RadarBox24 Specialty ADS-B RTL-SDR Reduced to $9.95 + Shipping
RadarBox24.com is a flight data aggregation service similar to sites like FlightAware.com and FlightRadar24.com. They aggregate ADS-B aircraft data obtained from (mostly) volunteer RTL-SDR based feeders based all over the world and use this to power their flight tracking map and flight information database.
Last year RadarBox24 came out with a specialty ADS-B RTL-SDR dongle. This is a custom RTL-SDR which contains a built in 1090 MHz tuned amplifier and filter. We have not tested this dongle yet, but we expect that the design and performance would be very similar to the FlightAware ADS-B dongles. A network analyzer report from RB24 is provided here.
These dongles can only receive 1090 MHz and do so better than a standard RTL-SDR due to the built in LNA and filter. The LNA reduces the noise figure of the dongle leading to greater sensitivity, and the filter removes any strong out of band signals that could overload and desensitize the dongle. This results in greater reception range, and more flights tracked. Please note that these dongles cannot be used as wideband general purpose RTL-SDRs due to the filtering.
Recently in an attempt to gather more volunteer contributors, RadarBox24 has decided to sell their ADS-B dongles at a loss, pricing them at only US$9.95 + shipping (or on Amazon USA with Prime). Shipping appears to be anywhere from US$5-$8 depending where you are in the world, and shipping does not increase with two or more dongles being ordered.
ADS-B data can easily be shared to RadarBox24 with their Raspberry Pi image and RadarBox24 write that if you share data to their site, you will receive the following kickbacks:
- Free Business Account while sharing (worth $39.95 /mo). This allows you to access RAW and historic flight data as well as enabling other features such as more advanced data filtering, and a weather layer.
- Strong and enthusiastic Community on Whatsapp
- Track your own station's flights in real-time not only on website but also on RadarBox apps
$19 on Amazon as of 6/26/2020. I just bought one.
I got my unit and now under run tests… https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156519403422663&id=554017662
Anyone found a compatible Windows 10 driver?
First 24hr comparison between generic vs RadarBox24 dongle – https://twitter.com/tomaszmiklas/status/1089082087678898177
I have to say I’m blown away so far – now have a motivation to put antenna on the roof, finally 🙂
(((John in UK))).im in England also keep us updated let us know when you receive it..so i will place order aswell.amazon (sold out).
Ordered from RadaBox website directly, just under $15, total delivery time 3 working days – turned out it was posted from UK as RM48 package. I have to give it to them – wrapping was amazing – massive cardboard (A3 size about inch thick, pre-cut (almost shredded) paper around a wrapping paper covering a heat formed plastic case that’s completely sealed.
Plugged in and seems to work well. The antenna connector (SMA) is getting really hot but nothing else so far. I will be doing some performance comparison to my old receiver as soon as antenna adapters arrive so I can test on both on the same antenna, so can’t comment on that yet.
Why not use https://www.radarbox24.com/store ? They accept Paypal. I am in the UK and it has already shipped.
@th3ph3d
WHich country were you using, I only find 29.95 $US AirNav Micro RadarBox ADS-B Receiver
It was US amazon, but it looks like they’re sold out now.
You can get these on Radarbox24’s Amazon store for the same price, with Prime shipping.