Despite search, cannot find answer (only 1 old post), so here goes.
Could someone please explain the naming convention of the radars. I am F-YMAV1 in Ballarat Australia. I understand about MLAT, and assume that I contribute to the MLAT picture. I can see a plane that has T-MLAT3 as it's radar. Does this mean it is an MLAT derived response, and if so, what does the 3 stand for. Also, I have seen planes with radar T-YMAV1 (ie the second part of the radar is the same as mine) in my area. Is the YMAV1 designator unique, if so what is the differentiation between the T and the F. (I thought I had read somewhere that the F prefix related to a FR24 feed, but could not find the it again.)
I have also seen radars designated RX-....
To help get a better picture of how the total data picture is constructed, I believe a brief description of the naming convention would be useful, perhaps as a sticky thread in the forum or FAQ
Thanks in advance
Mike Parfitt
Could someone please explain the naming convention of the radars. I am F-YMAV1 in Ballarat Australia. I understand about MLAT, and assume that I contribute to the MLAT picture. I can see a plane that has T-MLAT3 as it's radar. Does this mean it is an MLAT derived response, and if so, what does the 3 stand for. Also, I have seen planes with radar T-YMAV1 (ie the second part of the radar is the same as mine) in my area. Is the YMAV1 designator unique, if so what is the differentiation between the T and the F. (I thought I had read somewhere that the F prefix related to a FR24 feed, but could not find the it again.)
I have also seen radars designated RX-....
To help get a better picture of how the total data picture is constructed, I believe a brief description of the naming convention would be useful, perhaps as a sticky thread in the forum or FAQ
Thanks in advance
Mike Parfitt