OK a few changes along he way so far.
> Added a reset button
> Added a on/off button (push)
> Shorter cable for the Antenna
> Added a button to toggle between LAN & Tethered WiFi network. need to manually connect to the phone via Hotspot, but generally stays up for the duration.
> Scripts added for each button to perform function
> Added case adapter to plug in charging cable (micro USB female to Micro male USB)> Added a power light LED (green)
>Added Autogain adjuestment in again as not getting flights overhead, see if that helps.
< Still awaiting GPS Unit
< Awaiting other case/cable adapters to can charge other devices from Powerbank.
< Ordered a Raspberrry pi Battery pack hat to replace the PowerBrick, will reduce the weight but also the uptime.
< Need to add a manual on button for the (current) battery back, to turn on without opening the case all the time.
< Decoding the data stream, some excellent infoirmationonline
< work out how to get the GPS USB to talk to the Pi/FlightAware.
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