YOUR ANTENNA · YOUR DATA · YOUR RADAR
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.
ONE RECEIVER · MULTIPLE DISPLAYS
ADS-B Radar runs locally on the receiver box. Two additional display options let you follow aircraft on a TV or through a web browser on your local network. Both show aircraft received by your own antenna — not an internet flight-tracking feed.
TV RADAR
A large-screen, full-screen radar display with live targets, aircraft list, selected-aircraft details, flight information and observed altitude and speed profiles. Ideal for a dedicated TV or monitor.
An optional display mode using the box's local web interface — no additional ADS-B receiver or cloud account required.
WEB RADAR · GEO SKIN
A geographical radar view with local map features, live aircraft and callsigns, traffic lists, selected-aircraft details, flight information, session statistics and fixed-scale altitude and ground-speed profiles.
Access the radar through a compatible browser on your local network. No phone app, subscription or third-party map requests are needed for the local geography view.
SPOTTER MODE · WORLDWIDE AIRPORT SELECTION
Select an airport anywhere in the world and center the Spotter Mode display on it. The radar checks the airport's distance from your receiver and warns you when the selected airport is too far away for practical local ADS-B reception.
Important: Selecting an airport changes the radar display center — it does not move your receiver, increase its reception range or supply remote aircraft data. Only aircraft actually received by your own box can appear. Even a nearby airport may have limited ground-level coverage due to terrain, buildings and antenna placement.
OPTIONAL DATA SHARING · YOUR PERSONAL ONLINE SPACE
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
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.
The radar is the interface. No companion phone or tablet is required.
No registration, login or cloud identity is needed to operate the radar.
Your locally received aircraft data remains useful without a paid service.
Receive, decode, identify and display aircraft directly on your own system.
NO SUBSCRIPTION · NO RECURRING PAYMENTS · NO CONTRACT
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.
EXPLORE ADS-B RADAR
Live contacts, watchlists, aircraft history and local statistics.
See the actual interface and discover how each screen works.
Raspberry Pi, SDR receiver, touchscreen and portable power.
Create a shareable record of your day of reception.
Share a temporary snapshot of aircraft around your receiver.
The local decoding engine and receiver integration.
Explore 117 million aircraft contacts, curated flight routes and aircraft profiles through ICAO24 QuickLinks.
Optional data sharing, personal receiver pages and a live example.
Project progress, prototypes and update strategy.