Dark Sky Systems
Pocket Remote ID Receiver
$129
Ready to use. Kit only $79.
Color screen. USB-C. Cooperative Remote ID in your hand. Best seller.
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Dark Sky Console + radios
The Console plus the radios, flashed and set up with you. Green is yours. Red is not on the list.
$2,695
Zip and welcome email after Stripe. Radios ship flashed. Copy-flash after Stripe. Hardware ships US, CA, MX, GB, IE, DE, FR, NL, AU, NZ.
Receive-only. Cooperative Remote ID and ADS-B. Dark / RID-off not detected.
What's included
- Console license
- Live map console
- ESP32 Receiver Board (USB-C ESP32-S3), flashed
- USB receive radio + dipole
- 1090 MHz SMA whip
- Fingerprint / vendor packs trained on public Remote ID and drone RF recordings
- Setup session
You supply
- Laptop or desktop
- USB ports for the radios
Specs
| License | One-time, one host |
|---|---|
| Host | Your laptop or desktop |
| Picture | RID-compliant + 1090 ADS-B; friendly-list pack |
| Remote ID | USB-C ESP32-S3, Wi-Fi + Bluetooth receive, flashed |
| ADS-B | USB receive radio, dipole, 1090 SMA whip |
| Hardware | Shop radio pack ($149 Ready-to-Run starter + $29 1090 whip) |
| Setup labor | $517 flash, pack, ship, setup session |
| Friendly | Your list. Green = on the list |
| Alerts | Off-list RID, or RID missing a usable ID |
| Dark / RID-off | Not in the picture |
| Rings | Map scale, not detection range |
| Setup | Setup session included |
| Unattended 24/7 | No |
| Receive | Cooperative broadcasts only |
| Transmit | None |
| Effects | None |
Everything in Dark Sky Console: RID-compliant broadcasts on the map, your friendly-list pack (green), unknown RID (red), no usable ID (amber), fingerprint and vendor packs trained on public Remote ID and drone RF recordings, ADS-B when the USB receive radio is up. Plus the shop radio pack — ESP32 Receiver Board, USB receive radio with dipole, 1090 SMA whip — flashed, tested, and shipped. Radio starter Ready-to-Run is $149 and the 1090 whip is $29; the rest is the setup session.
What you see, and what you do not
Green is on your list. Red is transmitting and not on your list. A quiet map is not a clearance. Receive-only.
What the Console hears
| Remote ID | Drones that are broadcasting the required US Remote ID message. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, depending on the radio you plug in. |
|---|---|
| ADS-B 1090 | Aircraft transponder broadcasts on 1090 MHz. Position, altitude, and callsign when the aircraft sends them. |
| 978 MHz (UAT) | US 978 MHz aircraft and weather broadcasts, when a 978 radio or dual-band filter is connected. |
| Radio energy (optional) | The USB receive radio can show that energy is on its band. That is not an aircraft ID and not a range. |
| Operator location | Shown when the Remote ID message includes the operator’s location. We do not find the operator by direction-finding. |
Lists and packs
| Friendly list | Your spreadsheet of serials and callsigns you own. Green is on that list. We do not invent friendlies. |
|---|---|
| Remote ID fields | ID, location, operator, and self-ID exactly as sent. No invented tracks. |
| ADS-B fields | Address, callsign, position, and altitude when the aircraft sends them. |
| Fingerprint pack (optional) | A make/family hint against a broadcast that is already on the map. Not a certified detector. Does not find dark aircraft. |
| Vendor pack (optional) | A make table (DJI, Autel, FPV, ENG) applied only after a Remote ID or energy look already exists. |
| Keep-out boxes | Boxes you name. Alert when a classified track is inside. We do not guess your keep-out. |
| Not included | Live FAA airspace query, FAA registry scrape, and third-party research radio libraries. Not in this license. |
What the packs are trained on
| What ships | Fingerprint and vendor packs plus ADS-B priors, trained on public Remote ID and drone RF recordings. You do not download the archive. Raw IQ stays on our bench. |
|---|---|
| Remote ID and BLE | OpenDroneID samples and BLE/Wi-Fi Remote ID captures. Make/family only after a broadcast is already on the map. |
| Drone RF | Named public drone RF recordings (DroneRF family, CageDroneRF, UAVSig, Rantelon, IEEE packs) plus our own receive IQ. Energy corroboration on the radio you plugged in. Not a dark-aircraft detector. |
| ADS-B | OpenSky and trajectory-anomaly corpora. Cyan stays cooperative. Anomaly is a hint on a 1090/978 look that already exists. |
| Thermal and picture | When a Pi camera or thermal is on the same kit: HIT-UAV and multi-modal CUAS stills. A picture next to the track. Not Remote ID. |
| Interference detect | GNSS and spectrum labels for jamming/spoof detection on receive. No jam. No spoof. Quiet is not a clearance. |
| Device fingerprint | WLAN, LoRa, and BLE radio-fingerprint priors. A prior look. Not a house. Not a certified detector. |
| Not sold | The raw listen archive, IEEE DataPort zips, kit transmit, or gated effects. |
Colors on the map
| Green — yours | A usable Remote ID that matches your friendly list. |
|---|---|
| Red — not on the list | A usable Remote ID that is transmitting and not on your list. Alert. |
| Amber — no usable ID | A Remote ID message arrived without a usable ID. Alert. |
| Cyan — ADS-B | Cooperative aircraft on 1090 or 978. Not scored as unknown Remote ID. |
| Violet — radio energy | Energy on the USB receive radio’s band with no Remote ID. Corroboration only — never an enemy label, never a house. |
| Quiet map | No live cooperative tracks. Quiet is not a clearance of dark or Remote-ID-off aircraft. |
| Stale tracks | A track drops about 20 seconds after the last message, or if the radio feed dies. |
What each track stores
| Track ID | Stable while the feed is alive. |
|---|---|
| Layer | Remote ID, ADS-B, or radio energy. |
| Class | Yours, unknown Remote ID, no usable ID, or ADS-B. |
| Aircraft ID | Remote ID serial or ADS-B 24-bit address. |
| ID type | Serial, registration, session, or network ID — as sent. |
| Position | Latitude, longitude, altitude from the message. We do not invent a house. |
| Heading and speed | When the message includes them. |
| Operator | When the Remote ID message includes operator location. |
| Source | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 1090, 978, or USB receive radio. |
| Last seen | Time of the last message. Required. |
| Family | Optional make hint from a fingerprint or vendor pack. |
Rules we follow
| US Remote ID (14 CFR Part 89) | Console receives broadcasts. It does not enforce Remote ID and is not a substitute for it. |
|---|---|
| ASTM F3411 | The US Remote ID message set, mapped as sent. |
| OpenDroneID | The public Remote ID format over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, radio dependent. |
| ADS-B 1090 / 978 | Standard aircraft broadcasts. 1090 is Mode S; 978 is US UAT. |
Honesty
| Dark / Remote-ID-off | Not in the picture. A quiet map is not a clearance. |
|---|---|
| Rings | Map scale. Not detection range. Not direction-finding. |
| Fingerprints | A hint on a look that already exists. Not a certified detector. |
| Transmit | None. No jam, spoof, intercept, or take-over. |
| Unattended 24/7 | No. We set the console up with you. |
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