StratuxStratux blog
Guides, project news, and a few stories from ten years of open-source ADS-B.
Stratux has a new home: stratux.com
The Stratux website has moved from stratux.me to stratux.com, with a searchable knowledge base, clearer downloads, build guides and a blog.
October 10, 2026Build your own ADS-B receiver: what you need
How to build a DIY ADS-B In receiver with Stratux and a Raspberry Pi, covering the parts, what each does, what it costs, and how long it takes.
October 9, 2026The story of Stratux: ten years of open-source ADS-B
How Stratux grew from a 2015 Reddit post about a Raspberry Pi receiver into a community-built, dual-band ADS-B project used by pilots around the world.
March 9, 2018Nano SDRs Comparison Update
A follow-up noise-floor and heat test adding the NESDR Nano 3 to the nano SDR comparison (2018).
July 7, 2017Getting cases injection molded
How the classic white Stratux case went from 3D-printed prototypes to injection-molded production (2017).
March 23, 2017New Low Power v2 SDRs and comparisons
Bench tests of the Low Power v2 SDR against earlier nano SDRs: power draw, peak temperature and noise floor (2017).