DIY Flight Tracker Micro Radar Uses ESP32-C3 With No Soldering Required
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Crusty in the right places. Worth the chew.
Summary
This article covers Micro Radar, a DIY flight tracker project by Anthony Sturdy that uses an ESP32-C3 microcontroller to track live overhead flights. The project requires no soldering and allows makers to monitor aircraft positions, origins, and destinations from their desk. It's part of a broader trend of hardware hackers building custom data-collection projects for their local environment.
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They don't just want to know what's happening in the wider world — they want a better understanding of what's happening in their own backyards.
For Anthony Sturdy, it's airplanes that are of interest. He wants to know where they are, where they came from, and where they are going.
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