# Boris The Spider. An inexpensive and easily mass produced 1090 MHz antenna kit by Lothar of the Hill People

**URL:** <https://community.airframes.io/t/boris-the-spider-an-inexpensive-and-easily-mass-produced-1090-mhz-antenna-kit-by-lothar-of-the-hill-people/136>\
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**Created:** [October 24, 2023, 6:18am UTC](https://community.airframes.io/t/boris-the-spider-an-inexpensive-and-easily-mass-produced-1090-mhz-antenna-kit-by-lothar-of-the-hill-people/136 "2023-10-24T06:18:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lothar\_ot\_Hill\_Peeps](https://community.airframes.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/f17d59/32.png) [@Lothar\_ot\_Hill\_Peeps](https://community.airframes.io/u/Lothar_ot_Hill_Peeps)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 6:18am UTC](https://community.airframes.io/t/boris-the-spider-an-inexpensive-and-easily-mass-produced-1090-mhz-antenna-kit-by-lothar-of-the-hill-people/136/1 "2023-10-24T06:18:27Z")

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See my latest on an antenna project here: [Boris The Spider. An inexpensive and easily mass produced 1090 MHz antenna kit by Lothar of the Hill People - Hardware - Airplanes.live (beta) (airplaneslive.discourse.group)](https://airplaneslive.discourse.group/t/boris-the-spider-an-inexpensive-and-easily-mass-produced-1090-mhz-antenna-kit-by-lothar-of-the-hill-people/32/1) Here are the current instructions for assembling Boris.  
[Boris Instruction V7.pdf](https://community.airframes.io/uploads/short-url/q9bu1UqDabn1W69w8lAFeD2FmLp.pdf) (1.9 MB)

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**Author:** ![KevinE](https://community.airframes.io/user_avatar/community.airframes.io/kevine/32/6_2.png) [@KevinE](https://community.airframes.io/u/KevinE)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.airframes.io/t/boris-the-spider-an-inexpensive-and-easily-mass-produced-1090-mhz-antenna-kit-by-lothar-of-the-hill-people/136/2 "2023-11-17T15:26:17Z")

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@Lothar_ot_Hill_Peeps has worked with @KevinE and others to produce this as a product in the Airframes Shop. It will be available shortly for purchase as we finalize details.

To purchase (or be placed on a waitlist until it’s available), go to:

> **[Boris the Spider ADS-B Antenna Kit](https://shop.airframes.io/products/boris-the-antenna)**
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> Boris was designed as a low cost entry level antenna for 1090 MHz ADS-B reception. This DIY kit is a simple and cost effective way to get started receiving ADS-B.It is a quarter wave ground plane design with a nominal 2.5 dBi gain. It was designed to...