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8/16/2014 12:47 PM
 

Recently got my 720 and Skyguard Tranceiver at OSH. I upgraded from the 700 and really like the 720. I have the 720 connected to the Skyguard and must have something set up wrong. I get WX but was flying over some fairly congested airspace yesterday and the only traffic that popped up seemed to be me. Interisting getting colision warnings and then realizing that its just you that is so close to you.

Anyway, several large airliners and some other GA airplanes in the area but no traffic other than myself. Any ideas on what i may have set up wrong?

 
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8/18/2014 8:05 AM
 

Just because you have a SkyGuard transceiver doesn't mean you're automatically going to see everything in the sky, now. But it should be lots better than it was before.

Make sure you've got the antennae plugged into the right connectors, and that the transmitter (blue blade antenna with the suction cup) is mounted vertically, and that both the transmit and receive anntennae have as clear a view as possible.

I fly a Cherokee, and have the transmit antenna in one of the center windows, which means the wing shades the broadcast. The box itself sits on the hat shelf in the back of the plane, which means the receive antenna is surrounded by the aluminum of the empennage. Still, I get solid weather performance, and pretty good (but not 100%) traffic.

 
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8/19/2014 12:30 AM
 

A few more things on the issue i am having. First off i believe i was seeing myself because i did not change the squwak code in the ADS-B settings. Also, i have the antenna mounted horizontally insted of virtically. Was easier to mount that way due to cable length (could that cause problems). Either way i do not see other traffic when i should. Any ideas??

 
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8/19/2014 1:09 AM
 

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8/19/2014 10:17 PM
 

Once you are at altitude, unless you are in some of the dead spots in northern/central states (Montana, etc), you should be in range of a ground station. I suspect an installation issue of some sort. Jim has some good ideas. Also check that you have a GPS lock on the Skyguard. If still no luck, you should contact Don don@skyguardtwx.com to see if he has some troubleshooting ideas.


Walter Boyd
President, Adventure Pilot
 
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