Portable ADS-B Kiosk

OK , I admit it,  I am a total aviation fanatic. I am an active member of the Experimental Aircraft Association. These are the same folks that host the world’s largest airshow every year in Oshkosh, WI.

One of the many great EAA programs is their Young Eagle’s program. The program provides free airplane rides to kids (ages 11-17) to get them interested in aviation. I am a Young Eagles coordinator in EAA Chapter 92.

I thought it would be really cool if the parents of a young eagle could follow their youngsters flight progress from the ground. As you probably know, aircraft in the US are required to broadcast their location data using an ADS-B transmitter.

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Open Field Antenna Mast Mount

In two previous blog posts (Drive-onTrailer-Hitch), I shared my heavy duty drive-on, and trailer-hitch antenna mast mount creations. In this post, I want to share a third option, my “Open-Field” mast mount.

There are times when you need to put up a tall antenna mast away from a vehicle. This may be in a park for a POTA activation, or in a remote field as an EMCOMM operator.

Many Hams will stand up a tall antenna mast using long guy wires, connected about 1/2 way up the mast. This setup usually requires two people to put in place. Deploying high/long guy wires is cumbersome, and takes up a lot of space. In most cases, it is not necessary.

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