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gr-air-modes

Gnuradio Mode-S/ADS-B radio
A software-defined radio receiver for Mode S transponder signals, including ADS-B reports from equipped aircraft.

Multiple output formats are supported:

• Raw (or minimally processed) output of packet data
• Parsed text
• SQLite database
• KML for use with Google Earth
• SBS-1-compatible output for use with e.g. PlanePlotter or Virtual Radar Server
• FlightGear multiplayer interface for real-time display of traffic within the simulator

Installed size: 385 KB
How to install: sudo apt install gr-air-modes

modes_rx

Gnuradio Mode-S/ADS-B receiver

root@kali:~# man modes_rx
MODES_RX:(1)                     User Commands                     MODES_RX:(1)

NAME
     modes_rx: - Gnuradio Mode-S/ADS-B receiver

SYNOPSIS
     modes_rx [options] [options]

OPTIONS
     -h, --help
            show this help message and exit

     -l LOCATION, --location=LOCATION
            GPS coordinates of receiving station in format xx.xxxxx,xx.xxxxx

     -a REMOTE, --remote=REMOTE
            specify  additional  servers  from  which  to  take  data in format
            tcp://x.x.x.x:y,tcp://....

     -n, --no-print
            disable printing decoded packets to stdout

     -K KML, --kml=KML
            filename for Google Earth KML output

     -P, --sbs1
            open an SBS-1-compatible server on port 30003

     -m MULTIPLAYER, --multiplayer=MULTIPLAYER
            FlightGear server to send aircraft data, in format host:port

            Receiver setup options:

     -s SOURCE, --source=SOURCE
            Choose source: uhd, osmocom, <filename>, or <ip:port> [default=uhd]

     -t PORT, --tcp=PORT
            Open a TCP server on this port to publish reports

     -R SUBDEV, --subdev=SUBDEV
            select USRP Rx side A or B

     -A ANTENNA, --antenna=ANTENNA
            select which antenna to use on daughterboard

     -D ARGS, --args=ARGS
            arguments to pass to radio constructor

     -f FREQ, --freq=FREQ
            set receive frequency in Hz [default=1090000000.0]

     -g dB, --gain=dB
            set RF gain

     -r RATE, --rate=RATE
            set sample rate [default=4000000.0]

     -T THRESHOLD, --threshold=THRESHOLD
            set pulse detection threshold above noise in dB [default=7.0]

     -p, --pmf
            Use pulse matched filtering [default=False]

     -d, --dcblock
            Use  a  DC  blocking  filter  (best  for  HackRF  Jawbreaker)  [de-
            fault=False]

DESCRIPTION
     A  Qt Graphical User Interface to display positions and status messages of
     aircraft as reported on 1090 MHz.

     gr-air-modes implements a  software-defined  radio  receiver  for  Mode  S
     transponder signals, including ADS-B reports from equipped aircraft.

     Mode  S is the transponder protocol used in modern commercial aircraft.  A
     Mode S-equipped aircraft replies to radar interrogation by  either  ground
     radar  (secondary  surveillance)  or  other  aircraft  ("Traffic Collision
     Avoidance System", or TCAS). The protocol is an extended  version  of  the
     Mode  A/C  protocol  used in transponders since the 1940s.  Mode S reports
     include a unique airframe identifier (referred to as  the  "ICAO  number")
     and altitude (to facilitate separation control).  This receiver listens to
     the  1090MHz  downlink  channel; interrogation requests at 1030MHz are not
     received or decoded by this program.

     Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) is a communication pro-
     tocol using the Extended Squitter  capability  of  the  Mode  S  transport
     layer.  There are other implementations (VDL Mode 2 and UAT, for instance)
     but Mode S remains the primary ADS-B transport  for  commercial  use.  The
     protocol is:

     * Automatic: it requires no pilot input

     * Dependent: it is dependent on altimeter, GPS, and other aircraft
       instrumentation for information

     * Surveillance: it provides current information about the transmitting
       aircraft

     * Broadcast: it is one-way, broadcast to all receivers within range.

     ADS-B-equipped  aircraft  broadcast ("squitter") their position, velocity,
     flight number, and other interesting information to  any  receiver  within
     range  of  the aircraft. Position reports are typically generated once per
     second and flight indentification every five seconds.

     Implementation of ADS-B is mandatory in European airspace as  well  as  in
     Australia.  North  American implementation is still voluntary, with a man-
     date arriving in 2020 via the FAA's "NextGen" program.

     The receiver modes_rx is written for use with Ettus Research USRP devices,
     although the "RTLSDR" receivers are also supported via the Osmocom driver.
     In theory, any receiver which outputs complex samples at  at  least  2Msps
     should work via the file input or UDP input options, or by means of a Gnu-
     radio interface. Multiple output formats are supported:

     * Raw (or minimally processed) output of packet data

     * Parsed text

     * SQLite database

     * KML for use with Google Earth

     * SBS-1-compatible output for use with e.g. PlanePlotter or Virtual
       Radar Server

     * FlightGear multiplayer interface for real-time display of traffic
       within the simulator

     Most  of  the  common  ADS-B  reports are fully decoded per specification.
     Those that are not are generally ones which are not commonly used.

     Should you receive a large number of reports which result in  "not  imple-
     mented"  or  "No  handler"  messages, please use the -w option to save raw
     data and forward it to the author. To save time,  note  that  receiving  a
     small  number  of  spurious  reports is expected; false reports can be ex-
     cluded by looking for multiple reports from the same aircraft  (i.e.,  the
     same ICAO 6-digit hexadecimal number).

REQUIRES
     A  GNU  Radio  supported  receiver for RF capable of 2 Mbits/second sample
     rate and tuning to 1090 MHz. (Or captured data file or network  connection
     to a data source.)

SEE ALSO
     The X GUI application modes_gui

     modes_gui(1)

modes_rx                          October 2013                     MODES_RX:(1)

libgnuradio-air-modes1t64

Gnuradio Mode-S/ADS-B radio - library
A software-defined radio receiver for Mode S transponder signals, including ADS-B reports from equipped aircraft.

This package provides a shared library.

Installed size: 95 KB
How to install: sudo apt install libgnuradio-air-modes1t64