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CONTENT
     
1.
 
OUR
 
RECEIVER
 
3
 
THINGS
 
TO
 
CONSIDER
 
3
 
YOUR
 
EXPERIENCE
 
4
 
YOUR
 
LOCATION
 
4
 
ADS-B
 
ANTENNA
 
4
 
ADS-B
 
ANTENNA
 
SITING
 
4
 
THE
 
FLIGHTRADAR24
 
RECEIVER
 
7
 
THE
 
GPS
 
ANTENNA
 
7
 
INTERNET
 
CONNECTION
 
AND
 
POWER
 
SUPPLY
 
7
 
DOWNTIME
 
8
 
CHANGES
 
IN
 
LOCATION
 
OR
 
CONTACT
 
DATA
 
9
 
2.
 
OUR
 
AGREEMENT
 
10
 
3.
 
THE
 
FLIGHTRADAR24
 
RECEIVER
 
KIT
 
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1.
 
OUR
 
RECEIVER
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Our
 
receiver
 
decodes
 
transmitted
 
aircraft
 
data
 
and
 
sends
 
it
 
to
 
the
 
Flightradar24
 
servers.
 
The
 
receiver
 
works
 
autonomously
 
24
 
hours
 
a
 
day.
 
 
 
 
 
Flightradar24
 
oﬀers
 
a
 
free
 
receiver
 
pack
 
for
 
locations
 
that
 
can
 
signiﬁcantly
 
add
 
extra
 
coverage.
 
 
 
The
 
full
 
kit
 
includes
 
the
 
following
 
components:
 
-
 
Flightradar24
 
Mode-S/ADS-B
 
receiver
 
and
 
power
 
supply
 -  
External
 
Mode-S
 
antenna
 
with
 
pole
 
clamp
 -  
Low
 
loss
 
coaxial
 
cable
 
from
 
antenna
 
to
 
receiver
 -  
Ethernet
 
cable
 
from
 
the
 
receiver
 
to
 
your
 
router/modem
 -  
GPS
 
antenna
 
with
 
cable
 
for
 
precision
 
data 
 
 
 
THINGS
 
TO
 
CONSIDER
 
 
 
YOUR
 
EXPERIENCE
 
 
Although
 
not
 
essential,
 
some
 
experience
 
in
 
amateur
 
radio
 
or
 
interest
 
in
 
aviation
 
is
 
an
 
advantage.
 
A
 
good
 
level
 
of
 
PC
 
knowledge
 
will
 
be
 
helpful,
 
although
 
our
 
receivers
 
are
 
self-contained
 
and
 
do
 
not
 
require
 
a
 
PC
 
to
 
operate.
 
 
 
YOUR
 
LOCATION
 
 
The
 
UHF
 
1090MHz
 
frequency
 
is
 
very
 
dependent
 
on
 
"line
 
of
 
sight"
 
and
 
the
 
best
 
installations
 
are
 
far
 
away
 
from
 
buildings,
 
trees
 
or
 
high
 
ground
 
that
 
could
 
block
 
the
 
aircraft
 
signals.
 
 
Geographical
 
location
 
is
 
important
 
too.
 
Those
 
near
 
airports
 
contribute
 
more
 
data
 
as
 
they
 
pick
 
up
 
signals
 
from
 
arriving
 
and
 
departing
 
traﬃc,
 
as
 
well
 
as
 
those
 
transiting
 
at
 
higher
 
altitudes.
 
 
 
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ADS-B
 
ANTENNA
 
 
We
 
supply
 
an
 
external
 
antenna
 
for
 
mounting
 
on
 
a
 
pole
 
or
 
to
 
a
 
wall
 
using
 
the
 
supplied
 
bracket.
 
Our
 
low-loss
 
LMR300
 
coaxial
 
cable
 
is
 
supplied
 
to
 
an
 
agreed
 
length
 
of
 
between
 
5
 
meters
 
and
 
15
 
meters.
 
As
 
a
 
rule
 
of
 
thumb,
 
a
 
shorter
 
cable
 
is
 
best,
 
15m
 
being
 
the
 
maximum
 
for
 
optimum
 
performance.
 
The
 
cable
 
is
 
6mm
 
in
 
diameter
 
with
 
an
 
N-type
 
connector
 
for
 
the
 
antenna.
 
We
 
recommend
 
wrapping
 
self-amalgamating
 
tape
 
around
 
the
 
connection.
 
The
 
receiver
 
side
 
of
 
the
 
cable
 
has
 
an
 
SMA
 
connector.
 
 
Please
 
consider
 
how
 
you
 
will
 
bring
 
the
 
6mm
 
coax
 
cable
 
inside.
 
You
 
may
 
need
 
to
 
drill
 
a
 
hole
 
for
 
this.
 
 
 
ADS-B
 
ANTENNA
 
SITING
 
 
The
 
higher
 
the
 
antenna,
 
the
 
better
 
the
 
reception.
 
If
 
the
 
receiver
 
can
 
be
 
located
 
close
 
to
 
the
 
antenna,
 
there
 
will
 
be
 
less
 
signal
 
degradation
 
from
 
the
 
coaxial
 
cable,
 
since
 
this
 
can
 
lose
 
data
 
over
 
longer
 
cable
 
lengths.
 
For
 
this
 
reason,
 
we
 
do
 
not
 
recommend
 
a
 
cable
 
length
 
of
 
more
 
than
 
15
 
meters.
 
 
Placing
 
the
 
antenna
 
outside,
 
as
 
high
 
as
 
possible,
 
is
 
essential.
 
Internally
 
placed
 
antennas
 
do
 
not
 
produce
 
good
 
results
 
and
 
we
 
advise
 
against
 
this.
 
 
!
 
 
Some
 
landlords
 
or
 
local
 
authorities
 
may
 
prohibit
 
the
 
installation
 
of
 
an
 
external
 
antenna.
 
We
 
would
 
advise
 
you
 
to
 
check
 
before
 
completing
 
the
 
application
 
form.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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THE
 
FLIGHTRADAR24
 
RECEIVER
 
 
Our
 
receiver
 
has
 
been
 
developed
 
to
 
our
 
own
 
speciﬁcation
 
and
 
has
 
many
 
unique
 
features.
 
It
 
should
 
be
 
placed
 
inside
 
or,
 
if
 
placed
 
outside,
 
inside
 
an
 
IP55
 
weather-proof
 
enclosure
 
and
 
kept
 
online
 
24/7.
 
 
Everything
 
is
 
pre-installed
 
and
 
pre-conﬁgured
.
 
 
!
 
 
 
No
 
computer
 
or
 
additional
 
software
 
is
 
required 
 
 
 
THE
 
GPS
 
ANTENNA
 
 
The
 
receiver
 
kit
 
includes
 
an
 
external
 
GPS
 
antenna
 
which
 
must
 
be
 
placed
 
in
 
an
 
area
 
in
 
view
 
of
 
at
 
least
 
half
 
the
 
sky.
 
It
 
is
 
very
 
important
 
that
 
the
 
GPS
 
antenna
 
be
 
mounted
 
in
 
a
 
good
 
area.
 
 
 
 
INTERNET
 
CONNECTION
 
AND
 
POWER
 
SUPPLY
 
 
The
 
Flightradar24
 
receiver
 
is
 
connected
 
via
 
Ethernet
 
cable
 
to
 
your
 
internet
 
router,
 
modem
 
or
 
access
 
point.
 
 
The
 
receiver
 
will
 
need
 
a
 
nearby
 
power
 
outlet
 
for
 
the
 
supplied
 
power
 
adapter.
 
It
 
must
 
be
 
left
 
powered
 
and
 
connected
 
to
 
the
 
internet
 
24/7.
 
Power
 
consumption
 
can
 
be
 
up
 
to
 
5
 
watts.
 
 
!
 
 
 
You
 
must
 
only
 
use
 
the
 
supplied
 
power
 
adapter
 
 
 
Depending
 
on
 
your
 
local
 
ﬂight
 
traﬃc,
 
the
 
receiver
 
will
 
typically
 
upload
 
10
 
to
 
1000
 
MB
 
per
 
24
 
hours
 
to
 
the
 
Flightradar24.com
 
servers.
 
For
 
unique
 
locations
 
with
 
very
 
restricted
 
internet
 
connections,
 
we
 
can
 
conﬁgure
 
the
 
receiver
 
to
 
further
 
limit
 
the
 
uploaded
 
data.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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!
 
 
 
Please
 
bear
 
this
 
in
 
mind
 
if
 
you
 
have
 
a
 
monthly
 
internet
 
upload
 
limit
  
 
 
 
DOWNTIME
 
 
The
 
Flightradar24
 
receiver
 
is
 
an
 
advanced
 
and
 
reliable
 
product.
 
However,
 
there
 
may
 
be
 
times
 
when
 
it
 
stops
 
functioning
 
and
 
may
 
need
 
to
 
be
 
restarted.
 
Downtime
 
is
 
most
 
commonly
 
attributed
 
to
 
local
 
power
 
or
 
internet
 
disruption.
 
A
 
common
 
disruption
 
would
 
be
 
the
 
router
 
assigning
 
a
 
new
 
IP
 
address
 
to
 
the
 
receiver.
 
This
 
will
 
need
 
to
 
be
 
reconﬁgured
 
on
 
your
 
internet
 
router's
 
ﬁrewall.
 
 
We
 
constantly
 
monitor
 
the
 
data
 
upload
 
and
 
will
 
let
 
you
 
know
 
if
 
the
 
connection
 
has
 
been
 
down
 
for
 
more
 
than
 
1,
 
6,
 
24
 
or
 
48
 
hours
 
(depending
 
on
 
the
 
notiﬁcation
 
frequency
 
you
 
have
  
selected
 
-
 
the
 
default
 
is
 
6
 
hours).
 
 
 
 
We
 
also
 
may
 
request
 
that
 
you
 
perform
 
occasional
 
inspections
 
of
 
the
 
installation.
 
Since
 
the
 
antenna
 
and
 
a
 
length
 
of
 
coaxial
 
cable
 
is
 
mounted
 
outside,
 
weathering
 
may
 
take
 
place
 
which
 
can
 
aﬀect
 
the
 
antenna.
 
Periodic
 
inspections
 
and
 
damage
 
control
 
may
 
be
 
requested,
 
and
 
it
 
would
 
be
 
advised
 
to
 
periodically
 
check.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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CHANGES
 
IN
 
LOCATION
 
OR
 
CONTACT
 
DATA
 
 
We
 
approve
 
applications
 
based
 
on
 
the
 
location.
 
If
 
the
 
receiver
 
were
 
to
 
ever
 
be
 
moved
 
due
 
to
 
a
 
house
 
or
 
location
 
move,
 
we
 
request
 
that
 
you
 
inform
 
us,
 
as
 
the
 
new
 
area
 
may
 
already
 
have
 
a
 
suﬃcient
 
level
 
of
 
ADS-B
 
coverage.
 
We
 
reserve
 
the
 
right
 
to
 
request
 
the
 
receiver
 
back
 
if
 
we
 
determine
 
the
 
new
 
location
 
is
 
not
 
required.
 
 
 
!
 
Important
 
 
In
 
case
 
of
 
changes
 
to
 
your
 
contact
 
information
 
(email,
 
address,
 
phone
 
number),
 
please
 
inform
 
us
 
immediately
 
with
 
the
 
new
 
information
 
at
 
support@fr24.com
.
 
Thank
 
you! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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2.
 
OUR
 
AGREEMENT
 
 
If
 
we
 
approve
 
your
 
application,
 
we
 
will
 
arrange
 
to
 
ship
 
all
 
the
 
required
 
equipment
 
to
 
you
 
as
 
soon
 
as
 
possible,
 
insured,
 
tracked
 
and
 
at
 
our
 
own
 
cost.
 
We
 
will
 
send
 
you
 
shipping
 
and
 
tracking
 
details,
 
and
 
you
 
will
 
be
 
required
 
to
 
sign
 
for
 
the
 
parcel.
 
 
Typically,
 
we
 
would
 
expect
 
you
 
to
 
be
 
uploading
 
data
 
within
 
7
 
calendar
 
days
 
following
 
delivery.
 
Let
 
us
 
know
 
if
 
you
 
can’t
 
install
 
within
 
7
 
days.
 
 
We
 
will
 
provide
 
ongoing
 
technical
 
support
 
and
 
will
 
continuously
 
work
 
with
 
you
 
to
 
ensure
 
the
 
receiver
 
delivers
 
the
 
optimum
 
available
 
reception
 
range
 
and
 
data.
 
 
We
 
expect
 
you
 
to
 
run
 
the
 
receiver
 
24/7/365
 
and
 
ask
 
that
 
you
 
notify
 
us
 
as
 
soon
 
as
 
possible
 
if,
 
for
 
any
 
reason,
 
this
 
cannot
 
be
 
achieved.
 
 
By
 
accepting
 
our
 
equipment,
 
you
 
agree
 
to
 
NOT
 
feed
 
receiver
 
data
 
to
 
other
 
ADS-B
 
tracking
 
providers.
 
 
In
 
return,
 
we
 
will
 
provide
 
you
 
with
 
a
 
complimentary
 
contributor
 
plan
 
for
 
as
 
long
 
as
 
you
 
continue
 
to
 
upload
 
your
 
local
 
data
 
to
 
our
 
servers.
 
 
Should
 
either
 
of
 
us
 
choose
 
to
 
cancel
 
the
 
agreement,
 
we
 
will
 
cover
 
the
 
cost
 
of
 
shipping
 
all
 
the
 
equipment
 
back
 
to
 
Flightradar24
 
or
 
to
 
another
 
address.
 
 
We
 
may
 
request
 
additional
 
contact
 
information
 
from
 
you
 
also,
 
a
 
secondary
 
email
 
address
 
and
 
phone
 
number.
 
We
 
would
 
be
 
happy
 
to
 
add
 
this
 
information
 
after
 
the
 
application
 
has
 
been
 
submitted.
 
 
 
 
!
 
Important
 
 
The
 
equipment
 
remains
 
the
 
property
 
of
 
Flightradar24
 
AB,
 
trading
 
as
 
Flightradar24.com 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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3.
 
THE
 
FLIGHTRADAR24
 
RECEIVER
 
KIT
 
 
The
 
Flightradar24
 
receiver
 
kit
 
includes
 
everything
 
you
 
need
 
to
 
get
 
up
 
and
 
running.
 
  
Item
 
Description
 
Dimensions
 
Mode-S
 
receiver
 
Flightradar24
 
Receiver
 
SMA
 
antenna
 
connector
 
SMA/SMB
 
GPS
 
connector
 
Ethernet
 
RJ45
 
connector
 
Power
 
Socket
 
100x60x30mm
 
Power
 
adapter
 
To
 
power
 
the
 
receiver
 
  
With
 
country
 
speciﬁc
 
plug.
 
Line
 
voltage
 
100v
 
to
 
240v
 
AC
 
 
10
 
-15
 
Watts
 
Ethernet
 
cable
 
To
 
connect
 
the
 
receiver
 
to
 
the
 
router.
 
5
 
meter
 
cable
 
GPS
 
antenna
 
and
 
cable
 
Connected
 
to
 
the
 
receiver
 
and
 
placed
 
outside.
 
10
 
meter
 
cable
 
External
 
antenna
 
Mode-S
 
antenna
 
with
 
mounting
 
bracket
 
and
 
pole
 
camps.
 
1090
 
MHz
 
Length
 
42/60
 
cm
 
 
Weight
 
~
 
325
 
g
 
Antenna
 
cable
 
Low
 
loss
 
LMR400
 
coaxial
 
with
 
SMA/N-type
 
male
 
connectors.
 
6mm
 
diameter
 
 
5/10/15
 
meters
 
long
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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IMAGES
 
Of
 
THE
 
KIT
 
CONTENT
 
 
 
  
Flightradar24
 
receiver
 
Mode-S
 
antenna
 
 
 
Ethernet
 
cable
 
Coax
 
cable
 
  
GPS
 
antenna
 
Receiver
 
power
 
supply
 
 
 
 
 
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SETUP
 
EXAMPLE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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