TIS outage

Actually, I learned from the FAA today that Mode S was out in our local area
and under repair. Apparently the radar was working in IBS (?) mode, but not
full mode S, so traffic uplink was not available. However, when it works, it
works great- it's unbelievable how many planes are out there that you never
would see visually even with a mile or two and while doing a good scan!

JN

Thanks for the info. What does IBI stand for? I was told they were trying to
save the equipment, so they were running in IBI mode and not full mode S.
(Whatever this means as well)

Regardless, I hope they get it up and working soon, since I live south of
OSH, and the traffic information would come in very handy over the next week
or so.