kentb
Well Known Member
I am rebuilding my panel and would like to include traffic information on my EFIS. So I am trying to decide which to buy:
1. Zaon XRX $1495.00 - street price about $100 off.
2. NavWorx ADS600 $1495.00 - I have not seen any discounts and I believe that I need to buy a GPS antenna separate. Maybe I also need the receiver antenna also = $200 - $300 more.
The price difference isn't a major consideration, it is the performance that is more interesting.
Here is what I think that I understand about the two products.
Zaon relies on ATC radar pinging the mode C to find the altitude and triangulates the position with their antenna array. Any aircraft that doesn't squawk mode C will not be displayed. Any aircraft flying where there is no radar service will not be displayed.
NavWorx uses ADS-B which is broadcast by ATC. Currently any ADS-B broadcast equipped aircraft (not many of those yet) will be displayed. ADS-B will also include any aircraft that radar has pinged. The mode C aircraft will have altitude information and those without mode C will not have altitude information (don't know how useful those would be). Any aircraft without a transponder, but that the radar can see would be transmitted on the ADS-B.
Did it get this right? Other then the fact that I don't like the antenna setting on my glare-shield, is there any pros and cons to these two units?
Kent
1. Zaon XRX $1495.00 - street price about $100 off.
2. NavWorx ADS600 $1495.00 - I have not seen any discounts and I believe that I need to buy a GPS antenna separate. Maybe I also need the receiver antenna also = $200 - $300 more.
The price difference isn't a major consideration, it is the performance that is more interesting.
Here is what I think that I understand about the two products.
Zaon relies on ATC radar pinging the mode C to find the altitude and triangulates the position with their antenna array. Any aircraft that doesn't squawk mode C will not be displayed. Any aircraft flying where there is no radar service will not be displayed.
NavWorx uses ADS-B which is broadcast by ATC. Currently any ADS-B broadcast equipped aircraft (not many of those yet) will be displayed. ADS-B will also include any aircraft that radar has pinged. The mode C aircraft will have altitude information and those without mode C will not have altitude information (don't know how useful those would be). Any aircraft without a transponder, but that the radar can see would be transmitted on the ADS-B.
Did it get this right? Other then the fact that I don't like the antenna setting on my glare-shield, is there any pros and cons to these two units?
Kent