Configuration Problems in my SBS

[Shark_tt]

Hello everyone!

I'm kind of sad since I cannot finish the configuration process in my newly arrived SBS-1 MK2
I live in a complicated area (I have a mountain on my back door, and for now the only antenna I have is the original one. I was just at the window, with  my hand on the outside, holding the antenna, to see if I could finish the process with the TAP that toke-off. It passed right over my head, high enough to see it, so the radar should have finished the configuration, right??

What could be wrong?

Best regards
Paulo

[Anmer]

I can't easily test this here, but maybe try editing your basestation.ini file (please take a copy first) in the following section:

[DataInterface]
DataSourceType=1
SocketIntfIPAddress=192.168.1.3
SocketIntfPort=10001
IsConfigured=1
MapModeSSetToUse=0
MapModeSIntfIPAddress=192.168.1.9
MapModeSIntfPort=20070

Then save the ini file and restart Basestation.  Edit the file using Notepad or Wordpad, not Word.

[Shark_tt]

I can't easily test this here, but maybe try editing your basestation.ini file (please take a copy first) in the following section:
...

Anmer, thank you very much for the input! As a computer programmer, I saw that, the command you gave me just tells BS that it's already configured. But my question now, is it correctly configured?

I had already figure out a way to enter BS, by canceling the configuration process, and I could see some aircraft. I also saw that in the Base Station Reporter, I has quite a few airplanes caught, while the configuration was working.

Oh well, now I can open my BS and the first impression is that everything is ok. The only problem is that we aren't having much aircraft to test it correctly. And I also need some better antenna.

Thank you very much for reading, and helping!

Best regards
Paulo

[Anmer]

OK Paulo.

Try moving the antenna around and get as high as possible.  Before I had an external antenna, I had the antenna on a pizza tray on a high shelf in a bedroom.  It made a big difference to the received aircraft.

See My SBS-1 Setup:

http://radarspotters.eu/forum/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=189

[Shark_tt]

Thanks Mike for all the help!! It's up and running

For what I saw, your antenna used to be inside your house? I taught it would be better for it to be outside! My kit antenna, outside the window, gave me a 33nm for a overflight. I'm quite happy with it, since I'm in the middle of a valley Hope it gets better with the home made antenna.

Once again, thank you

Best regards
Paulo

[Anmer]

Thanks Paulo, glad its all working.