Thanks for posting...
I broke down and purchased a Raspberry Pi about 10 days ago, the first project I’ve really done is signing up with flightaware using a RTL-SDR dongle I purchased....to gather ADS-B radio traffic and upload it to their website in real time...
I was totally amazed at the number of plane flying around above me just using rabbit ears for the antenna that came with the RTL-SDR dongle...it led me to purchase the tuned antenna from Flightaware...
I am a Ham Radio operator and using a tripod and telescopic mast I have for portable HF operations, I have the antenna up only about 10-12ft....
I’m picking up planes 150 miles aware...just today I’m already over 1300 planes flying overhead, I live in NE Florida....
I would go higher with the antenna but I need a longer cable, which is coming tomorrow..I plan to go up to about 25ft to see how that might improve the reception...
I work with RF professionally, though like Ms. Thompson, it was ham radio that led me to become an engineer.
Any of them squawking 8888?
Man, those RTL-SDR dongles are expensive. $3495