♥ Receivers and complementary antenna equipment for the real time surveillance and tracking of aircraft and shipping.
♥ Displayed on your PC, laptop, notebook, or netbook screen, like traffic control radar with extra data. Easy to instal and operate.
♥ Data displayed includes identification, position, speed, direction, etc. of each aircraft or vessel - see Example Radar Screen & Plane chart.
♥ For government, commercial and industry professionals - available also to plane, boating and radio enthusiasts.
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♣ SBS-3 virtual radar receivers by Kinetic Avionics : LATEST MODEL - in stock. This premium receiver combines aircraft ADS-B, marine AIS and multiband radio in a single unit. Complete with USB, Ethernet & digital streaming. Price $749 includes GST & free Australian delivery. GST free outside Australia. (For more details, including latest downloads see Kinetic SBS-3 info page.)
♣ MGR-1, MarineGadget-Radar surveillance receivers : Compact quality dongle AIS shipping/marine radar for only $175 - plus VHF antenna if required. (includes free Australian delivery) (To see the full range of features and more details see Marine AIS Receiver info page.)
♣ Antenna & other accessories (antennas, cables, adapters, amplifiers, complete antenna performance kit packages, GPS USB dongles, etc) - cost effective solutions to increase range, or duplicate system. EXCITING ADDITIONAL NEW PRODUCTS HAVE ARRIVED - SEE Antenna Accessories page.ADS-B / Mode-S Performance (= range) enhancing antenna accessories for 1090MHz - suits PlaneGadget-Radar, AirNav RadarBox & Kinetic SBS.
VHF Antennas cover airband, ACARS & SDR radio, & Marine AIS receivers.
USB GPS dongles to use with AIS plotting/navigation without internet.
(Free Australian delivery for orders over $25) (For more details see Antenna Accessories page.)
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ADS-B is the new generation technology to eventually replace the old aircraft surveillance radar.
ADS-B stands for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-broadcast. It is the new technology system used by aircraft for transmitting their position as well as altitude, speed, bearing, ascending/descending rate, and identification. ADS-B equipped aircraft transmit this information automatically and rapidly. ADS-B data provides more information and with far greater accuracy than the old radar system. (Radar is also extremely expensive to manufacture, instal, maintain and requires a very large amount of power to operate.)
The ADS-B signals are transmitted from the aircraft on 1090Mhz .
Most non-recreational planes (including commercial, military, Flying Doctor) are now ADS-B equipped. The US FAA has announced that it will deploy the ADS-B technology across the entire U.S.A. by 2013. Airservices Australia has rolled out a network of ADS-B ground stations to give coverage to nearly all the Australian continent, whereas the current radar coverage is limited to about 11 zones each with a maximum radius of about 200 miles. The use of ADS-B avionics is expected to eventually be mandated for all aircraft operating in Australian controlled airspace.
While most small recreational aircraft do not have this facility, widespread growing mandating of ABS-B to controlled airspace means more small aircraft will be using ADS-B in the future.
Industry & government users, as well as enthusiasts, can track ADS-B equipped aircraft live on their own computer screens in real time, just like Air Traffic Control, for a very reasonable cost. This includes most commercial planes flying Australian domestic routes and international flights to Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe, USA and other countries.
What is AIS ? The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is an automated marine tracking & surveillance system used for identifying and locating ships, boats & other vessels.
AIS-equipped systems
present the bearing and distance of nearby vessels in a radar-like
display format. Information provided by AIS equipment
include
unique identification,
position,
course and
speed, can be
displayed on a computer screen,
together with information about their destination, estimated time of
arrival and even the dimensions of each vessel.