It took a couple of days to recall, but there is an article in the January 2014 QST magazine, the ARRL publication, on this topic. They use a DVB-TV tuner dongle and feed it through a computer which integrates data with maps to display aircraft locations within a 100 mile radius.

Your note was not totally clear regarding your goals, but hope this is useful.

On Oct 3, 2014, at 22:11, Lyle Tuttle <l.tuttle@cox.net> wrote: