RTL-SDR Radio v0.5.0-beta.1

This new beta release is the first time an entirely new type of radio capabilities has been added to RTL-SDR Radio! I have spent the last week hard at work to add the ability to decode messages from ✈️ airplanes!!! I am very excited about this!

This update adds support for decoding ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast) messages sent at 1090MHz in the Mode S format! There is a new map that will display the location of aircraft live! You can also see other data about the planes such as their callsign!

There is still a lot more to add (and other fixes/improvements) before a full release, so enjoy this beta version for now.

Improvements

• Add support for decoding Mode S messages at 1090MHz (heavily inspired by dump1090)
  • Decoding ICAO Address of aircraft
  • Decoding ADS-B information (custom implementation based on the 1090 MHz Riddle)
    • Ground Speed
    • Vertical Velocity
    • Heading
    • Altitude
    • Latitude and Longitude
    • Callsign
    • Wake Vortex Category
• Added new tab/view for ADS-B capabilities
  • A new large map to display heading and location of aircraft (using Pigeon Maps)
    • You can hover or click on aircraft on the map to see more details
  • A resizable sidebar for displaying all aircraft and their information
    • You can click on an aircraft in this sidebar to see all the ADS-B data that RTL-SDR Radio decodes

Fixes

• Reorganized/refactored a lot of code

See the assets to download this version and install.