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If exact details are not known, use the same system to insert "MODE A" in the flightnumber box. If you are able to identify the fix from local knowledge or radio traffic, use the Aircraft Position Report edit function to manually insert a callsign/flightnumber, type and so on. When your system creates a Mode A fix it will appear without callsign, reg or standard hex etc. Make sure "Fix On" is green and follow the instructions in the PP Mode A/C help file. Try to keep the number of sqwks in the file to around ten to fifteen of the most used codes in your reception area. You can also create your own sqwk text file within PP Mode A/C. It will make things much easier for you to identify and track mode A targets, especially if you select from the drop down pick list the sqwk codes for your region.

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Nic's PP Mode A/C software is now ready to run (search the forum and you should.

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Now is the time, if you have not yet done so, to go to Options > sharing > setup and tick download Mode A and Upload Mode A

Of course most of this you will already know, even if you have not yet put it into practice. If you don't see the target in your a/c list, but hear the ATC sqwk allocated and see that sqwk in your aircraft list with the prefix XX, then you now have the tools to locate that previously "invisible" flight. This sytem is a must have for airband monitors. If this is a valid Mode A code, a fix will be created.īear in mind Mode A is, in the main, used by military traffic, light GA and covert flights, from microlight to B2 ! Press CTRL/Shift left mouse on the XXnnnn entry to start the mlat process. Wait for an XXnnnn hex to appear in the ICAO column.Ĭheck the message number column and, if you have a suitable receiver, the message rate value.Īs the target comes into range both values should increase. The UK and Netherlands are well supported, elsewhere we need to increase our coverage, so let's base our test on a UK target. How successful this will be depends on where you are and also how many Mode A/C GS you have around you. At a later stage, as you become more familiar with the Mode A sqwks within your region you can further filter the codes and use PPMode A/C, but for now you are all set up, so "OK" that. Now over in the left you should see 0000-7777, covering all codes availableĪt this point, that is all you need to do. Do you see and strange hex starting "XX" ? If so, the first part of your set up is ready to go Now look at your aircraft list, in particular the ICAO hex column. Does it also show the letter "x" ? PP will default to show this state, but if "x" is not showing in that bottom right window.press "x" on your keyboard. Normally it will say "Show All", unless you have some sort of filter/condex running. Next look at the bottom right of your PP screen. Do you see two needles, one for mode S, the other for Mode A/C? If yes, your receiver is set up correctly for Mode A/C. On doing that the message rate window will open. The quickest way to check is by pressing "m" whilst PP is running. It is important that everyone who has a mode A/C capable receiver, be that Beast, SBS 3 or dongle, makes sure that their system is seeing the correct level of data.

Here is a great primer written by John (Satcom Ops).

So, I'm hoping that the following will help steer you through the maze of information in the Wiki and give you a good primer. I (Danny G) do my best to edit the content to keep it current and relevant but I do appreciate that it my be difficult to find the most relevant information quickly and easily, especially if you are new to SQWK Mlat. These help pages grow in a somewhat ad-hoc manner as SQWK Mlat develops and there is no single person writing the documents.

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Please always check the announcements and the SQWK Mlat Version Update and Notes section for the latest changes in each PP release. This feature is evolving and some of the content included here may go out of date quite quickly and particularly where it relates to specific devices and implementations.

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Link to the UK AIP transponder code allocation document.

Link to Wikipedia for an explanation of transponder interrogation modes.

Link to Darryl Phillips' explanation of mode-C and mode-A.

Link to the Planeplotter files section SQWK Mlat folder.

Sector Master Users (SMUs) and SQWK Mlat.

PPUP1090 - Updated to Support Mode A/C MLAT.

Setting up Planeplotter for Squawk Mlats.

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Dongle type devices with PlanePlotter running and Dump1090 windows.

July 18th 2020 : Join the Mode A/C revolution.

Planeplotter Version Updates Affecting SQWK Mlat.