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Upgrading an Existing OGN Ground Station to Rebroadcast Glider Locations on 869.5MHz. 

December 2019. 

 

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FLARM equipped targets will be shown on PilotAware RADAR and also on EasyVFR 
SkyDemon etc. if the Flight Bag is connected. 

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For the advanced user. There are 3 main processes running.

 

 

(

i)  

ogn-rf 

(ii)  

ogn-decode 

(iii) 

 pilotaware 

 

each of these provide logging which can be used for diagnosis. They are accessed in 
the following way  

 

$ ssh 

pi@ognpaw.local

 

 
Note To see logging from ogn-rf, use the following command.     

$ nc localhost 50000 

If there ae no error reports then all is good. Error reports will indicate faults. 

 

 

Note To see logging from ogn-decode use the following command.  

 

$ nc localhost 50001

 

This will display captured data from FLARM 

 
Note To see logging from Pilotaware, Display Flarm, P3i & MLAT      

 

$ nc localhost 50002

 

 
Other Apps to show that the OGN-R is working  

 
There are several Apps that can be used to show historical and real time data from your 
OGN-R site. On each site zoom into your local area and check your site progress. 
 
The Open Glider Network at   

http://ognrange.onglide.com

 

Spot the Gliders at 

http://live.glidernet.org

 

 
Advice is also available at 

forum.pilotaware.com

 

For Advanced users 

The disk image is operated in a safe mode, which means it cannot normally be over written 
In order to gain write access type.   

$ sudo /root/mount rw.bash

 

To write protect type. 

$ sudo /root/mount ro.ba

sh 

 
The software is running as a service to start/stop the service 
$ sudo service rtlsdr-ogn stop 
$ sudo service rtlsdr-ogn start 
 

 

Updating the Software on Your OGN-R Installation 

 
Note onec you have installed the latest software then software and operating system 
updating is done 

automatically. 

Summary of Contents for OGN-R

Page 1: ...Aware equipped aircraft In addition as part of the installation you will get a real time on site Virtual RADAR station that can be displayed on a computer monitor or TV screen This will via the OGN R...

Page 2: ...ellinabox 8 Possible Problems 11 Testing to see if Your Station is Working 11 Checking for captured real time data 12 Checks to show that your OGN R station is Working OK 13 Other Apps to show that th...

Page 3: ...2 1A power supply 9 A simple mechanical timer to turn off the power once a day between 0200 0300 10 A Pigtail to connect the Co Axial cable to the 1090MHz RTL SDR 11 Antenna mounts to support the ant...

Page 4: ...are for your specific site Location Site Name Password and Email Address 5 Power up and test Location for the Electronics The location for the electronics should be as close to the antennas as practic...

Page 5: ...m apart Further away the better Only the PilotAware antenna is transmitting It transmits at 869 5MHz so will not affect or be affected by local VHF voice antennas Each and every installation will be b...

Page 6: ...he SMA connector on the PilotAware Bridge mounted as a Hat on top of the Raspberry Pi via the PIO connector 3 You will already have a Coaxial cable connected to the FLARM Antenna which is connected to...

Page 7: ...other USB sots in the configuration program described later If necessary external aluminium enclosures provided with the dongles should be removed Locating and Naming your Site Location Information Yo...

Page 8: ...he root of the SD card should contain the following folders defaults os overlays and many other files 5 When you have downloaded all the files eject the card from your computer and load the SD card in...

Page 9: ...s been developed so that you can run a shell from within a web browser Google Chrome or Firefox is recommended When connected on the same network as the Pi navigate to http ognpaw local Note this is N...

Page 10: ...e allocated to which frequency 868Mhz for Flarm or 1090MHz for ADSB and Mode C S You must then also ensure that correct antennas are connected to the correctly tuned RTL SDR The Flarm antenna will be...

Page 11: ...le to the FLARM antenna Suspect the co axial cable pigtail or RTLSDR connection Make sure all connections are secure and that the inner pins of the Co axial cable connectors are mating properly If you...

Page 12: ...ical due to local obstructions etc It will take several weeks to capture enough data to determine the range of your station There is a second useful URL https www dropbox com s 0n5emkw4nm85sw1 ogn r t...

Page 13: ...ing the uplink Only provided in the UK in Mode S 3D trial areas Checks to show that your OGN R station is Working OK To check that the OGN R station is working power up a PilotAware unit in the immedi...

Page 14: ...To see logging from Pilotaware Display Flarm P3i MLAT nc localhost 50002 Other Apps to show that the OGN R is working There are several Apps that can be used to show historical and real time data from...

Page 15: ...be shown on the screen with the normal limitations of multilateration MLAT These are i The target Mode S aircraft must have been interrogated by Primary RADAR This may not happen below 800ft ii There...

Page 16: ...this will appear At the top left corner there is a menu which when activated allows configuration of the screen The menu has several options It is not intended to go through each menu here as they are...

Page 17: ...ay Full operating instructions are available at as http www virtualradarserver co uk Please remember as good as PilotAware VRS is this must not be used for air traffic management control or guidance A...

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