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# AirScout Integration
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> 🇬🇧 You are reading the English version | 🇩🇪 [Deutsche Version](de-AirScout-Integration)
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AirScout (by DL2ALF) is a program for detecting aircraft for aircraft scatter operation. KST4Contest is tightly integrated with AirScout and shows reflectable aircraft directly in the user list.
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> **Aircraft Scatter** enables very long-distance communication on VHF and higher – even for stations with low altitude above sea level or unfavourable topographic conditions.
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## Downloading AirScout
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Download AirScout from:
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- http://airscout.eu/index.php/download
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## Aircraft Data Feeds (ADSB)
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Public aircraft data feeds on the internet are often unreliable and limited in use. A recommended alternative is the dedicated ADSB feed service provided by **OV3T (Thomas)**:
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- https://airscatter.dk/
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- https://www.facebook.com/groups/825093981868542
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An account is required for this service. Please consider donating to Thomas – the server costs are not free!
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## Setting Up AirScout
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### Step 1: Configure the ADSB Feed in AirScout
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1. Start AirScout.
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2. Enter your OV3T feed account details (username, password, URL) in the AirScout settings.
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3. Test the connection.
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### Step 2: Enable UDP Communication for KST4Contest
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In AirScout, enable the UDP interface:
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- Activate the corresponding checkbox in the AirScout settings (only one checkbox needed).
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- Do not change the default ports unless there is a specific reason.
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### Step 3: KST4Contest Settings
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In KST4Contest Preferences → **AirScout Settings**:
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- Enable AirScout communication
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- Leave IP and port at their default values (unless changed)
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## Communication Between KST4Contest and AirScout (from v1.263)
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**Improvement in v1.263**: KST4Contest now only sends stations to AirScout whose QRB (distance) is less than the configured **maximum QRB**. The query interval has been extended from 12 seconds to **60 seconds**.
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**Benefits:**
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- Significantly less computation load for AirScout
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- Significantly less message traffic
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- The tracking issue with the "Show Path in AirScout" button is greatly improved
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- Less overall CPU usage
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Additionally: The name of the KST4Contest client and AirScout server was previously hardcoded (`KST` and `AS`). From v1.263, the names configured in the Preferences are used.
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## Multiple KST4Contest Instances and AirScout
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> **Note**: If multiple KST4Contest instances are running simultaneously and AirScout communication is enabled on both, AirScout will respond **to both instances**.
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This is not a problem if:
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- Both instances use the same locator, **or**
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- Both instances have different login callsigns.
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Otherwise, it may result in incorrect AP data.
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## AP Column in the User List
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After setup, an **AP column** appears in the user list showing up to two reflectable aircraft per station.
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Example display:
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| Station | AP Info |
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| DF9QX | 2 Planes: 0 min / 0 min, 100% each |
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| F5DYD | 2 Planes: 14 min / 31 min, 50% each |
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AP information is also available in the **private messages window**.
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The percentage indicates the reflection potential (aircraft size, altitude, distance).
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## AP Variables in Messages
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Aircraft data can be inserted directly into messages:
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- `FIRSTAP` → e.g. `a very big AP in 1 min`
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- `SECONDAP` → e.g. `Next big AP in 9 min`
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Details: [Macros and Variables](Macros-and-Variables#variables)
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## "Show Path in AirScout" Button
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In the user list there is a button with an arrow showing the direction (QTF) to the selected station. Clicking it maximises AirScout and shows the path with reflectable aircraft to the selected contact.
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