Case for Stratux ADS-B Receiver

Case for Stratux ADS-B Receiver

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This Is A Case Design For A Stratux Ads-B Receiver (Www.Reddit.Com/R/Stratux). The Stratux Project Was Launched By A Pilot/Programmer Guy And Utilizes A Raspberry Pi Computer With Sdr (Software Defined Radio) Dongles To Receive, Decode And Transmit Aviation Weather And Traffic Information To Tablet-Based Aviation Apps Such As Foreflight. This Case Is A Very Compact Design, And Will Accommodate Two Nooelec Nano 2 Sdr Dongles. It Has Access Holes For The Microsd Card, Power Connector, And A Single Sma Bulkhead Connector For An External Antenna. (There Are Also Access Holes For The Hdmi And Audio/Video Connector.) There Are No Provisions For A Gps Or Ahrs Module. I Use An Ipad With A Built-In Gps, And I Don'T See The Real Value Of The Ahrs, So I Went For A Compact Design. Heat Buildup May Be An Issue, But So Far, So Good. I Use Six #2 Screws, 3/16" Long. Four Screws Secure The Raspberry Pi Board, And Two Screws Hold The Top Of The Case Onto The Bottom. I Purchased The Screws From Http://Www.Microfasteners.Com. I Use A Y-Cable To Split The Single Antenna Feed To Each Sdr. I Purchased This Y-Cable Through Amazon: Http://Www.Amazon.Com/Female-Right-Spliter-Combiner-Pigtail/Dp/B015Asuj48/Ref=Sr_1_1?Ie=Utf8&Qid=1461766344&Sr=8-1&Keywords=Sma+Female+To+Y+Type+2X+L+Mcx+Male+Right+Angle+Spliter+Combiner+Cable+Pigtail+Rg316 I Used I-Solids'S Hub At Http://Www.3Dhubs.Com To Print This Case In White Abs, And I'M Very Pleased With The Results.

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