DIY DJI Mavic Mini/Air/Pro/Spark RANGE BOOSTER/EXTENDER! [Make It Yourself For FREE]

[@carsonmtech]

Like mentioned in the video, you can get the download link in the description of this video, but if you're too lazy, here it is :) bit.ly/DIYMavicSeriesBooster

[@kennyllanos9754]

Love your vids

[@gsusheist]

Thank you Carson, I really appreciate this file. I was thinking of buying an extender. This will at least let me test one out. Thank you much appreciated. Pete, Sydney Australia

[@davidkabwesimwinga1957]

You made me love drones.. you're the reason why i have drones

[@ferdronemedia]

I made it and test it out! Got now a stable connection and went easy 2km in Urban area! And could go more...😲 same area: before I went only 800meters with Mavic Mini🙈 and RTH kicks in. Thank you again! You did a great job!👍🙏

[@imdyinginside1919]

I barely got 30 meter I hate mavic mini. I regret buying this and not a second mavic pro

[@ferdronemedia]

@@imdyinginside1919 try the mini 3...

[@Jeagletboard]

@@ferdronemedia when you say urban, are you talking about more on the side of city buildings or neighborhood housing?

[@devonhc7770]

800m, I can barely get to 2000 ft and it still has spikes from 0 bars to 2 bars of GPS signal even in country ,in the national forest I have flown past 15400 ft and even flew into dark fog clouds past 3400 ft up to take pictures close up.

[@raysalvador]

Carson, your home made extender blows away the store bought one. I have both. Nice work!

[@WendelM808]

Would love to see a range test with and without the range extender!! I just got my mini today and so stoked!! Love you videos!!

[@ingwarrce9900]

my mini with 1500m without dipole, here with dipole 1100m

[@yashdahima]

Thank you so much!! It really worked for me In urban area(INDIA) mavic mini struggle to reach 500m but with DIY extender it went all over 1500m+

[@muhammadnadiem1240]

Thank you so much. I try yesterday without the extender its 300 meters but with extenders i got 1.5 KILOMETRES. I am very glad that i found your KZbin channel

[@Jeagletboard]

Were you flying in an urban or rural area?

[@SirShahoEdits]

Going on holiday tomorrow and was going to buy one but it would arrive too late so I had to make this, haven’t tested it but I’ll get back, appreciated

[@Airbag888]

Made it.. Took 35mins including finding stuff. I don't recommend using it underwater😇 Will try tomorrow hopefully. Thanks

[@carsonmtech]

Lol yeah, using underwater or in rain would not exactly be the best for the booster or your drone/controller🙂. Hope you enjoy it!

[@Airbag888]

@@carsonmtech did a first try, not too bad boosts a bit compared to stock but I feel my DIY yagi may extend yet a bit more.

[@kevinsmith9420]

Love the first person recommendation

[@bigjohntechreviews4807]

Thanks for sharing this info. I just got my first drone ever ( Mavic Mini with fly more combo ). I will definitely be trying this out. You gained a new subscriber today. 👍Up and drone up

[@carsonmtech]

Awesome! That’s super exciting to hear :). Also, thanks for subscribing! Stay awesome

[@TheGuggo]

Good idea and very useful to have an additional layer of safety in case of flyaways. However, if you want to test your signal boosters and experience some real interference you should fly near TV antennas or better (I should say “worse”) a mobile cell antenna. A constant 50/60 Hz electromagnetic field is too far in frequency from the one used for the drone transmission frequency. The higher frequency of TV and mobile radio frequencies, with their highly modulated radio waves, cause potentially major interference with the controller’s signal. And one more thing... the parabola focuses the signals in one point (the focus) only if the direction of said signals are parallel with the axis of symmetry.

[@alvaromurillo9576]

This is so true Can’t fly mine further than 1200f away... why? cuz there’ is a big ass 5g antena near my house it is in the mountain but still affect a-lot my flying range 😓

[@carsonmtech]

DOH! I can’t believe I didn’t think of that one. I know of a couple places that would have those types of antennas near and so I will need to keep that in mind for the future. Also, I appreciate the correction on my parabolic design scientific explanation. Thanks!

[@TheGuggo]

Glad to help... didn’t waste my tuition fee as an electrical engineer graduate

[@andrewcharnovsky9428]

This gadget works!!! Gave me a thousand meters more range on my DJI Mini SE. Since it was successful, Carson, you got a like and a subscribe. Least I can do for all of your hard work. Thank you!!! 👍

[@garyjohnson9196]

What range were you getting before the modification?

[@sny1168]

I have tried using parabolic boosters with my FAA 5.8 ghz Mavic Mini in open area without wifi interference and could never really see where they helped. But I also have the Yagi 5.8ghz boosters and have found them to help. I by no means am and expert in wifi transmission but this is what I believe is the reason the Yagi is superior to the parabolic in open field environments. The parabolic will focus the transmittal beam in a narrower band than without it therefore helping cut through the noise to the drone receiver. But where I believe the issue really lies is with the drone's transmit signal back to the receiver. This is where I believe the Yagi come into play. I believe they are quite a bit more capable of capturing the faint signal from the drone than the stock antenna and the parabolic. As I said I fly in a open environment void of wifi signal and have achieved greater fpv distance with the Yagi than either stock or with parabolic extenders.

[@carsonmtech]

I have heard a couple people talk about the Yagi boosters - I’ve never tried them myself before. I may need to go pick some up and try them out!

[@tonyowen116]

Nice job Carson. I did appreciate your hands -on demo of making this booster. Put the video in my Like folder, so I can get back to the info, should I decide to make one myself. I do have a Ultimax Parabolic range booster. I've tried it out in the past with both my Platinum and 2 Pro. Not sure if it did anything. But tomorrow, I'll be flying around my friends ranch and orchard. Where I launch from, trees can become a bit of an issue - depending on altitude. Even at 60' AGL, it can be a bit dicey (at least in my mind), even though that puts me at least 35 feet above tree line. Just have to keep in mind, that the signal is no longer radial, but more directional, so I need to keep the controller pointed in the direction of where the drone is. Perhaps I might be wrong on the signal direction..... Hmmmmm...... Ciao

[@carsonmtech]

Tony, yes, the direction of your controller compared to where the drone is is certainly important with this booster on. Just one more thing to think about, but I think it’s worth it! Have a great day

[@avrahamreiss3258]

I've just made the extender as per your instructions. Your instructions were clear and worked perfectly! As opposed to the standard parabolic extender sold on the web, yours leaves room for addition of the yagis, i.e. using parabolic and yagis together. One video (don't remember whose) has tested and proven that the combination of parabolic and yagis gives a better result, i.e. greater range, than using one of the two by themselves. Haven't yet tested - but well done!

[@zisismzk7]

Buddy you have done an awesome job with that project and thousand thanks for giving the pdf file for free! Also I would like to say that even if you warp the rectangular piece with the foil, inside-out it will still work.. the signal waves will pass through the paper, bounce on the metal surface of the foil and go to the antennas.. A part of the wave's strength might be absorbed in the paper but it's not that big of a deal.. By the way... if you are a DIY guy you can try to make yagi antennas for signal boost! Just read how yagi antennas work and since you know the transmissions frequency you can do it! Be aware the yagi antennas are extremely directional and if you actually build them, when you test them out ALWAYS point at your drone! Also you can just ignore me 😋 but still thanks for the template!!!!

[@Druhue]

I love the contrast of Amish guy riding by on a horse drawn cart while you're flying a drone. Amazing.

[@INTELMAXELL]

Thank you this is very cool. Will have to save and share this with my drone group. :)

[@bblair502]

As an added bonus, these can also be used on your home wifi router if it has vertical antennas. Face the shiny side towards the direction you want a stronger signal (The signal behind the antenna will be reduced). You may need to separate the two antennas for individual mounting.

[@PolarBearLP]

It works for other drones too. I doubled my range on my Holy Stone HS720

[@byronramon150]

Thanks for sharing , this is my second drone first was a phantom 3 and now a mavic mini,, I live in Ecuador therefore waiting for shipping is weeks .... I also made the extender on your other video to my phantom 3 I went from 600-800 meters to 1.3 kilometers hope I get dame or better results

[@avishjoshansembhoo3623]

This works perfectly with my Spark🔥. Keep it up

[@retgunz]

Thanks a lot for making the signal booster PDF Carson. That was a really nice thing to do for us. Thanks for the video instructions as well. I tell you what, go ahead and take the rest of the day off WITH pay!!

[@sc8pe554]

Really good idea. Thanks. Greetings from Germany!

[@carsonmtech]

Glad you liked it! It's always awesome to hear where my audience is watching from. Cheers!

[@JBC_cat]

Awesome. I used to make these 10 years ago to boost my wifi on my router. Will give this a go for sure.

[@localrider77]

You came up with the design for the parabolic antenna nice👍

[@erenstlawyer7773]

Hey Miller...glad to see you’re doing well today during these uncharacteristic times. Quick question for ya...what if you just wrap the antenna in foil?... would-en it boost the signal?...

[@carsonmtech]

Thank ya! Also, no, that would not work. Doing that would actually be very dangerous and would result in the signal being cut in more than half if not more.

[@erenstlawyer7773]

@@carsonmtech ...but...the Yati range device seems to be a foil type attachment...with a little bit of plastic... ...I’m just want to improve signal...not some...of range...

[@geotsi10]

Congratulations Carson, about your videos and especially the making of the DIY extender. I will make it soon. If you can to find a way, to make a DIY landing gear skid with floating foam with simple materials, for mavic mini it will be usefull, when we flight near water, sea, lakes e.t.c. Greetings from Greece!!!

[@carsonmtech]

Thanks Geo! I appreciate the suggestion, I will see if I can come up with anything. No promises though but if I do make a video it’ll surely be on the channel :)

[@uravggamer4620]

Was on amazon about to buy one before I got the upload notification. I’m going to try it and see how much of a boost I get.

[@raysalvador]

UrAvgGamer, I made one and then bought one. The DIY one works WAY better than the one I purchased. Don’t buy one is my opinion

[@RandomViewers69]

Love your DIY project, Greetings from Cambodia.

[@carsonmtech]

Hey! Thanks for watching :)

[@dronesyes6548]

Excellent video my friend thanks for sharing. Liked

[@carsonmtech]

I appreciate it!

[@AdrianMateoDrones]

Great and amazing video Carson. You did an awesome JOB Sir. Nicely done and GREAT Work. Please keep those great videos coming. Thanks so much for sharing this great video with us. You have a Big Fan and a Big supporter here. Let’s help and support one another brother Carson. Have a great day Captain. Thanks for all you do and please keep flying.

[@dardobartoli]

Obviously this is a bit late in the day, but just a quick thanks for all your great videos. Always wanted a quality drone, but having too many hobbies already and not enough time, I've only ever had sub 100£ ones. Great fun and excellent way to learn. However, I've just moved into the middle of Wales (UK) where my nearest neighbours are 1 mile away and am surrounded by beautiful (but wet rolling hills) so now seemed the right time to invest. With the Mini 2 out, 'barely used' Mavic Mini 1 fly more's are available for 300£ (from sensible sellers of course). This represents a saving of 250£ compared to the latest version!!! So forewarned of all the 'features' I have took the plunge but must admit to my disappointment at just how bad the wifi connection can be. Despite being in the middle of almost nowhere with the nearest town 10 miles away, the connection really struggles for more than 500 meters I will persevere with various set up options suggest by yourself and others and make one of these most awesome extenders (mine already include the aerial type extenders) but I have a few days testing to do but may yet return it and get generation 2 mini in 2021 Thanks again for taking the time to make these videos, tutorials, pdf's etc etc. Wishing you a more kind and prosperous 4 years after that most hateful manbabywithtinyhands! Bob

[@avrahamreiss3258]

You performed a useful service for the public here. Thanks! In general, I enjoy your videos and learn some from them. Keep 'em coming!

[@AllThingsGundam]

Hey bud, your the reason I bought the mini mavic that and dji did a awesome job building it.

[@ferdronemedia]

Thanks mate! Made myself one!👍 Very nice model! Going 2test it out soon! Keep up the good work

[@Torreiro]

Great job man! Congratulations from Brazil! I'm gonna build one to my DJI SPARK. 😁🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@yusufozsalom9580]

Got my distance increased by around 200% try it! It works. I'm still shocked by how an aluminum peace can make this much of a diffrence.

[@purgi4]

Wow! Awesome video! Subscribed, liked! I'm gonna try this myself! Very good design! Keep up doing like that! Greetings from Croatia!

[@dronehub2321]

I jel radi?

[@purgi4]

@@dronehub2321 Čuj nisam napravio do kraja, sa tim kartonima kao, ali to malo što sam napravio pojaca signal malo. Ne previše ali bolje bude. Vjerujem da ako napraviš isto, precizno da će ti poboljšati signal lijepo.

[@dronehub2321]

@@purgi4 Testirati ću to ubrzo. Hvala

[@purgi4]

@@dronehub2321 Nema na čemu, sretno! Ako stigneš javi koliko ti poboljša signal!

[@dronehub2321]

@@purgi4 Naravno

[@TonysRcTechboom]

Fantastic channel and great information and thanks for showing us how to make the Booster 👍 really enjoyed every minute. I got my Mini today and am new at Drones so I can't wait to fly it and start learning. MASSIVE THUMBS UP AND A SUB TO. 👍🇺🇸🇬🇧👍

[@carsonmtech]

Thank you so much! I am glad you enjoyed it😁

[@techstudiojbl]

It does work! Took me 40 minutes to make and I really like it and appreciate your work, really nice and easy design :) New Subscriber

[@ndm1348]

Great experiment shared by you !! After watching this video, i just subscribed your channel. Greetings from India.

[@belavagyokkk]

Thanks for the video and the free download. I made it and tried out yesterday in urban area. I can fly without it 300m and with it 412m. I used 5,8GHz Channel 153, I put down the controller to a table and only moved the sticks. Thanks again. It could be very helpful if fly to far.

[@floresfam2488]

Just did it,definitely works 👍

[@UAVCINEMA]

Kp levels change daily i suggest UAV forecast app it helps! Thanks! Parabolic works but with occusync its not a great increase! Oc Cusync bounces signals to find the best one! Nice video!👍

[@dieyoungtv9468]

Ill try it tomorrow here in Philippines what is your settings in signal bro?

[@dronehub2321]

I tested the signal adapter and it increased signal 20%. Thank you.

[@MorbidGalaxy]

Nice I want a range test for the mini With the DIY parabolic extender and the amazon one.

[@carsonmtech]

Good idea

[@craigwflys]

Ordered the newer Yagi style boosters. Supposedly they are better than the parabolic ones.

[@carsonmtech]

Hmm, like I’ve said in a couple other comments that mention the Yagi style, I hadn’t heard of these before. Hopefully they do alright for you :)

[@Geeta1810RB]

Best idea sir Thank you

[@joepowers3731]

very nice design. thanks

[@bICEQ]

Please make video about mavic mini range test and attachments for tablets :)

[@carsonmtech]

I don’t currently own any tablets that would work with this (I only own a 11” iPad Pro) sooo I likely won’t do that anytime soon unless I get an iPad Mini or something. But, the range test I definitely would like to do but I would need some specific circumstances to do the testing which I have not found anywhere near me yet that would be suited for it. Still on the list of things I would like to do though :)

[@alvaromurillo9576]

Hey nice I’m glad you DIY these i been waiting for someone to make them but I still curious what if you make it 50% bigger? Will the range increase significantly? Or if someone knows more any reason why will not work? Any way thanks for the vid buddy!

[@carsonmtech]

Thank you! As far as making it bigger goes, like I mentioned in the physics behind how this works portion of this video (towards the end), the size of this is incredibly critical. If you made a booster that was 50% larger for each antenna, first of all, you likely wouldn’t be able to fit them both on this controller, but also, the parabolic design would need to be changed up. This specific parabolic design is meant for this size of print and if you made it larger, it would no longer work as intended since the reflective nature of the booster would no longer work as designed.

[@SteveGuidi]

You can make it bigger, but... 1. You need to follow the curvature of the parabola (as defined by its equation) so that signals continue to bounce to the same focal point (where the antenna is situated). 2. You can make it taller than the antenna, but that would be impractical since there is no antenna at the extended focal points to receive the signal. I'm basing my notes above on the mathematics of parabolas and their focal points. There is very likely a practical or "good-enough" size to get reasonable gains, and Carson's size is probably very close (if not ideal) to that since there are two adjacent antennas on the controller to consider. You could leverage a wider reflector for a drone that has a single antenna on the controller.

[@RoccoGermani]

Thats pretty awesome that you designed it yourself. Great video!

[@carsonmtech]

I spent quite a few hours doing so! I’m glad you liked it :)

[@ivant1553]

Great job dude !!! Greetings from South West of France !

[@yeeehaaawww3510]

your a genius bro, thank you!

[@marcusak4535]

Thank you it works i at normal have only 550m and with this booster i have 1700 good job (i have ce version)

[@ginrale]

Great video!

[@leemadden3able]

Nice video fella 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Querenciatv]

Awesome Work 👍

[@benji5976]

Hey, If you were to get a spotter could you pls do a range test to 0% and not return to home. Your spotter could get the drone when it lands. If you can't do this that's ok. Nice vid

[@carsonmtech]

Benji, smart! I’ll keep that in mind. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@benji5976]

Carson Miller thanks

[@dronehub2321]

I've made it today. It fits perfectly on a joystick so I will test it soon. Thank you a lot. Greetings from Bosnia and Herzegowina😁

[@ferdronemedia]

Hi MM pilots! I have made this antenna twice and did some test with a beer can and with foil. I have noticed that I get more range with the beer can than with kitchen foil... 👍

[@dansvideo45]

Nice video! Thanks for sharing!!

[@valzzu]

Thank you! This actually works!

[@cbossplayz3555]

Dude this thing made my spark fly farther it would cut out at 1500 ft tested today and got 2000 ft and still had great connection and it probably would have gone way further

[@Asaf6Sofer]

It works! (ce version user here)

[@carsonmtech]

Awesome to hear!!

[@mbankam]

What are the results before and after? thank I also has CE version 🤝😁

[@ferdronemedia]

Looks nice mate!😆 Have you tried the Yagi antenna....? I ordered one. 👍😆

[@Leonbergerss]

i need a 5.8 yagi but can’t seem to find one

[@carsonmtech]

I have not! I hadn’t heard about it prior to a couple of people (including yourself) name dropped them in these comments :). I may need to go get a pair myself and see how they do!

[@ferdronemedia]

They seam to work pretty well from what I have seen so far. There are 2 versions. 2.4 and 5.8 ghz. I will let you know how they performs as soon as I received them. 👍

[@ferdronemedia]

@@carsonmtech just 2 let you know I made a YAGI 2.4 Ghz Antenna and will test it soon...😆 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4i1p6WElJ1lras The one I ordered from Amazon is a 5.8Ghz version

[@canadainboy24-graeme91]

Wow! Great video man I didn't know tin foil is pretty useful for stuff like that I just like how all the impossible stuff works for you and they never work for me lol also was that a horse drawn carriage ride we used to have one in Canada lol

[@gregg8388]

nice job bro let me know if you have some covering the iohone 6 olus DIY

[@eddiewilson5123]

I had a question if ypu could choose between a Dji mini 2 cosco kit Dji air 1 fly more kit Dji air 2 just drone Yuneec Which would you choose and thank ypu for your time

[@carsonmtech]

DJI Mavic Air 2 drone only!!

[@eddiewilson5123]

Awesome and thank you for the reply i appriate your time.

[@TwOoNeOnE]

thank you for sharing how to DIY booster

[@colintucker2247]

great vid

[@daveh5599]

Nice one 👍 works well.

[@harunv.2731]

Any design usable with Mini 2 controller?

[@DominicMuir]

Awesome design! Great work!!! :D

[@carsonmtech]

Appreciate it man! Thanks for watching :-)

[@wilsonbrugal]

Thanks for the video and the template. What if you cover the parabolic also in aluminum foil?

[@carsonmtech]

I wouldn’t. That would cause unintended reflection of the signal in directions not needed

[@wilsonbrugal]

@@carsonmtech Thanks for you quick answer.

[@carsonmtech]

No problem Wilson!

[@pargasmarcusdeinielc.5467]

Do u have for dji phantom 3 standard? Newbie here

[@myusetoob]

Put a link to the little iPhone you use on your videos. I can't find your particular one. Thanks much!

[@carsonmtech]

Boom: images.app.goo.gl/B2zD1e6dcpYwzcNp7

[@naseralmawed5430]

Can u make a video on how to edit videos on dji fly app

[@carsonmtech]

Can’t make any guarantees for anything soon, but I just added it to my future video list :)

[@naseralmawed5430]

@@carsonmtech fair enough thank you!

[@Leonbergerss]

i have the worst luck with range on my mini , i get less than 1000 feet and i get no signal warnings and return to home constantly, i have the plastic booster that looks like the one you made but it sucks too

[@carsonmtech]

Hmmm, that’s very odd. I’ve always had success with parabolic boosters like this. What type of area are you flying in?

[@Leonbergerss]

Carson Miller i am in a pretty populated town in massachusetts with lots of tree and right near the ocean but i figured id would be better than what i have been getting even when im in more of an open area

[@elwingy]

just built this... i have a mavic mini ce, i hope it helps because signal is abysmal

[@debojitdas9565]

Can you make a 3d design for this?

[@andyanderson5637]

Where do you get the parabolic booster peices you cut out and why do you need them why not make you own for that also.

[@carsonmtech]

Hey Andy, everything seen in this video can be downloaded for free here: bit.ly/DIYMavicSeriesBooster

[@iancurtis5397]

Carson I've been experiencing distortion on my orientation indicator on my dji fly app. It basically says the drone is behind me when it's in front. Have you figured out a fix on this? I've heard it's a magnetic interference with rc and phone. Thanks @carson miller

[@rogue3524]

Thank You.

[@JB-dj1vn]

I don’t understand why you would do this mine already goes over 1 mile how far do you plan on going on a small battery

[@jeromyboy1]

Have you see the yagi antennas for mavic? 2.4ghz and 5.8ghz, you can 3D print them. I have seen crazy results on youtube

[@gonzague3820]

hey there, living in Europe, I have a bad range, do you know if I can switch to fcc mode or is it a piece of hardware inside the drone that make that ?

[@sc8pe554]

It doesn't work. You can't really change it. The only thing you can do is change your location with Fake GPS. Then you have fewer channels because that's what America dictates. But the transmission power does not increase. Greetings Benedikt

[@cmeluzzi]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYLXdndrZ69gZ8U

[@MorbidGalaxy]

Finnaly

[@KOOLlE]

Does the mini track people and follow

[@lakshanchamod1208]

Awesome 💞

[@DanPellicani]

I’ll try it!

[@carsonmtech]

Great!

[@JamesXcapesNY]

Lancaster PA?

[@nick5187]

Do you only review DJI Drones?

[@carsonmtech]

Nope, I just don’t have any intention of purchasing others right now as viewers tend to not show interest in other drones other than DJI. No companies have really reached out and have been wanting to send any decent drones either. What type of drones/brands would YOU like to see? I think you’re the same one who has commented on another video before regarding this lol so I want your input -

[@nick5187]

Carson Miller oh lol sorry I called you a dji fan boy.... I didn’t mean it. DJI drones are cool. I enjoy the reviews. You and captain drone are probably the two best reviews on KZbin. I personally have a Yuneec Mantis G... I do agree that DJI is ahead of the market and offers the latest features. Those other companies need to hook you up! Keep up the good work 👍🏼

[@mambodrones7013]

I love u, u a genious

[@ottoernst3735]

You can find them on thingeverse if you have a 3d printer

[@johannsuayan4821]

That's why I bought drones

[@jmains]

I think a range comparison would be interesting

[@buckboy1234]

Keep it in line of sight....but I'm almost 4000ft away...thats funny. Great video though