--- title: How to Fix Your FlightFeeder Radio Status description: If your FlightFeeder is not detecting the internal USB/SDR Pro-Stick inside the device, and your radio status is red, follow these quick tips to get it back up and running. image: https://blog.flightaware.com/hubfs/Banner-ADSB2.jpeg --- [![arrow left](https://blog.flightaware.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/FA_Header_Footer/images/nav/left-chevron.png) Back to Flight Tracking ](https://www.flightaware.com) ![](https://blog.flightaware.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/FA_Header_Footer/images/nav/icon-close.svg) [![FlightAware](https://blog.flightaware.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/FA_Header_Footer/images/nav/flightaware-logo-color.svg) ](https://flightaware.com) - Products Data Products - [![](https://blog.flightaware.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/FA_Header_Footer/images/nav/icon-aeroapi.png) AeroAPI Flight data API with on-demand flight status and flight tracking data. ](https://www.flightaware.com/commercial/aeroapi/) - [![](https://blog.flightaware.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/FA_Header_Footer/images/nav/icon-firehose.png) FlightAware Firehose Streaming flight data feed for enterprise integrations with real-time, historical and predictive flight data. ](https://www.flightaware.com/commercial/firehose/) - 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[Tweet](https://twitter.com/share?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) ** Tags: [ADS-B & Flight Tracking](https://blog.flightaware.com/tag/ads-b-flight-tracking) Is your FlightFeeder Radio status red? There could be a couple of reasons why your FlightFeeder is not detecting the internal USB/SDR Pro-Stick inside the device. To quickly resolve this issue, please follow the simple steps provided below. 1. Power off the FlightFeeder 2. Use a screwdriver to carefully remove the front cover of the FlightFeeder 3. Remove and reconnect both ends of the USB cable to the Pro-Stick board and the Raspberry Pi USB port 4. Power on the FlightFeeder 5. Select the Status menu and check on the radio status **If the radio status is green**, no further action is required, you can reattach the cover and power on your FlightFeeder. **If the radio status is red**** **and continues to say “No radio detected” proceed to the steps below. 1. Power off the FlightFeeder 2. Remove the USB cable and connect the USB radio **directly **into a Raspberry Pi USB port.  3. Power on the FlightFeeder 4. Select the Status menu and check the radio status. **If the radio status is green**, you may have a bad USB cable. Please take a photo of the entire device in the current state showing the USB radio and LCD screen. 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