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For other [[RTL-SDR]] solutions, see the [http://www.rtl-sdr.com/big-list-rtl-sdr-supported-software/ Big List of RTL-SDR Supported Software]. Some of the packages listed here may work with other SDRs
 
For other [[RTL-SDR]] solutions, see the [http://www.rtl-sdr.com/big-list-rtl-sdr-supported-software/ Big List of RTL-SDR Supported Software]. Some of the packages listed here may work with other SDRs
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== VDL2 Ground Stations ==
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10142A [KIAD Washington Dulles International 38°54'N 077°30'W] [Dulles]
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10146A [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles]
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10204A [KBWI Baltimore/Washington International  39°12'N 076°42'W] [Baltimore]
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10205A [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver]
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10208A [KSAN San Diego International 32°42'N 117°12'W] [San Diego]
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10209A [KIND Indianapolis International 39°42'N 086°18'W] [Indianapolis]
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102C8A [PHNL Daniel Inouye International 21°18'N 157°54'W] [Honolulu]
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10342A [KPIT Pittsburgh International 40°30'N 080°12'W] [Pittsburgh]
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10345A [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver]
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10346A [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles]
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10406A [KSTL St. Louis Lambert International 38°42'N 090°24'W] [St. Louis]
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10416A [KCHM John Glenn Columbus International 40°00'N 082°54'W] [Columbus]
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10495A [KATL Atlanta International 33°36'N 084°24'W] [Atlanta]
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104D9A [PHNL Daniel Inouye International 21°18'N 157°54'W] [Honolulu]
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10507A [KSFO San Francisco International 37°36'N 122°24'W] [San Francisco]
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10509A [KIAD Washington Dulles International 39°00'N 077°30'W] [Dulles]
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1050AA [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver]
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10540A [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles]
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10543A [KIND Indianapolis International 39°42'N 086°18'W] [Indianapolis]
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10545A [KDCA Regan Washington National 38°54'N 077°00'W] [Arlington]
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1054BA [KBWI Baltimore Washington International  39°12'N 076°42'W] [Baltimore]
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10553A [KSAN San Diego International 32°42'N 117°12'W] [San Diego]
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10554A [KSTL St. Louis Lambert International 38°42'N 090°24'W] [St. Louis]
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10550A [KATL Atlanta International 33°36'N 084°24'W] [Atlanta]
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1131EA [KOAK Oakland International 37°42'N 122°12'W] [Oakland]
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20D197 [KATL Atlanta International 33°36'N 084°24'W] [Atlanta]
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20D198 [KATL Atlanta International 33°36'N 084°24'W] [Atlanta]
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220C37 [KDCA Reagan Washington National 38°54'N 077°00'W] [Arlington]
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2215D7 [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver]
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2215D8 [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver]
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2215D9 [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver]
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24B898 [KIND Indianapolis International 39°42'N 086°18'W] [Indianapolis]
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260677 [KLAS McCarran International 36°06'N 115°12'W] [Las Vegas]
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260717 [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles]
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260718 [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles]
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260719 [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles]
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268D37 [KMCI Kansas City International 39°18'N 094°42'W] [Kansas City]
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268DF8 [KMCO Orlando International 28°24'N 081°18'W] [Orlando]
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26CE17 [KMSP Minneapolis-St. Paul International 44°54'N 093°12'W] [Minneapolis]
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282697 [KPIT Pittsburgh International Airport 40°30'N 080°12'W] [Pittsburgh]
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2939F7 [KRNO Reno/Tahoe International 39°18'N 119°48'W] [Reno]
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2985D7 [KSAN San Diego International 32°42'N 117°12'W] [San Diego]
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2985D8 [KSAN San Diego International 32°42'N 117°12'W] [San Diego]
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29B078 [KSLC Salt Lake City International 40°48'N 112°00'W] [Salt Lake City]
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29D197 [KSTL St. Louis Lambert International 38°42'N 090°24'W] [St. Louis]
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* '''[http://sourceforge.net/projects/acarsdec/ ACARSdec]'''
 
* '''[http://sourceforge.net/projects/acarsdec/ ACARSdec]'''

Revision as of 22:06, 24 October 2018

Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS)

ACARS data is used to send messages to and from commercial airlines' aircraft. A good explanation can be found here.
The frequencies used in the United States for ACARS are:

129.125
129.350
129.525  
130.025  
130.450  
130.825
131.125 
131.425 
131.550
131.725  
131.850
136.575  
136.650 
136.700 
136.750 
136.800  
136.850 

These frequencies may be used in some areas:

136.675 Delta and Jet Blue
136.725 Delta 
136.775 Air Canada, Air Transat, American, Delta, JetBlue, United

Operating Tips

  • In general, all that is necessary to hook up a receiver and PC to receive ACARS is a good shielded connection from the speaker or earphone of the scanner to the soundcard. A discriminator tap is not required, since it is not involved in AM reception
  • There's a brief sync tone sent before each transmission; if the software doesn't receive it, no decoding will occur. Most scanners' squelch cannot open up fast enough, so keep the squelch off. There are, however, a few scanners that do open up fast enough; these include:

Decoding Solutions

Links in bold are known to be compatible with certain SDRs such as the RTL-SDR, either directly or piping audio via applications like Virtual Audio Cable

For other RTL-SDR solutions, see the Big List of RTL-SDR Supported Software. Some of the packages listed here may work with other SDRs

VDL2 Ground Stations

10142A [KIAD Washington Dulles International 38°54'N 077°30'W] [Dulles] 10146A [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles] 10204A [KBWI Baltimore/Washington International 39°12'N 076°42'W] [Baltimore] 10205A [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver] 10208A [KSAN San Diego International 32°42'N 117°12'W] [San Diego] 10209A [KIND Indianapolis International 39°42'N 086°18'W] [Indianapolis] 102C8A [PHNL Daniel Inouye International 21°18'N 157°54'W] [Honolulu] 10342A [KPIT Pittsburgh International 40°30'N 080°12'W] [Pittsburgh] 10345A [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver] 10346A [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles] 10406A [KSTL St. Louis Lambert International 38°42'N 090°24'W] [St. Louis] 10416A [KCHM John Glenn Columbus International 40°00'N 082°54'W] [Columbus] 10495A [KATL Atlanta International 33°36'N 084°24'W] [Atlanta] 104D9A [PHNL Daniel Inouye International 21°18'N 157°54'W] [Honolulu] 10507A [KSFO San Francisco International 37°36'N 122°24'W] [San Francisco] 10509A [KIAD Washington Dulles International 39°00'N 077°30'W] [Dulles] 1050AA [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver] 10540A [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles] 10543A [KIND Indianapolis International 39°42'N 086°18'W] [Indianapolis] 10545A [KDCA Regan Washington National 38°54'N 077°00'W] [Arlington] 1054BA [KBWI Baltimore Washington International 39°12'N 076°42'W] [Baltimore] 10553A [KSAN San Diego International 32°42'N 117°12'W] [San Diego] 10554A [KSTL St. Louis Lambert International 38°42'N 090°24'W] [St. Louis] 10550A [KATL Atlanta International 33°36'N 084°24'W] [Atlanta] 1131EA [KOAK Oakland International 37°42'N 122°12'W] [Oakland] 20D197 [KATL Atlanta International 33°36'N 084°24'W] [Atlanta] 20D198 [KATL Atlanta International 33°36'N 084°24'W] [Atlanta] 220C37 [KDCA Reagan Washington National 38°54'N 077°00'W] [Arlington] 2215D7 [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver] 2215D8 [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver] 2215D9 [KDEN Denver International 39°54'N 104°42'W] [Denver] 24B898 [KIND Indianapolis International 39°42'N 086°18'W] [Indianapolis] 260677 [KLAS McCarran International 36°06'N 115°12'W] [Las Vegas] 260717 [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles] 260718 [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles] 260719 [KLAX Los Angeles International 33°54'N 118°24'W] [Los Angeles] 268D37 [KMCI Kansas City International 39°18'N 094°42'W] [Kansas City] 268DF8 [KMCO Orlando International 28°24'N 081°18'W] [Orlando] 26CE17 [KMSP Minneapolis-St. Paul International 44°54'N 093°12'W] [Minneapolis] 282697 [KPIT Pittsburgh International Airport 40°30'N 080°12'W] [Pittsburgh] 2939F7 [KRNO Reno/Tahoe International 39°18'N 119°48'W] [Reno] 2985D7 [KSAN San Diego International 32°42'N 117°12'W] [San Diego] 2985D8 [KSAN San Diego International 32°42'N 117°12'W] [San Diego] 29B078 [KSLC Salt Lake City International 40°48'N 112°00'W] [Salt Lake City] 29D197 [KSTL St. Louis Lambert International 38°42'N 090°24'W] [St. Louis]





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