Is adsb receiver profitable to sell on Amazon United States?

The niche generates $106K/yr across 20 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +8.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).

How competitive is the adsb receiver niche?

10 brands and 14 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 91% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in adsb receiver?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Measurement/Reading Accuracy. The return rate is 3.6%.

When does demand for adsb receiver peak?

Demand peaks in Aug; the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the adsb receiver niche?

Listings span $15.06–$830.64; the average listing price is $144.64 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 329 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

adsb receiver

Skip it

Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($15.06–$830.64) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Review moat

Great328.85

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Good$144.64

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Okay3.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Growth

Okay+8.1%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Competition

Okay67%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Market size

Okay$106K

$106K/yr · 57K searches

Brand share

Bad91%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Conversion

Bad1.3%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Price range

Bad$15.06–$830.64

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Signals High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, adsb receiver is a $106K/yr Amazon United States market (57K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

adsb receiver market data

Units sold / yr: 500–750; avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr: $72K–$108K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 1.3%
Avg BSR: #2,122
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 55%
Out of stock: 0.7%
Avg brand age: 56 months
Avg seller age: 190 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

NooElec38%
Crew Dog Electronics23%
ADS-B Exchange16%
RadarBox11%
Garmin4%
HzFitInc3%
Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 7%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +8.1% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Open Trend

Top adsb receiver search terms

adsb receiver20K/yr -12.4%0.8% conv.
adsb11K/yr +29.0%1.0% conv.
ads-b receiver9K/yr +35.8%0.9% conv.
ads-b10K/yr +6.5%0.7% conv.
flightaware7K/yr +13.9%1.2% conv.

All search terms

Top adsb receiver products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Stratux ADS-B Dual Band Receiver Aviation Weather and Traffic - Internal WAAS GPS AHRS Battery Pack Suction Mount Antennas SDR

Crew Dog Electronics$376.044.4★892 rev

ADSBexchange.com Orange R860 RTL2832U 0.5 PPM TCXO SDR w/Amp

ADS-B Exchange$34.774.5★59 rev

Nooelec NESDR Mini USB RTL-SDR & ADS-B Receiver Set RTL2832U & R820T Tuner MCX Input. Low-Cost Software Defined Radio Compatible with Many SDR Software Packages. R820T Tuner & ESD-Safe Antenna Input

NooElec$36.264.3★1,889 rev

AirNav Radar FlightStick - ADS-B USB Receiver with Integrated Filter Amplifier and ESD Protection

RadarBox$49.914.4★559 rev

Nooelec Flycatcher - High Performance Dual-Channel RTL-SDR Raspberry Pi HAT for Flight Tracking & Aviation Monitoring. ADS-B 1090MHz and UAT 978MHz Software Defined Radio w/Local & Remote LNA Bypass

NooElec$99.394.2★30 rev

Newest

by launch date

ADS-B Antenna for Flightaware 1090 MHz & 978 MHz Dual-Band with 16ft SMA Cable MCX Adapter High Gain 7dBi Long Range Outdoor& Indoor Set for ADSB Receiver UAT RTL SDR

HzFitInc$61.3221 rev

1y ago

1090MHz 978MHz Dual Band ADS-B Antenna Outdoor High Gain 13dBi Flightaware Antenna with 32ft N-Female to SMA-Male Cable for Long Range Aviation SDR UAT Receiver

HzFitInc$91.0821 rev

1y ago

Nooelec Flycatcher - High Performance Dual-Channel RTL-SDR Raspberry Pi HAT for Flight Tracking & Aviation Monitoring. ADS-B 1090MHz and UAT 978MHz Software Defined Radio w/Local & Remote LNA Bypass

NooElec$99.3930 rev

2y ago

1090MHz 978MHz Dual Band ADS-B Antenna Flightaware Outdoor 5dBi Fiberglass Antenna with 10ft Extension SMA Cable Increase Catching Distance and Number Eifagur

eifagur$33.3248 rev

2y ago

Nooelec SAWbird+ ADS-B: Premium Dual-Channel Cascaded Ultra-Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) & Filter Module for Airplane Tracking Applications. 1090MHz (ADSB) and 978MHz (UAT) Center Frequencies

NooElec$84.61127 rev

3y ago

What buyers say about adsb receiver

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Value For Money16%

“Value for money”

Quality-Overall13%

“This product is so well made”

Range11%

“Good range”

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

“Works as advertised”

Design-Overall8%

“It's well built and designed”

Amplification7%

“The LNA provides very good amplification with very low noise figure”

Compatibility-Overall5%

“Works well for ADSB-R or UAT (978mhz US only) I thought it was junk at first”

Signal Strength5%

“I started receiving much farther than I expected with an external Antenna”

Portability5%

“The best and most economical portable ABSB/Wx/Traffic/AHRS system”

GPS5%

“Great Garmin product”

What buyers complain about

Durability17%

“Works well until it doesnt”

Quality-Overall13%

“I was dissapointed with the performance of these”

Measurement/Reading Accuracy11%

“Insertion loss at the SAW filter is 11-15dB at 1099 MHz”

Size-Overall6%

“I should have read the description a little closer as it's a lot bigger than I thought it was going to be”

Signal Strength6%

“Seems to lower the signal strength”

Range6%

“Lost almost 100 miles range”

Functionality-Overall6%

“Works well until it doesnt”

Battery Life4%

“Battery pack doesnt last long”

Connectivity-Overall4%

“keeps disconnecting itself from what I think is the plug in eventually loosens up”

Socket/Port/Plug3%

“Big disadvantage is micro usb connector”

Top return reasons

Compatibility-Overall20%

Functionality-Overall15%

Connectivity-Overall12%

Signal Strength9%

Range8%

Defective Material/Parts6%

Value For Money5%

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

Size-Overall3%

Quality-Overall3%

Common questions

Is adsb receiver profitable to sell on Amazon United States?: The niche generates $106K/yr across 20 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +8.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
How competitive is the adsb receiver niche?: 10 brands and 14 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 91% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in adsb receiver?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Measurement/Reading Accuracy. The return rate is 3.6%.
When does demand for adsb receiver peak?: Demand peaks in Aug; the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the adsb receiver niche?: Listings span $15.06–$830.64; the average listing price is $144.64 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 329 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.