T-KSBP27 aka VLV-SLO-Pi

I am not an expert in electronics, radio, antennas, Raspberry Pi, aircraft. I started tracking aircraft because it’s interesting and FlightRadar24 has a deal where if you set up an ADS-B receiver, you get a free business account: it’s a classic win-win—they get good data, I get additional features (and no ads!) in their app.

  • Running since: 19 April 2023

  • Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.5, 8GB RAM

  • SDR: NESDR SMArt v5

  • Antenna: DPD Productions ADS-B Vertical Outdoor Base Antenna (Standard 1090 MHz ES) (link). It’s the large white antenna on the back of the shed in the photo below. I installed this on 8 February 2025. Previously I had used the antenna that came with the NESDR SMArt v5 (you can see that in the top corner of the shed in the photo below; it’s very small and partly hidden by the oak tree.