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Maybe you have something on a gain optimization script, see:
https://forum.flightradar24.com/threads/11249-Gain-Optimization-Script
Thanks to abcd567; I have used it successfully!

 

I use a very cheap usb power meter

Can between the power supply and the Rpi.

 

I'm only having one issue with this. The script is pretty straight forward but how do I get the script? I cannot copy and paste because I flashed PiAware on to my pi......I know I'm missing something but please bear with me.

*Note, just ordered a Flight Aware Pro Stick Plus from Amazon should be here in a couple of days. This SDR dongle I have is not really meant for this but I'm still trying anyways.....

 

[email protected]:~ $ sudo ./optimize-gain-mut.py
test 1 of 5
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./optimize-gain-mut.py", line 18, in <module>
for line in fileinput.input('/etc/default/dump1090-mutability', inplace=1):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/fileinput.py", line 237, in next
line = self._readline()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/fileinput.py", line 316, in _readline
os.rename(self._filename, self._backupfilename)
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory


Does this mean that the dump1090 mutability is not installed?

 

OK....that seemed to work a lot better.....it now says Test 1 0f 5 so I'm assuming it's working, I'll give it some time...

 

Yup.....and thanks again for being patient with me I know noobs drive people crazy but you guys are really teaching me and I appreciate the time and the patients.....

 

All 5 test done, all with same results:

gain=49.6-20.7 messages=3 positions=0 planes=0

===Totals===
Gain, Messages, Positions, Aircraft
49.6 15 0 0
48.0 15 0 0
44.5 15 0 0
43.9 15 0 0
43.4 15 0 0
42.1 15 0 0
40.2 15 0 0
38.6 15 0 0
37.2 15 0 0
36.4 15 0 0
33.8 15 0 0
32.8 15 0 0
29.7 15 0 0
28.0 15 0 0
25.4 15 0 0
22.9 15 0 0
20.7 15 0 0

 

I need to make a correction here......I took the discone out of line a couple weeks ago and put in it's place my Comet GP series 2/440/6m ground plane......so the antenna in my opinion is NOT the problem......Coax is brand new....but I'm gonna take that antenna out of line and go with the retractable antenna that came with the dongle.....and run the test again.

Update.....so I left the Comet antenna hooked back up and I changed the gain back to -10 in the config file and I started getting planes again, although it was only a few.....so I will run the test with the comet still in line and report back here when done.

 

Right now yes, just 3 aircraft.

 

OK...here are the results of the second round of testing.....something definately not right only seeing 3-4 aircraft....

[email protected]:~ $ sudo ./optimize-gain-mut.py
test 1 of 5
gain= 49.6 messages= 131 positions= 18 planes= 2
gain= 48.0 messages= 155 positions= 13 planes= 3
gain= 44.5 messages= 2 positions= 0 planes= 1
gain= 43.9 messages= 144 positions= 11 planes= 1
gain= 43.4 messages= 272 positions= 21 planes= 1
gain= 42.1 messages= 183 positions= 9 planes= 3
gain= 40.2 messages= 357 positions= 24 planes= 3
gain= 38.6 messages= 529 positions= 39 planes= 4
gain= 37.2 messages= 293 positions= 9 planes= 5
gain= 36.4 messages= 236 positions= 17 planes= 4
gain= 33.8 messages= 413 positions= 2 planes= 6
gain= 32.8 messages= 839 positions= 8 planes= 4
gain= 29.7 messages= 360 positions= 11 planes= 6
gain= 28.0 messages= 393 positions= 25 planes= 5
gain= 25.4 messages= 147 positions= 11 planes= 5
gain= 22.9 messages= 196 positions= 22 planes= 3
gain= 20.7 messages= 428 positions= 42 planes= 6
test 2 of 5
gain= 49.6 messages= 435 positions= 37 planes= 5
gain= 48.0 messages= 360 positions= 32 planes= 5
gain= 44.5 messages= 479 positions= 53 planes= 4
gain= 43.9 messages= 597 positions= 85 planes= 3
gain= 43.4 messages= 152 positions= 28 planes= 2
gain= 42.1 messages= 578 positions= 54 planes= 3
gain= 40.2 messages= 516 positions= 41 planes= 4
gain= 38.6 messages= 228 positions= 6 planes= 4
gain= 37.2 messages= 597 positions= 51 planes= 2
gain= 36.4 messages= 452 positions= 34 planes= 5
gain= 33.8 messages= 204 positions= 0 planes= 3
gain= 32.8 messages= 170 positions= 0 planes= 2
gain= 29.7 messages= 382 positions= 26 planes= 5
gain= 28.0 messages= 467 positions= 53 planes= 5
gain= 25.4 messages= 158 positions= 17 planes= 6
gain= 22.9 messages= 571 positions= 61 planes= 5
gain= 20.7 messages= 1190 positions= 111 planes= 4
test 3 of 5
gain= 49.6 messages= 1052 positions= 123 planes= 4
gain= 48.0 messages= 649 positions= 97 planes= 4
gain= 44.5 messages= 390 positions= 50 planes= 5
gain= 43.9 messages= 391 positions= 43 planes= 4
gain= 43.4 messages= 386 positions= 44 planes= 3
gain= 42.1 messages= 406 positions= 53 planes= 2
gain= 40.2 messages= 29 positions= 3 planes= 3
gain= 38.6 messages= 54 positions= 1 planes= 1
gain= 37.2 messages= 17 positions= 0 planes= 2
gain= 36.4 messages= 50 positions= 4 planes= 3
gain= 33.8 messages= 271 positions= 0 planes= 5
gain= 32.8 messages= 134 positions= 7 planes= 2
gain= 29.7 messages= 308 positions= 25 planes= 3
gain= 28.0 messages= 514 positions= 61 planes= 3
gain= 25.4 messages= 427 positions= 48 planes= 3
gain= 22.9 messages= 282 positions= 38 planes= 1
gain= 20.7 messages= 26 positions= 1 planes= 1
test 4 of 5
gain= 49.6 messages= 2 positions= 0 planes= 1
gain= 48.0 messages= 158 positions= 0 planes= 1
gain= 44.5 messages= 150 positions= 3 planes= 3
gain= 43.9 messages= 264 positions= 48 planes= 3
gain= 43.4 messages= 399 positions= 42 planes= 2
gain= 42.1 messages= 490 positions= 52 planes= 3
gain= 40.2 messages= 52 positions= 2 planes= 3
gain= 38.6 messages= 3 positions= 0 planes= 0
gain= 37.2 messages= 14 positions= 3 planes= 1
gain= 36.4 messages= 238 positions= 42 planes= 2
gain= 33.8 messages= 115 positions= 21 planes= 1
gain= 32.8 messages= 13 positions= 1 planes= 2
gain= 29.7 messages= 168 positions= 0 planes= 1
gain= 28.0 messages= 110 positions= 0 planes= 2
gain= 25.4 messages= 262 positions= 4 planes= 2
gain= 22.9 messages= 14 positions= 0 planes= 1
gain= 20.7 messages= 3 positions= 0 planes= 0
test 5 of 5
gain= 49.6 messages= 15 positions= 0 planes= 1
gain= 48.0 messages= 80 positions= 7 planes= 2
gain= 44.5 messages= 49 positions= 4 planes= 2
gain= 43.9 messages= 22 positions= 2 planes= 2
gain= 43.4 messages= 42 positions= 1 planes= 2
gain= 42.1 messages= 76 positions= 1 planes= 2
gain= 40.2 messages= 16 positions= 0 planes= 1
gain= 38.6 messages= 3 positions= 0 planes= 0
gain= 37.2 messages= 5 positions= 0 planes= 1
gain= 36.4 messages= 3 positions= 0 planes= 0
gain= 33.8 messages= 2 positions= 1 planes= 1
gain= 32.8 messages= 291 positions= 23 planes= 1
gain= 29.7 messages= 108 positions= 6 planes= 1
gain= 28.0 messages= 71 positions= 6 planes= 1
gain= 25.4 messages= 194 positions= 24 planes= 3
gain= 22.9 messages= 93 positions= 15 planes= 3
gain= 20.7 messages= 246 positions= 26 planes= 3

===Totals===
Gain, Messages, Positions, Aircraft
49.6 1635 178 13
48.0 1402 149 15
44.5 1070 110 15
43.9 1418 189 13
43.4 1251 136 10
42.1 1733 169 13
40.2 970 70 14
38.6 817 46 9
37.2 926 63 11
36.4 979 97 14
33.8 1005 24 16
32.8 1447 39 11
29.7 1326 68 16
28.0 1555 145 16
25.4 1188 104 19
22.9 1156 136 13
20.7 1893 180 14

 

OK, listen to MDA; he is the master ... I can't help you further

 

You should be getting 50-80 NM even with the least efficient SDR with no 1090 filter. I suspect there is either a db loss or something with the antenna.