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Old 2nd May 2008, 11:32
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OLNEY 1 BRAVO
 
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Guys - no need to be so dismissive.

Maybe I'm using the wrong words but let me give you some examples when I go into some SBS logs on an enthusiasts website - and my understanding that SBS boxes pick up the mode S from the aircraft transponder - am I right?

So from 30th April:

EI-REN operated RE501 - yet on SBS reports it shows as RE621

EI-REB operated RE42W - yet on SBS reports it shows as RE220

EI-REB also operated RE48W and again SBS shows it as RE220.

Now given that SBS boxes only translate what the mode S transmits (owners of the boxes are not required to do any programming) I can only assume that either there is a fault with the mode S on those particular transponders OR wherever the flight number is supposed to be input, it isn't.

I would refer you to the earlier post by Seven Fifty Seven.
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