dump1090) and a completely custom ADS-B decoder (using information from the 1090MHz Riddle). Just so you know, ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast) sends information about an airplane, and Mode S is like a protocol that ADS-B sends messages on.
With this new decoding capability, RTL-SDR Radio can display the location and heading of planes on a map! You can also see a lot of other information about the planes, such as callsign, ICAO address, speed, vertical speed, etc. Because it is using your SDR (Software Defined Radio), this does not rely on an internet connection (other than for displaying the map).
It is very fun to see the aircraft appear, and search up their callsign to see where they are coming from and their destination.
I have also refactored a good portion of code for better code structure and readability.
This is a pretty big feature, which also means there is still a lot to work on. For this reason, I am only releasing as a beta for now.
GitHub: github.com/njfdev/rtlsdr-radio
Link to Release: github.com/njfdev/rtlsdr-radio/releases/tag/v0.5.0-beta.1
