No app
The radar is the interface. No companion phone or tablet is required.
YOUR ANTENNA · YOUR DATA · YOUR RADAR
Aircraft tracking.
Out of the box.
ADS-B Radar is a dedicated, self-contained aircraft radar designed to bring the complete 1090 MHz ADS-B receiving chain into one ready-to-use system. The receiver hardware, Mode-S / ADS-B decoding, live radar display, aircraft identification, watchlists, local visitor history and statistics all run together on the device. Take it to the airport, set it up at your favorite spotting location, or use it at home. Identify approaching aircraft, follow nearby traffic and make plane spotting easier with your own live receiver. Connect the antenna, power it on and watch real aircraft traffic received directly at your location — without buying a separate ADS-B receiver, installing a phone app, creating a cloud account, paying a subscription, entering a service contract or depending on a third-party flight-tracking service. Reception range can reach up to roughly 400 km under favorable antenna, terrain and installation conditions.
FROM THE CREATORS OF acarsd.org ↗Decades of enthusiasm for aircraft data and radio reception.
OPTIONAL DATA SHARING · YOUR PERSONAL ONLINE SPACE
Your aircraft. Your statistics. Online.
When ADS-B Radar owners choose to share their receiver data with adsb-radar.org, they can get a dedicated online area for their own received aircraft and detailed statistics. Explore contacts, aircraft information and reception history beyond the screen of the box. Sharing is optional: local radar operation does not depend on it.
See a real example of the receiver-specific area: Explore receiver CCUEHE →
This online service is planned for customers as ADS-B Radar becomes available; features and availability may evolve.
NO CLOUD REQUIRED
Switch it on. Watch the sky.
ADS-B Radar is designed as an appliance, not another web service. The receiver, decoder, aircraft display, watchlists and statistics work locally. There is no mandatory mobile app to install, no account to create and no external tracking platform required for normal operation.
No account
No registration, login or cloud identity is needed to operate the radar.
No subscription
Your locally received aircraft data remains useful without a paid service.
Local first
Receive, decode, identify and display aircraft directly on your own system.
NO SUBSCRIPTION · NO RECURRING PAYMENTS · NO CONTRACT
The box is the service.
Once you have the ADS-B Radar hardware, normal radar operation does not require any further payment. There is no subscription tier to unlock aircraft, no recurring fee, no cloud contract and no paid data plan. Switch the box on and see the aircraft your own antenna receives — potentially out to roughly 400 km, depending on antenna quality, antenna height, terrain, surrounding obstacles and your location.
NO SUBSCRIPTIONNo monthly or annual radar fee.
NO CONTRACTNo account or service commitment.
FREE UPDATESSoftware and standing-data updates at no additional charge.
EXPLORE ADS-B RADAR
Explore the system.
Features →
Live contacts, watchlists, aircraft history and local statistics.
Screenshots →
See the actual interface and discover how each screen works.
Hardware →
Raspberry Pi, SDR receiver, touchscreen and portable power.
Daily Report →
Create a shareable record of your day of reception.
SKY PIC →
Share a temporary snapshot of aircraft around your receiver.
libadsb-reader →
The local decoding engine and receiver integration.
Your Online Data →
Optional data sharing, personal receiver pages and a live example.
Development →
Project progress, prototypes and update strategy.