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Thanks, sorry meant to come back on this but got distracted again.
The Broadsword Antennas look really good, especially for the money. This one for an extra tenner seems betterer?
https://www.facebook.com/commerce/products/3061707783936299/?ref=mini_shop_items_for_you&referral_code=nullI'm thinking I could put it on the roof of our new house. Would that be mad? Could it get struck by lightning or something?
I found this site and have been enjoying watching military movements through it:
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/Are there any advantages to your own ground station other than contributing to the greater good (which I get and I'm up for, although I wonder how useful yet another one in London is when the issue is more coverage elsewhere)?
As ADS-B Exchange don't filter military stuff would they be a good one to share my data with?
Oh also is there a preferred type of connector? Presumably the same as on the Flight Aware USB? For some reason every antenna I look at seems to have a different one and if it's anything like TV aerials having adapters involved will weaken the signal...
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No worries! I actually only listed that stick on eBay a few days ago. Shame you missed it
Yes, that flight aware Pro plus stick is about as good as you can get without spending loads of money.
That antenna would get you started but is incredibly low quality and will lose you a lot of signals. The coax is made of copper coated aluminium which is very very lossy at UHF and the radiating element is totally the wrong length. Most antennas sold on eBay and Amazon are a sack of shite.
If I were you I'd look up home made Adsb antennas (cantennas etc) and if that doesn't tickle your fancy, spend a little more (£20ish) on something hand made from Broadsword Antennas or something like this:
https://www.facebook.com/commerce/products/3171900846181221/
https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/ads-b-1090-mhz-antenna-0-6m-5-5dbi?variant=31058765873235¤cy=GBP&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=google+shopping?utm_source=google&utm_medium=surfaces&utm_campaign=shopping
If neither of those options tickle your fancy let me know and I should be able to make you a simple antenna.