Avionics: SkyRadar DX removed in favor of a Stratux running Virtual Radar Server, #2

Back in February, I removed my SkyRadar DX in favor of a Stratux (which also runs Virtual Radar Server).  I've now improved upon my implementation by using a Raspberry Pi 5 to speed up VRS' responsiveness, added an external antenna to the Pi so I don't need an exterior WiFi dongle, removed the unnecessary amplifier+filter and added bandpass filters to the SDRs.

The setup uses the the following:

• Raspberry Pi 5
• 128 GB "MAX Endurance" microSD card. 
• Case 
• Geekworm heavy-duty aluminum case
• 60 mm USB fan 
• WiFi  
• External antenna
• U.FL jack for external antenna 
• GPS 
• GPYes 2.0 u-blox USB GPS receiver
• GPS antenna (with U.FL adapter) sitting on my GPS antenna shelf.
• SDRs 
• Nooelec RTL-SDR v5 SDR
• Mini-Circuits ZX75BP-1034-S+ bandpass filters (978 - 1090 MHz) 
• USB extensions (to allow the SDRs to be placed on the top of the Pi's case
• Software
• Stratux 
• Stratux to VRS converter software with additional maps and charts
• Offline software for occasional updates of aircraft registration databases. 
• USB to serial converter (to connect to my right GRT HXr EFIS)
• Note that the following line must be added to the end of GRT's serial patch script:
•  if ! grep -q '067b.*23a3.*serialout' $rules; then
      wLog "Configured to accept all PL2303 23a3 devices for serialout"
      echo 'SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="067b", ATTRS{idProduct}=="23a3", SYMLINK+="serialout0", OPTIONS+="link_priority=3"' >> $rules
  fi

I externalized the antenna by soldering a U.FL connector to the board (which is right on the edge of my capabilities without specialized tools).  That tiny connect is to the left of my pinky finger below.  The external antenna escapes the shielding of the case.  Updates to the Stratux are easy since it automatically connects to my hangar's wifi and I can ssh in to it or access the web interface directly from a PC.

It sits in the mapbox area where the SkyRadar DX was mounted and where the B&C BC410-H backup alternator's regulator is mounted.  For power, I mounted a USB automobile power socket, the red device visible below.  This image shows the original Raspberry Pi 4 setup, but the Raspberry Pi 5 installation is identical.

It allows me to have live traffic on AvareX and run Virtual Radar Server on my in-flight tablet, the latter of which you can see on the left in the image below.