Review on 📶 Enhanced Stratux Basic Kit with Amplified Antennas by Mike Travers

This kit was very easy to put together. No soldering, just connect the parts together. Getting the antenna cables back into place is a little tricky, but it won't cause any major problems if you're willing to take a few minutes to get it right, rather than just being clumsy and trying to to force things. I lifted it up today for the first test. I attached it to the Super Cub's rear window with a suction cup so it would fly with the glider tow. I also have a 20Ah USB battery and a phone strapped to my knee. The day was in the low 80s Fahrenheit (26-29 degrees Celsius). The fan kept the device at about 55°C for about five hours of flight and standby, I left it on the whole time. The battery indicator (five LEDs) hasn't dropped from the full setting, so I think this battery is redundant. The connection to the ADS-B gates from a nearby powered aircraft was that reliable gliders can't stand ADS-B, so don't expect them to show up!) Similarly, I got (although I wasn't asked) NEXRAD Weather. I didn't get a chance to try the AHRS feature as the nature of this flight really required a look out the window. However, the included software can actually provide a fallback orientation indicator (assuming you turn your phone/tablet/whatever screensaver off) and some sort of pseudo-radar showing the location of the ADS-B pins. For the price, this isn't an issue for those who want non-certified ADS-B and real-time weather data without an XM subscription for added situational awareness. If you really don't like the idea of assembling it, there are pre-assembled versions here for about $80 more. I think it's still less than half the cost of comparable devices.