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An ESP32 based plane radar for my desk

by alexktz on 7/26/2026, 2:35:43 AM

https://blog.ktz.me/esp32-plane-radar/

Comments

by: amatecha

Looks pretty cool, though kinda "cheating" by pulling from adsb.fi - though I think you'd need something a lot more powerful than an ESP32 to receive and decode ADS-B ;)

7/26/2026, 3:12:53 AM


by: freitasm

Well, a radar-like display, then. But not a radar.

7/26/2026, 3:31:59 AM


by: NooneAtAll3

radar *display*<p>making esp32-based radar emitter would&#x27;ve been cool, tho

7/26/2026, 3:37:20 AM