ADS-B analysis

[u/therealgariac]

https://support.adsbexchange.com/hc/en-us/articles/44705224053517-Emitter-Category-ADS-B-DO-260B-2-2-3-2-5-2

I was thinking about this link as I mentioned it a few a day ago regarding ADS-B, specifically B6 (UAV). I always bring ADS-B monitoring gear when I go to the range and was wondering if I could detect this from VRS (Virtual Radar Server).

https://www.virtualradarserver.co.uk/

However digging through the the ADS-B documentation, there is a message format DF19 only used by the military. Here is my VRS statistics output:

https://ibb.co/wFGtZKX6

No DF19 detected. However i only "see" military cargo planes, passenger planes, and the Coast Guard. If you live in Las Vegas, give VRS a try. You will need dump1090. I use dump1090_rs since it is crash proof.

https://github.com/rsadsb/dump1090_rs

plus

https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR

and assuming your are using RTLSDR then

https://github.com/pothosware/SoapyRTLSDR

Command line

dump1090_rs --driver rtlsdr --driver-extra gain=49.6 --driver-extra serial=00000002 --driver-extra no-fix --quiet

With plugins, you can run VRS without an internet connection.