cacti:radar – Raspberry Pi SDR ADS-B case

A compact, actively cooled ADS-B aircraft receiver station based on a Raspberry Pi 4 , RTL-SDR v3 , and a 3.5″ GPIO display .

The enclosure includes a 40×40×10 mm fan for continuous, stable operation during 24/7 aircraft tracking with Flightradar24 , dump1090 , or similar software.

BOM:

Raspberry Pi 4

1

40x40x10mm Fan

1

RTL-SDR Blog v3

1

3.5″ TFT LCD Display

1

M3 mounting hardware for the fan

M2 mounting hardware for the Raspberry Pi

4

To get everything set up, start by plugging the SDR into the left bottom USB-A port. Next, place the Raspberry Pi with the SDR inside the bottom half of the case, aligning the holes as you go. For the fan, you’ll need 4 M3 screws and 4 bolts.