John, ADS-B is not used in the States currently on 1090 Mhz ( Transponder TX frequency ) They do however have mode S replies which depending on what downlink is used , or DF reply, contains some basic information which they are decoding and displaying. This same receiver can be used here in Oz , all it needs is proper decoding of the full DF17 and 18 replies and an understanding of the ADS-B messaging. We have a receiver here that does that, eventually most will have these in their cockpits coupled to a moving map or PDA to display ADS-B in Australia, providing excellent situation awareness of other traffic that is ADS-B equipped, I hope to be displaying this at the SAAA convention at Wagga in October, all are welcome for a hands on demo of ADS-B and possibly the new Filser SX1000 glide computer which will also be capable of displaying ADS-B aircraft.
For everyone's interest, Airservices will be releasing their tender for supply of 1500 ADS-B transmitters this month, these will go into selected 1500 Australian registered aircraft for free, I am not sure how the selected aircraft are selected. Already quite a few international jets are ADS-B equipped , as well as virgin and the 17 or so in the Bundaberg trial. I have already supplied transponders here which can be software upgraded to ADS-B when they want to ( see www.avionicsaustralasia.com ) which are going into RV7's so the transition is happening. The decision for a lower airspace go / no go for ADS-B is still scheduled for next year, so the lower airspace is still not a done deal, but there must be some confidence there otherwise we wouldn't be seeing a tender this large. Cheers Nigel Nigel Andrews Technical Director Avionics Australasia Pty Ltd "A Queensland Company devoted to Research and Development, Avionics manufacturing and sales in aviation electronics" Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web www.avionicsaustralasia.com Ph: (61) 7 54635670 Fax: (61) 7 54635695 **************DISCLAIMER************ The information contained in the above e-mail message or messages (which includes any attachments) is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the person or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the addressee any form of disclosure, copying, modification, distribution or any action taken or omitted in reliance on the information is unauthorised. If you received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete it from your computer system network. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Giddy Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 8:47 AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Re: Mode S On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 08:21:53 +1000, you wrote: > I'm not sure this is a good idea > > http://www.aerflight.com/ > > However one might ask what multiple of US$900 an airservices ADSB > ground station costs. > > Mike Is ADSB implemented in USA and/or Canada yet ? I can't see how this gadjet would work otherwise, and there is no mention in the "blurb" that ADSB needs to be implemented. Regarding cost of base stations, I guess the ones Airservices are buying cost a lot more than USD900, but then they are looking for high reliability, and wide environmental survivability plus remote control and monitoring of the station, which adds some complexity. Still cost *way* less and have much lower maintenance costs than a secondary radar installation. Cheers, John G. _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
