{"repo":"nicespoon/retro-adsb-radar","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/nicespoon/retro-adsb-radar","clone":"git clone https://github.com/nicespoon/retro-adsb-radar.git","description":"Aircraft radar display with retro styling. Visualises real-time aircraft positions and information from an ADS-B feed.","language":"Python","stars":294,"topics":["ads-b","adsb","aviation","map","radar","raspberry-pi","rtl-sdr","sdr","aircraft"],"license":"MIT","category":"self-hosted-apps","readme_excerpt":"Retro ADS-B Radar ✈ Aircraft radar display built with Python and Pygame. Visualises real-time aircraft positions and metadata from a tar1090 server, with a retro interface. Features - Real-time radar visualisation of aircraft within a configurable radius - Military aircraft detection with configurable hex code prefixes and blinking effect - Configurable font sizes and display settings - Tabular display of aircraft data (callsign, altitude, speed, distance, track) - Live ATC audio either from a local stream URL or via remote MQTT mute control - Retro colour palette and font - Default configuration is compatible with the Hagibis Mini PC USB-C Hub Quick Start Hardware Setup - Connect your ADS-B USB dongle (e.g. RTL-SDR) to a Raspberry Pi or similar single-board computer. - Attach a suitable 1090 MHz antenna to the dongle. - Ensure the dongle is running software that provides ADS-B data in JSON format, such as tar1090. - Connect your Raspberry Pi to your display, such as the Hagibis Mini PC USB-C Hub, with an HDMI cable. Software Setup Clone the repository: Create and activate a virtual environment: Install dependencies: Make a copy of the example configuration and edit to suit your setup: See below for configuration details. Run the Radar UI After configuring config.ini , start the radar application: To quit, press Q or ESC in the radar window. If ATC audio is enabled either by setting ATC STREAM URL or by configuring MQTT audio control, press A to toggle audio on/off. Configura","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/nicespoon","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/nicespoon/retro-adsb-radar/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}