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I tested an XGPS170 Dual with the Avare app on my Android phone yesterday and found it helpful, but a little lacking. Avare allows "filtering" of ADS-B traffic at 10,000ft or 100,000ft ranges and I could really use a mid-range option. I didn't look at it until off tow, but it appeared to be receiving the signal well above 2000' - and possibly lower. I was trying to connect with some seabreeze lift and didn't have much time to devote to watching to see when the signal was lost in the descent. (Alas, it was a late afternoon, post-annual inspection sled ride - just missed it by that much.)
The other option I would like to see is a simpler map for just traffic awareness instead of overlaying the sectional. The little blue dot representing an airplane gets lost in the clutter on the Miami sectional.
The biggest improvement they could make would be to add a proximity range and audio alert to Avare. I had a small corporate jet in my vicinity that showed up perfectly, but only after I had already spotted him coming my way. (I had XCSoar up and wasn't staring at the screen.) An audio alert would have been great to improve my awareness of his proximity.
Avare...are you listening? Opportunity knocks...
Paul A
ASW-19
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May 7th 18, 08:50 PM
posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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