thebaldgeek
@thebaldgeek.bsky.social
Decoding satcom ACARS messages one byte at a time. Helping OSINT avgeeks understand aircraft data / tracking. Maps and live data can be found here: thebaldgeek.github.io
Yeah, getting my rig dialed and had some good drives. Going to be a slow finish to the month as I have some life stuff going on.
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Yeah, getting my rig dialed and had some good drives. Going to be a slow finish to the month as I have some life stuff going on.
First draft of the settings is live now: k6thebaldgeek.blogspot.com/2025/09/ward...
Drop the number and description if you have any updates.
@se.gfau.lt or others... feel free to jump in and help out.
Drop the number and description if you have any updates.
@se.gfau.lt or others... feel free to jump in and help out.
wardriving
Added antenna gain: Oct 16th 2025 Added planning and driving: Oct 17th 2025 Jump menu Why wardrive Links and resources tbg vs Kismet GPS And...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
First draft of the settings is live now: k6thebaldgeek.blogspot.com/2025/09/ward...
Drop the number and description if you have any updates.
@se.gfau.lt or others... feel free to jump in and help out.
Drop the number and description if you have any updates.
@se.gfau.lt or others... feel free to jump in and help out.
Great answer! Even more complicated than documented or as I thought...
October 21, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Great answer! Even more complicated than documented or as I thought...
Another guy DM'ed me that putting 8's on his #jhewitt units really woke them up.
The trouble I have is even with a 12dbi antenna on them, they are still constantly 1000's below the S20 Android.
The trouble I have is even with a 12dbi antenna on them, they are still constantly 1000's below the S20 Android.
October 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Another guy DM'ed me that putting 8's on his #jhewitt units really woke them up.
The trouble I have is even with a 12dbi antenna on them, they are still constantly 1000's below the S20 Android.
The trouble I have is even with a 12dbi antenna on them, they are still constantly 1000's below the S20 Android.
Thanks for the tip about the pigtails. I can swap them out very easily and test the result with my standard route. You might find my wardrive blog of interest: k6thebaldgeek.blogspot.com/2025/09/ward...
wardriving
Added 'jump menu': Sept 25th 2025 Added radiation driving section: Oct 1 2025 Jump menu Why wardrive Links and resources tbg vs Kismet GPS A...
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October 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Thanks for the tip about the pigtails. I can swap them out very easily and test the result with my standard route. You might find my wardrive blog of interest: k6thebaldgeek.blogspot.com/2025/09/ward...
It finished after 8.5 hours and rebooted ok.
I've put in my Wigle API key and will be testing the auto upload.
Thanks for all your work on it. Just a bit of a shame the ESP32 RF sensitivity is so lacking.
I've put in my Wigle API key and will be testing the auto upload.
Thanks for all your work on it. Just a bit of a shame the ESP32 RF sensitivity is so lacking.
October 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It finished after 8.5 hours and rebooted ok.
I've put in my Wigle API key and will be testing the auto upload.
Thanks for all your work on it. Just a bit of a shame the ESP32 RF sensitivity is so lacking.
I've put in my Wigle API key and will be testing the auto upload.
Thanks for all your work on it. Just a bit of a shame the ESP32 RF sensitivity is so lacking.
The results are in. The panel antenna takes the top count.
I'm very happy to see that, as it's a lot easier to mount and looks less suspicious than the Yagi.
Now to re-jig the tripod so it's closer to the window and get driving to see the bump in absolute numbers.
I'm very happy to see that, as it's a lot easier to mount and looks less suspicious than the Yagi.
Now to re-jig the tripod so it's closer to the window and get driving to see the bump in absolute numbers.
September 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The results are in. The panel antenna takes the top count.
I'm very happy to see that, as it's a lot easier to mount and looks less suspicious than the Yagi.
Now to re-jig the tripod so it's closer to the window and get driving to see the bump in absolute numbers.
I'm very happy to see that, as it's a lot easier to mount and looks less suspicious than the Yagi.
Now to re-jig the tripod so it's closer to the window and get driving to see the bump in absolute numbers.