How to build and set up a Flightradar24 ADS-B receiver

In this tutorial video you'll learn step-by-step how to build and activate your own ADS-B receiver using a raspberry Pi and feed the data to Flightradar24.

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[Smype]

Have been feeding for almost two years now. It works like a charm. And it’s really easy to setup.

[FXGreggan.]

Been hosting one of your receivers for years, the latest box with the color display is really neat, Flightradar24 is super, only thing I can comment on is that military and police helicopters is filtered away...

[jeremiastovar]

Very difficult and very expensive to get a Raspberry pi4 right now :(
I'd like to see more videos like this, step by step.

[kurtsveistrup]

But according to your own description, the antenna is to placed outside and High. How does that fix with your instruction video?

[Krakkel]

Great but the Raspberry Pi shortage tho?

[Inbusboutje]

So if I build this I will earn myself an Business subscription. But for how long? As long as I keep it live?

[steazyy_exe]

In the case of a power cut, can the raspberry pi reconnect to the wifi by itself?

After activating the Pi, can I use something like a LTE dongle for off-grid operation? And will it work on a Pi Zero when doing the manual installation?

[markarm]

I've got an older Raspberry pi2 Model B 8GB in my cupboard gathering dust. Will that work for the feed?

[jasonhumphries]

Can you put an outside Airial with the pi setup ?

[tiziostanco]

Interesting. Please, exlpain how to add an additional receiver to the same account!

[vladimirrengevic]

I have built a receiver according to this manual. But it does not see mode-S transporders. Is it possible to change the configuration so that it does not record them?

[bubba]

How are the planes tracked while over the oceans? By a different method? Interpolation of their expected path?

[TheRealLakeSideSam]

I’m getting ready to install a Starlink dish and weather machine on my roof. If I would like to be able to setup an ADS-B in the future is a 75’ cable to long?

[EdinsonAndradeFilm]

El equipo capta aeronaves que se encuentren detras de montañas a lo lejos o solo las que esten a la vista de la antena saludos desde Colombia

[zdp-]

I have a Pi B3+ I used to just screw around with emulating..but I use my PC and 3 OG Xbox's I loaded up with and modded to max...no real use for Pi now- but this is for inside planes correct? I understand transponders and squawk..but I don't really know much about what this ADS-B does?

[xspacephotography]

Any chance i can get MLAT to work on a RasPi? I was planning to also feed Fr 24 but under 1 circumstance which is recieving MLAT. Any idea on how i can do this?

[MrHaversham]

Yep done all that on a Pi 3 Model B. Everything activates but after a few minutes I get a red error message telling my 1.0.28-1 (the Pi24 image) is too old and to update it. I do that which brings it up to 1.0.44-0 and it stops working. It’s hardwired so I know it’s not my network. Definitely the update that breaks it. Anyone got any advice please?

[NatureVR]

Will this receive FLARM aircraft as well? Our glider club only uses flarm.

[routadu]

Can we use TV hat for Pi ? I'm unable to find any DVB-T receiver in my country