ads-b autonomous mode
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swatson999
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Do you mean "anonymous" mode? 
Do you mean "anonymous" mode?
Autocorrect guts me again!!! At least that is my excuse.
The Dynon is a Mode S transponder. Anonymous mode is not possible with any Mode S transponder since they all send your N number every broadcast roughly once per second. It will take the FAA changing the system to allow the transmissions to be encrypted to prevent this. They have been quite resistant to this to this point. It is the primary reason I keep and use my Mode 3A/C transponder. Air Traffic Control needs to know my location when I am using those services but without anonymous mode, every person with access to the internet knows I am not home as well. It is a privacy and security issue for me.
airguy
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And an accountability issue for the FAA - without the N-number being broadcast by the transponder, they won't be able to enact "User Fees" for airspace use, which seems to be the way we are headed.