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Subject: Re: Portable In-Flight Weather on iPad (Clarity by Sagetech)
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http://sagetechcorp.com/clarity

Here is another receiver that will be coming out shortly with additional ca=
pabilities. Also smaller.
 
http://adsbforgeneralaviation.com/information-about-sagetech-clairty-ads-b-=
receiver-from-the-pilots-of-america-message-board/

Information about Sagetech Clairty ADS-B Receiver
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 at 10:02 pm =C2=A0

This information bout Sagetech Clairty ADS-B Receiver from KevinsS who work=
s at Sagetech:
from the=C2=A0Pilots of America message board
I just wanted to let people know the Sagetech Clairty ADS-B Receiver will o=
ffer an alternative to Stratus. Full disclosure, I work at Sagetech, a comp=
any that=E2=80=99s been delivering aviation product for the UAS (drone) com=
munity for over a decade. Clarity development is in its final stages, and o=
ur website isn=E2=80=99t even up yet (look for it in June). Still I thought=
 I=E2=80=99d post just to let you all know about Clarity, which is comparab=
le to Stratus, except Clarity is much smaller.
Here=E2=80=99s a link to a preliminary web page http://sagetechcorp.com/cla=
rity. =C2=A0The Sagetech Clarity ADS-B Receiver will be offered in three va=
riants: Clarity Base is pretty much equivalent to the Stratus (978MHz ADS-B=
 Receiver, WAAS GPS, WiFi connection to the iPad), except it a much smaller=
 and convenient unit, and it has longer battery life. Also, whereas the Str=
atus and other receivers don=E2=80=99t offer TIS-B traffic data, the Clarit=
y will pass along whatever traffic it receives. There are some important su=
btleties about this though-read on.
Clarity Plus is a dual channel ADS-B receiver, WAAS GPS, WiFi to the iPad 9=
hrs battery life. Essentially, it adds a 1090MHz TIS-B traffic receiver to =
the baseline unit. Clarity SV has all these feature (dual ADS-B receiver, W=
AAS GPS, WiFi, mondo battery) and also has AHRS for use with Synthetic Visi=
on. WingX EFB software has Synthetic vision already. Mechanically, Clarity =
has a simple power button and like Stratus, Clarity=E2=80=99s antennas are =
all internal to the unit. But Clarity is much smaller and takes up much les=
s dash space. It is also very carefully designed and although it=E2=80=99s =
not TSO=E2=80=99d, it does meet applicable TSO MOPS (minimum operational re=
quirements).
Pricing will be less than Stratus for the comparable base unit. We haven=
=E2=80=99t set final pricing so we can=E2=80=99t post that info yet. Clarit=
y is compatible with windows and android based tablet computers as well as =
iPad, and won=E2=80=99t be exclusive to one EFB package like Stratus is. We=
 are working with several EFB software providers and expect wide acceptance=
. One difference is that Clarity will pass along traffic reports received f=
rom FAA ground stations, or received directly from aircraft broadcasting AD=
S-B out using a 978MHz UAT, or 1090MHz Mode S transponder (Plus and SV dual=
 channel models).
Appareo Status and NavWorkPads don=E2=80=99t pass along traffic, Clarity an=
d SkyRadar do. This is important if you=E2=80=99re flying an airplane equip=
ped with an ADS-B out transponder which will be a requirement by the year 2=
020. But it is very important to note that traffic isn=E2=80=99t transmitte=
d by default by the FAA ADS-B rebroadcast ground stations so for the most p=
art traffic won=E2=80=99t be very useful unless you=E2=80=99re squawking AD=
S-B out. Maybe that=E2=80=99s why Stratus just says no to TIS-B traffic dat=
a and avoids any confusion. At any rate, Clarity gives you the data it rece=
ives without filtering out traffic. Here are some pics of a Sagetech Clarit=
y prototype I took at Sun n Fun next to the Stratus and Pads receivers: