got this just on my radar….

Do the Name off the Airline and Aircraft plus Reg come up atuomatic? or do u have to download them?

James

I brought mi ne 6 months ago and wont go anywhere with out it.

How do you get the pictures added to the discription

Ta

go to

http://www.atcbox.com/modules.php?name=html-sbs1

and download UserData with link to Airliners.net File

Right column

Absolutely fantastic piece of technology, worth every penny as said above.

and those who get put off by people sdaying its not real radar, it is, its live and accurate, as somehting appears on my screen if i look out of my window i see it in the exact position as on my screen, how can that not be live lol

Bloody fantastic, I see it’s not a real radar, but even so I wouldn’t have thought it within the price range of your fairly average joe to be able to afford a radar like toy like this, that actually works.

Eyes opened!

I’ll take a look at the manufacturers website, but could I take this with my laptop to an airshow? Or use it on Plymouth Hoe during a display?

How about slaving it to, say, a satellite dish / telescope moving mount thingie and a camera – are those transmissions continuous and accurate enough to guide a camera mounted in such a way?

I brought mi ne 6 months ago and wont go anywhere with out it.

How do you get the pictures added to the discription

Ta

Hi there
I have had my SBS for over a year and if you can afford it go out and buy one they are absoloutly fantastic and worth EVERY PENNY
I am based in Leeds and get fantastic reception in all directions up and over 200 miles in certain directions
Have a look at the makers web site
http://www.kinetic-avionics.co.uk/forums/

Any further info u want please send me a PM
Regards
Paul E Lee

So is it worth getting one? And is it easy to use or to get stuff for it ? :confused:

James

There is a online feed somewhere from someone who plugged his SBS-1 online. Can’t find the link now, but will search for it later today.

nice one people for pointing out all the facts on the sbs-1 system

I got mine of ebay for £400 as they hold their price very well, its a great gadget i must admit,

i have it setup on a second monitor, permanently on . eg /.

That was each time my pc boots it startsup the software and i see al lthe traffic instantly, and use my below monitor for normal pc use.

drop me a message on msn next time im on – [email]leedrummond@hotmail.com[/email]

http://www.eurocontrol.int/msa/public/faq/faq.html#qa01

See the link for all your mode s questions. I think there’s a fair bit more than 50% of airliners equipped!

J man

I know several people who have these, and the SBS-1 linked with a PC/laptop is awesome for airways spotting… But, I suspect that unless you are a registration collector its a gadget, and an expensive one at that, which will be used for a while and then will get less and less used.

Bear in mind that the software does not come with the aircraft registrations pre-loaded – you only see the hex codes transmitted by the mode-s transponder by default – and that you have to find a source for the aircraft data (this is not a difficult or expensive task, just be aware that you have to do it).

The other thing to consider is that the SBS-1 is not a real radar – it is a virtual radar. Basically, it receives mode-S/ADS-B transponder transmissions that including position, speed and altitude, and plots the aircraft positions from these messages. The result is very realistic and is real time, but it depends on the aircraft having a mode-s/ADS-b transponder and maybe only 50% of airliners (and even less GA) are equipped so far. This means that some trails pass overhead, but nothing appears on the screen – quite frustrating sometimes! I beleive that the deadline for installation of mode-s/ads-b is something like September 2008, so by that time these gadgets will plot pretty much anything flying overhead.

Andy

Yes mate it operates into Hawarden alot so it was probably in or out of there 🙂 BTW check your pm’s.

James, they cost £500 and you can get them from http://www.hamradio.co.uk/kinetic-sbs-1.shtml

Cheers Sam I will now start saving 😉

James

Yes mate it operates into Hawarden alot so it was probably in or out of there 🙂 BTW check your pm’s.

James, they cost £500 and you can get them from http://www.hamradio.co.uk/kinetic-sbs-1.shtml

I ahve to get one off these looks bloody brilliant where do i get one from Lee? and how much are they?

James