution timestamps for received frames. You can use these, e.g., for multilateration (MLAT) to locate aircraft without ADS-B. Therefore, the data from at least three Radarcapes is used to compute their actual positions. (Multilateration is supported by the Radarcape firmware but currently no implemented function).
- Standalone ADS-B feeder: The Radarcape can operate standalone and, e.g., feed 24/7 to platforms like Flightradar24, FlightAware or Planeplotter network. For this, the connection to a separate PC is not required.
- Quick and easy installation: The Radarcape is ready for flight tracking as soon as it is connected. No additional drivers have to be installed on your PC.
Low power consumption:
With a power consumption of less than 5 W, the Radarcape has a very low power consumption. (4 different plug types: EU/ US/ Australia/ UK, we will send the one that matches the delivery address)- Data for virtual radar software: The Radarcape can receive Mode-S data for the use by different applications. For example, Planeplotter and Active Display Lite can be directly connected to the Radarcape via the network. Also, the network connection enables you to place the Radarcape and your PC at different locations.
- 3D map for Google Earth: The built-in Web server inside the Radarcape provides the received flight routes as kml-files. View the air traffic as 3D-visualisation in Google Earth.
2D map in the web browser:
Observe airplanes in live mode on a 2D map in your web browser.
Direct system access via SSH:
Experienced users can install their own applications as administrators directly on the Linux operating system
Purpose and examples of use
Airfield
Use case: Simplify day-to-day business as a flight director of regional and club airfields. High-precision positioning for aircraft taking off and landing.
Necessary additional equipment:
- For the pure observation of flight movements: Software license for Radarcape
- For an automated solution for logbook recording based on multilateration: The Flight Director with Jetvision MLAT server – the software solution for more safety and efficiency at your airfield.
Demanding private users
Use case: Flight tracking over the roof of your own house.
Necessary additional equipment:
