DIY 5.8ghz Clover Leaf & Skew Planar Antennas

There are many videos showing how to make 5.8ghz cloverleaf and skew planar antennas. Here is my version of this DIY project. I try to cover as much info as quickly as possible.
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Straight SMA connector - rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53...
90 degree SMA - rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53...
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[@sum1else83]

Rip in heaven, and know your videos are still inspiring people.

[@DRONETREADONME]

Your wisdom lives on..... About to put one of your designs on the bench, hope you get to see her fly from your current altitude

[@Joshuah2012]

If anyone's curious, when he shortens the length before the bends in the copper wires, he's using offsets. Electricians, plumbers and pipe fitters know. You shorten the length before a bend based on how much length the bend will take, takin into account the diameter of the material being bent. The world will miss this man.

[@fukluk88]

Near everything I know about quads I learnt from you, Joshua Bardwell, RC ModelReviews, and RC Groups forums. I can build, program, setup, tune, wind my own motors, build my own antennas...................Now, if only I could fly worth a hoot!

[@roguerodent1105]

Very thorough and clear with explaining this process. I feel much more confident i can build my own. Thanks to this video, thank you.

[@hutchracing4680]

Very well made video and explained nicely. Props to you my good man.

[@yudaanggoro9607]

Please do make more! I actually watch ALL of your videos

[@corywilliamsmith]

This is by far the best method and just plain ol' simple

[@zdanek]

Great video. Lot's of FPV masters that buy stuff online but a few know how to prepare hardware. Thank you.

[@gramps69cd12]

Hardest working Man on youtube ...I enjoy the vids Thank You !!

[@Coreycry]

This is Joshua Bardwell level channel haha

[@SpaceFaceFPV]

@@Coreycry ditto

[@HeliMarcReviews]

That was an awesome explained tutorial. Thank you for shareing

[@antoinerivoire]

great video. I think I'll get ordering the materials and make some lhp and rhp antennas. I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on the other types too.

[@triosyila]

JC. thank u for all ur informations to us, we always together with u bro. GOD BLESS U, and REST IN PEACE. I hope u read this comment in the heaven.

[@maddugqc6911]

wait this guy is dead look pretty young meeen

[@sporabh]

Excellent explanation!! Thank you!

[@roach969]

I made one from a broken antenna(MMCX type connector, the end was ripped off in a crash) and it works great! Thanks

[@Minusliquid16]

roach969 sadly he died 2 years ago😭

[@adamt5838]

Excellent info. Lighting could be better :). Great points about the bend radius. With the help of this video I just made my first 3 clover antenna with the original di-pole that came with my Wizard X220 and old tv coax cable (1mm copper wire). Haven't tested it yet, but I'm still pretty proud of it. Thanks!

[@akarshanmishra2351]

Adam Terry he is no more in this world

[@bryantmaximilionalpha2840]

Thank you for making such an informative vid! I've just built my first cloverleaf antenna(minus the sma connector) and it turned out pretty good. The sodder joints were pretty sloppy, but still looks good for my first build. Question concerning the link to the 90 degree SMA connectors...They're not like the one that you used in your video. Does it matter???

[@moodyone99]

Another great video JC. To get the solder flowing onto the copper wire you need to use some flux. $2 from China will give you a container that will last a lifetime. The flux cleans the metals and prepares them to receive the solder. Same principal with solder wick, that is copper braid impregnated with flux. Flux is the solderers friend. Dave

[@ruhnet]

Great video. Thanks!

[@electroluxe76]

Fly High JC!

[@krzysztofkenobi8072]

Great video, can you tell something more about the first lesft anrenna?

[@aymanfaroukhamed999]

very very very nice Work you are amazing

[@Teramann]

forever you champion.. some day we will fly together as a team. hugs to your family.

[@Sully365]

Dude, i just found you a few days ago and then i find this?!?!?! Seriously, put your patreon back up

[@abdelwahabelgharus9748]

Thank you for this video

[@sptrader6316]

After you make an antenna, I'd like to see you use an antenna meter to test them for accuracy at the desired band. Maybe compare yours to the commercially made antennas too.

[@woody9101]

love your diy videos! quick question, what soldering iron do you use?

[@elcotorro]

muchas gracias ya construir mis antenas, son iguales tx y rx??

[@TheMadmacs]

great help

[@mikegrimsley9017]

If you use wire cutters like that are usually on wire strippers, they'll cut it nice like scissors. The diagonal pliers you used to cut are more of a pinch.

[@alias1atl]

do you remove the shielding from the ends of the copper before soldering to the coax

[@Chretze]

Is there something one can do to influence antenna gain? Or do all clover leave antennas just have similar gain and thats it? same with linear antennas, can you increase the gain somehow in an omnidirectional antenna?

[@GGozzMontanelas]

The length of the wire is the same as the frequency you plan on flying? If im fying 2.4ghz i use 24xxmm??

[@darwinmounsey376]

Thanks man!

[@johnd4408]

I have a question? If you mount the antenna on the bottom (upside down) does it change the polarization? The reason I ask, every time I mount a RHCP antenna on the bottom, I lose gain but when mounted on top ( pointing up, paralleled with RX RHCP) I increase the range. I have a shielded GPS module on top and the FPV RF interferes with it.

[@mattathm]

Hi Blue Falcon, good video. Cheers. I'm just doing a mod on a Hubsan 501s drone I have to get better FPV and I bought some mushroom antenna (Boscam Cloud Spirit) fitted them and now I dont get any video. I removed the new antenna and fitted my panel antenna back and now I have video. When I check continuity of my panel antenna its open circuit. (no wores joined) When I check continuity of the new mushroom antenna... they are short circuited, just like the ones you made. i.e the loop comes out from the centre wire and get soldiered to the shield wire, so at the connector end if you multi meter it you get a joined connection. With the mushroom antenna I dont get video, with panel antenna I do... any ideas???? cheers Matt

[@fotoamgamgfoto3695]

I am using the 5945Mhz channel almost 6ghz s the 5.8ghz antenna size is a bit big IMHO, should I cut smaller wires than?

[@enachelucianadrian]

Hello. I think the angle is more tham 90 dergees between short ends beacause you want to overlap 17 degrees top parts to lower parts.

[@stelic9515]

thank you

[@balsamidis]

the 3 leaves antenna goes to receiver and the 4 leaves goes to transmitter?

[@ricpla6930]

How do you de- solder the connectors?

[@progettoaladino]

why weld together outer and inner wire? do they cause bad transmission? I learned that the two antenna outputs should never be combined

[@roytan7962]

use spectrum analyser to test the antenna spectrum, and do a fine tuning. 👽

[@1Esteband]

I noticed that you mostly mention RG316 cables. Is there any reason why you prefer it over RG402?

[@VAP0RCL0UD79]

t style tiny whoop antenna . make a video of that

[@makhrozan9416]

Nice

[@BumpierDrake960]

So what is the length of copper wire you use for the first ant in the video?Love that design.

[@ProjectBlueFalcon]

I used the same length, 52.93. Check out this guys video, his youtube channel is all about antennas. Its where I got the idea from. I didnt make mine like his but he explains everything very well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5-vdqRmabdoidE

[@ruedogs]

With the 90deg sma connector . Do you solder the center pin to the sug wire

[@ProjectBlueFalcon]

I dont. The white cap presses against it keeping it in place. Here is another video I made just on the connectors. I explain everything a little better here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXm0eqCPbtxpjpI

[@TheFlyingJerzey]

Donthese help for 5.8ghz fpv range?

[@aniruddhamindstrom2271]

i want to make a 5.8 GHz 9 dbi antenna what will be the calculation

[@rcpete7055]

Thanks..

[@rocketshipsandrobotsinterg2184]

How come a straight antenna doesn't loop around and solder to the shielding wire ?

[@DrohneschweizCh]

what is that product ; ,min :14:58' ??? Poxy pod? link to buy that? thanks and keep going

[@shamrock1961]

Silly Putty, Playdough and clay would be a good option too right??? Also something called Milliput which is a resin used by woodturners to strengthen cracks in wood as they turn it. It's pricey but it dries like a steel without the steel. Just saying. :-) Great video.

[@washingtonstatepicker3460]

Do you have a VNA? That would help you if not.

[@diverFPV]

Can I use nickel wire ?

[@wertigus]

directional antennas?

[@headfog7621]

i would like to know more about the first two in the pic for the video. i think the second one might be called a delta-t but dont know for sure.

[@ProjectBlueFalcon]

I actually got the idea from this channel in the link. He has some pretty good videos and antennas. I've been experimenting and plan on doing a back to back test with a few of them. kzbin.infofeed

[@taitywaity1836]

please do, i really wanna see how well these work

[@Coreycry]

You know we like tests.. do it!!

[@corywilliamsmith]

I don't think I got the right wire, mine is really bendy. is it supposed to be like that??

[@vitaman-fpvakajohnnywadd2121]

Can u make some helicals?

[@SMITHII_]

use flux. It makes it so much quicker and gives better solder joints.

[@drewwfulkerson]

Have you made a cross hair or pepper box?

[@ProjectBlueFalcon]

I havent tried to yet but I plan on doing more antenna videos after I do more testing.

[@twiztedmind864]

I think I may give this a try. some of the antennas out there are way overpriced.

[@realflow100]

if more leafs is worse. then why not make a single full length "leaf" that spirals all the way around at least 360 degrees? with the same leaf shape. Try it!! I wanna see if it works well. do the same for the quad. and the reciever

[@ruhnet]

Make sure if you use epoxy putty to NOT use any that has metal in it, like JB Weld, etc.

[@JohnAbella]

Does the length of the co-ax cable matter?

[@ProjectBlueFalcon]

Some perfectionist will say yes, but I say no it really doesn't.

[@washingtonstatepicker3460]

I use coax strippers but for this I can see a knife working

[@gramps69cd12]

On your box from RMRC for the Cricket , there is a typo ...Band "F" Fatshark band as 2 similar channel ... Channel 4 should read 5800 instead of 5880 and channel 8 is correct at 5880 .....See I pay close attention at your video's ....LOL... Cheers man .

[@ProjectBlueFalcon]

Yep nice catch! Just like a few of the Lumaniers getting the ground and audio wires wrong. You think they would pay more attention.

[@jimjaam1983]

this is fucking amazing thanks

[@thecentralscrutinizer5105]

52.93mm u say???....gonna have to try one, I've been making them 51.6mm, 2 bends on ends of all 3 @ 12.9mm. Suggestion: Cut a straw to 52.93 or 51.6mm and another @ 12.9mm or 12.8mm Then just use straw upright,put your wire in,, flush cut, and ta-da, 3 (or4) pieces of wire the same length, then drop the 12.9mm straw over your just-cut pieces, grab wire flush, top of straw with flat needle nose, and make small bend at the 12.9mm on each end of the 3 wires, then roll middles with 18mm round dowel to curve. Then for RHP drop down the right hand side of pre-shaped blades, Left for LHP (Do same for both R &TX antennas), toss the SMA out for the birds antenna, less leakage and less weight, just go direct hirose or ipx Strip 10mm off coax, slide down ground braid and bunch up around the coax, solder the hell outta the base and form a small dish/cup made of the braid and solder, solder your bent down,right hand legs to cup, and the other ends onto center conductor of coax....

[@mom0g1]

soldering the top is hard

[@jzflmr6089]

all antennas that i have are made of 1mm wire or even thicker. no 0.8mm

[@paracordgalaxy1037]

Nice! You should try out the Pagoda kit from Farvew.com I got one and put it together in about 10 minutes and the video is fantastic! Thanks dude!

[@akarshanmishra2351]

RIP

[@craigmunday3707]

Try tinning the copper wire before you try to solder all wires together

[@jeb5032]

The world is a genius, and an excellent pilot lighter :( so sad...

[@geekyfreak7920]

hey there! let me point out one thing which that fancy antenna didn't work, its because the radiation pattern that you get out those irregular shaped antenna is basically cutting their own lines of magnetic flux, which is not producing any gain, plus i think you didn't really match the impedance at transmitter with antenna, which is really a very bad practice and who do you just order any material from amazon? you need to consider material parameters in Designing parameters, to get best impedance matching and get the maximum power to be transmitted and get best efficiency ! hopefully you would take this in a learning way and not get offended by this comment! for the next time please try to include material thickness, dielectric constant, material conductance etc in design parameters and don't randomly order from amazon! thank you!!!

[@-sickfast434]

You gotta get ur self some flux man makes wire suck up solder and life alot more easy and better connections and liquid electrical tape or heat shrink

[@MysticMonster7]

Work on your soldering skills. You need more heat

[@vlupis1]

No offense but it's all just playing with wires. No real antennas there. It's much more complicated than just "let's just cut 1 lam. , bend it cool, solder to coax and see it perform"!

[@richardspiek1401]

Great job! I'll be checking out more of your vids to see if you ever use flux. 73 N3JLR