Homemade 34-Turn Helical Antenna for Long Range FPV Review & Range Test - Helical vs Patch

[@AeroStuffFPV]

*I've linked the electronics down here* Eachine EV800D: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCxOubh FrSky Taranis X9D Plus SE: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCwlF2F Triple Feed Patch Antenna's: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCg1EMT

[@davisw13]

A nicer receiver is going to really help you out.

[@GiantAntCowboy]

Great video, very well presented, and thanks for the shout out. Super happy to see people’s experience with my DIY helical build. Incredible for a cheap easy thing. Definitely get your DVR fixed, and maybe think about it HDZero system this year once the new high lower VTX is out. Though actually, for a long range plane you might have great success with the SIYI digital system. I’ve never used it, but reviews seem very positive. Keep up the good work, cheers!

[@jameshatton4211]

What's your take on the Prosight Connex HD system? Almost nobody talks about this and I'm not sure why other than marketing?

[@GiantAntCowboy]

@@jameshatton4211 unfortunately I honestly don’t know much about it...

[@CAGreve1231]

Glad to see you were out trying your creation out. That is a very narrow beam and hard to stay inside of it. Nice build!

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Thank you very much! I've recently flew Long Range and had +7km with a SOLID signal! (Almost perfect, but very sharp & colorful) @800mW with the same plane (but a different receiver). And another Personal Thank You for messaging me on FB about the antenna. You were the only one optimistic about it, knowing more about these antennas than others!

[@CAGreve1231]

@@AeroStuffFPV - I remember when I first started experimenting with antennas and most of the FPV community said that I was foolish to make my own. They told me that dipoles and patch antennas were better than anything I could make. Looks like they're eating their words now. Most people think DIY is foolish and ridiculous. However, that is a hobby in itself for us tinkerers. Some of our creations will work and others will not. In any case, I'd like to send you a kit of sorts for my new Avenger antenna. No cost to you of course. I just want you to build it. It is a Crosshair Xtreme with a parasitic waveguide in front of it which increases the gain to 12.5dbic. I haven't even released it yet so you will be the first to have it... and you can tell everyone you built your own ;)

[@AeroStuffFPV]

@@CAGreve1231 You've put a huge smile on my face! I can't thank you enough.

[@johnnymilian]

I don't know anything about FPV but I really enjoyed this video. Great job.

[@michaelwhinnery164]

Once in a while we get to win one !!! Congratulations because every landing you can walk away from is a good one.

[@KG4JYS]

It would help if you looked into setting up a retransmitter. Then you could have the big helical on a tripod or other mount and retransmit on another frequency to your goggles. That gets you a good range but requires neither a heavy head-mount antenna nor care in facing the right direction.

[@GordonScottFPV]

Next level my friend! I’ve been following you for a while and watching your progress. 👍👍

[@roberttriner6242]

The biggest problem with having that many turns is obviously the gain Factor will be quite high, which means serious tight directivity! You better be ready to keep that thing perfectly on track because no matter how tight you try just being off by a couple of inches will lose your video substantially. It's almost not worth having something that high game unless you're tracking is perfect you're better off with the lower gain antenna maybe stacking them which of course will add to directivity to some degree

[@raztaz826]

Pretty neat. If you eliminate those SMA connectors on the plane, you could get a little more power out of the VTX

[@dalovehall]

wow thats thing huge need that on a antenna tracker would be perfect. awesome build.

[@여-n8f]

We are glad that you were safe and that the plane was recovered completely. What are the Flight controls and firmware programs used for? I hope you always enjoy enjoyable and safe flights. May good luck always be with you.

[@aleksandr_kalinin_1_137]

Nice! Which telemetry OSD is it?

[@ahmadfaris8044]

Hi, what happens if the turn diameter is larger?

[@hectordeleon7859]

Thank you for the well explained video. I also have the ev800d goggles but with the stock antenna’s I’m getting low range with a 1000mw AKK vtx barely making it 300 meters. Are you running a 5.8ghz amplifier and diy antennas to get this range?

[@여-n8f]

OscarLiang says that beyond 15 turns there is little additional benefit. 6-turn footer with multiple gains, up to 15 turns.

[@siddharth4662]

could you share something on those light beacons please!

[@AeroStuffFPV]

I already made a video about it on my channel

[@Indonesia01ian]

Hi, I wanna build my antenna Is it that hard to make a good antenna for long range? (+10km) I didnt have any back ground in Electrical/Signal. Is there any guide to make a helical antenna? For me, the factory made ORT antenna 12turn is so expensive ($50)

[@BowOneFire]

You can sometimes use a file recovery tool to get the dvr back. I did that on my ev800d and it worked

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Thanks! Which one? Bc none that I’ve tried worked...

[@BowOneFire]

@@AeroStuffFPV EaseUS. There's 2 free versions, one called the trial version and one called the free version, if you get the trial version you can't restore anything but if you get the free version you can restore 500mb of the files it can find.

[@honkhonk8009]

Bro u definitely need to invest in a 3D printer. Best $250 ever Anything you want, you can just print it. I was able to print out some wings out of LWPLA which is basically the same as regular foam but slightly stiffer. It can be annoying to use F360 to model the parts, but overall its still worth it. It really does change the whole FPV experience when you can just model in your own gimbal, or even your own bomb bay.

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Correct, It’s a game changer, but I have to wait until I’ll afford and have enough material to start printing parts, mechanism’s & more

[@leojgo]

@@AeroStuffFPV I think it's too time consuming and finicky to configure. I like the fact you use simpler and cheaper materials and get good results. I'd suggest you to try some hotwired wing and fuselage so you can compare the performance.

[@RandoManFPV]

Damn I didn't realize I could get a 3d printer so cheap... I wish i was just a tad less broke and had a bit more space 😅

[@_bs5349]

Good men 🤝🤛🏻👍🤠keep going mate

[@themocaw]

If I ever see someone dressed like a 1950s sci fi robot staring at the sky, ill say hi. (Once youve landed of course.)

[@mutantthegreat7963]

Awesome video dude, and lucky at the end. Have you thought about using a camera tripod to hold the helical antennas at the plane? I believe with so many turns, the beamwidth may only be a couple of degrees which might explain why it was a bit inconsistent.

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Thanks! Yes, I thought about having a TriPod with an antenna tracker. But I have it permanently mounted on my Goggles... I don’t see the need of a tracker either because I move my head like one ever so precisely to get the best picture :)

[@AAAAAA-qx6uz]

So your head is tracker , natural and smooth

[@andrejmirt]

Did You use a 50ohm terminator on your tripple feed patch antenna? With 600mw of power on vtx and this 14dbi antenna the range should be over 20km easy.

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Yes! But still bad video over 5-6km.

[@mdmuntaharul6795]

what is the led name that you are using in your rc plane

[@AeroStuffFPV]

W5W-T10 LED Lights: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DkYnMN9 12-24v LED Controllers: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dl23K8j

[@maybayson4203]

Try farvew helical antena,i built many.work well and easy to build

[@lightpolebluelamaa4207]

You should try out the FOXEER Reaper Infinity it’s a 5W VTX I get clear footage for up to 10km away

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Overkill for FC - Just use better antennas

[@ahmadfaris8044]

That's illegal

[@lightpolebluelamaa4207]

@@ahmadfaris8044 i know

[@neuromancer692]

@@ahmadfaris8044So what?

[@a-wingsgaming9162]

@@ahmadfaris8044Depending on where you live, or you can just have the applicable amateur radio license

[@md-1186]

Skill + Luck saved your plane

[@sunsetpark_fpv]

This test would have produced clearer video in the day. The camera is introducing too much noise because of the darkness.

[@aaronwilson1666]

What is the cost of all this???

[@AeroStuffFPV]

Approx $12

[@aaronwilson1666]

@@AeroStuffFPV wow… I should’ve spend these years doing my own builds instead of spending lots of $$ on Parkzone and other overpriced stuff

[@AndrewHollywood]

Anything worth doing is worth OVERDOING!!

[@mark6302]

holy shit thats intense

[@JoseValencia-fr8wh]

FCC hello? Yea there is a guy out here receiving all off the signals.

[@alexeygnutov8007]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGOwmWyPf5J8o9E 8км на 25 mw на маленьком патче. Ради чего это все?

[@Ronfosh]

That thing looks like a rail gun

[@Alistratov1971]

We fly 7 km on a 3 turn Helix and 25 mW of video power! :) Correction: our antennas are correctly and carefully tuned! So you should learn a little antenna theory and buy a good tuning device. Or buy our antennas from Russia :)))

[@barenekid9695]

Reallly!! That foolish contraption looks like you now need a Neck Brace to keep your head supported.

[@AeroStuffFPV]

I’m not using the 34T anymore, I’m flying with a homemade 16T which is a lot lighter and has shown great video at +10km.