A broadcast device for wirelessly broadcasting information pertaining to a first aircraft , the broadcast device comprising: - a positioning device configured to determine position data (PD1) indicative of a position (P1) of the broadcast device , - a control unit configured to: * receive the position data (PD1) as determined by the positioning device , * determine truncated position data (PD1') using at least a part of the received position data (PD1), wherein a bit width of the truncated position data (PD1') is smaller than a bit width of the position data (PD1), and * generate a data packet (D1) comprising the truncated position data (PD1') and an identifier (ID1) of the broadcast device or values indicative thereof, wherein the broadcast device further comprises - a radio transmitter configured to receive the generated data packet (D1) and wirelessly broadcast the received data packet (D1), wherein the broadcasted data packet (D1) is indicative of the to-be-broadcasted information, and wherein the broadcast device is configured to generate the data packet (D1) in such a way that the data packet (D1) comprises a pair c1 = (e1, m1) with an exponent e1 being a natural number and with a mantissa m1 being a natural number, wherein the pair c1 is indicative of a value v1, wherein the mantissa m has a bit width of N m1 and wherein the exponent e has a bit width of N e1 , wherein v 1 = 2 e 1 * 2 Nm 1 + m 1 − 2 Nm 1 and wherein the bit widths N m1 and N e1 are selected such that a total bit width N1=N e1 +N m1 of the pair c1 is smaller than a total bit width of the value v1. - a positioning device configured to determine position data (PD1) indicative of a position (P1) of the broadcast device , - a control unit configured to: * receive the position data (PD1) as determined by the positioning device , * determine truncated position data (PD1') using at least a part of the received position data (PD1), wherein a bit width of the truncated position data (PD1') is smaller than a bit width of the position data (PD1), and * generate a data packet (D1) comprising the truncated position data (PD1') and an identifier (ID1) of the broadcast device or values indicative thereof, * receive the position data (PD1) as determined by the positioning device , * determine truncated position data (PD1') using at least a part of the received position data (PD1), wherein a bit width of the truncated position data (PD1') is smaller than a bit width of the position data (PD1), and * generate a data packet (D1) comprising the truncated position data (PD1') and an identifier (ID1) of the broadcast device or values indicative thereof, wherein the broadcast device further comprises - a radio transmitter configured to receive the generated data packet (D1) and wirelessly broadcast the received data packet (D1), - a radio transmitter configured to receive the generated data packet (D1) and wirelessly broadcast the received data packet (D1), wherein the broadcasted data packet (D1) is indicative of the to-be-broadcasted information, and wherein the broadcast device is configured to generate the data packet (D1) in such a way that the data packet (D1) comprises a pair c1 = (e1, m1) with an exponent e1 being a natural number and with a mantissa m1 being a natural number, wherein the pair c1 is indicative of a value v1, wherein the mantissa m has a bit width of N m1 and wherein the exponent e has a bit width of N e1 , wherein v 1 = 2 e 1 * 2 Nm 1 + m 1 − 2 Nm 1 and wherein the bit widths N m1 and N e1 are selected such that a total bit width N1=N e1 +N m1 of the pair c1 is smaller than a total bit width of the value v1. <EOS>