Garmin GDL 88 Weather Radio User Manual


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GDL 88 ADS-B Transceiver Pilot’s Guide
2 ADS-B SYSTEM OVERVIEW
ADS-BisacoretechnologyintheFAANextGenairtrafccontrolsystemand
is comprised of threesegments: ADS-B (Broadcast),ADS-R (Rebroadcast), and
TIS-B.
Nearly400ADS-Bgroundstationswerecompletedandoperationalbymid-
2012, with most of the rest — totaling more than 700 planned stations —
expected to be operational by early 2014. The graphic below illustrates where
ADS-Biscurrentlyoperational.Intheareashighlightedinblue,youcanalready
start taking advantage of ADS-B’s datalink traffic and subscription-free weather
servicesifyou’reequippedwithanADS-B“In”solution.
Figure 2-1 ADS-B Ground Stations (mid-2012) - FAA Illustration
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