FLIR & Phantom together

[@mofarrell90]

Nice to see the radio station. I love drones ,ham radio,and I have held a FCC 1st class license with radar endorsement for 35 years. Thanks for the video. Brought back memories of my youth climbing radio towers .

[@dietero100]

Excellent and imaginative use of the Phantom. You did it again Ken.

[@KenHeron]

Having an audience that appreciates my efforts really keeps me going!

[@ScoTreVan]

Tricky stuff Ken, well done my friend

[@stevekaboobiroo1479]

Another great and interesting video Ken, thanks for sharing.

[@KenHeron]

And thank YOU for thanking ME.

[@kct1975]

Great Video! Very Interesting! Honestly, you are one of the Best Drone Pilots that I have ever seen.

[@cfrankfly]

OMG! Timing is EVERYTHING! Thanks Ken! I was going to so the same thing after deciding I was NOT going to pay for a FLIR Vue Pro.... although I would be much better in range resolution ect.... I'm a long time Ham guy and also into many things including flying (Corporate Jets...LR-45 for now..;) and have been taking my various Heli's, gliders and quads on the road with me to pacify my RC flying needs! Stumbled onto your channel and have been wondering about the Phantom 4. I thought my home-builds where almost as good but just couldn't resist jumping full into the P4 with HDMI mod for my Fat Sharks ect.... I've got about 30 flights on the P4 and it's almost boring to fly without all the little tinkering that I used to do with all my other stuff lol... NOW I'm going to buy the FLIR for my Android and do egg-zactly what you have done. P.S. Do you have any Range/distance resolution flight data/thoughts on the FLIR as you mounted? Thanks for the entertaining videos... Chris

[@dwiz419]

awesome! hope to get to this flight level oneday! awesome stuff!

[@elvisbest3213]

really good flying ken

[@vidualisefilms745]

I would have liked to have seen 3rd camera footage of the drone going up there... Drone1, Phone2, From the ground viewing the operation 3...

[@chinawolf2709]

You can use miracast dongle to mirror the phone screen to your labtop. So that you can see thermal image while the drone is in the air.

[@preferred3dprinting414]

Great Videos Ken!

[@KenHeron]

THANKS!

[@opnekryan]

Where in the video was the hotspot?

[@CanadianDroneHub]

That was a neat way to fined the problem . Nice video.

[@chrishope82666]

Good job on checking for hot spots. Does the transmitter interfere with the controller for your drone?

[@KenHeron]

No interference. The FM band is waaaaayyy far away from the frequencies the Phantom uses.

[@nikosmastoris8527]

Good job. This method is suitable for photovoltaic inspection?

[@KenHeron]

Um... Maybe? When you have time, please see my new channel: "The Daily Ha-Ha". New prank calls, parody songs and other comedy uploaded DAILY! kzbin.info

[@95TurboCivic]

did you get any kind of interference on the communication with the drone flying around the radio antenna.?

[@KenHeron]

None. The frequencies are too dissimilar.

[@DumpsterMarcus]

that's pretty cool!!! Definitely need a pay raise now lol

[@KenHeron]

Agreed!!

[@rellis777]

Ken, great video as always. How did you attach the phone to the phantom legs?

[@KenHeron]

Thanks! --I used gaffer's tape.

[@nicolinimedia]

show the inside of the transmitter shed

[@KenHeron]

Just for you my friend: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i36YYquhot10a7c

[@nicolinimedia]

cool dude

[@johnserious706]

How much did your phone reduce your battery life?

[@KenHeron]

I'd say the weight reduced flight time by 10-percent or more. I was more concerned with the TAPE holding my phone on!

[@NicholasWoyak]

Ken, what phone do you have that has thermal imaging? That's awesome! Could you show the difference between one of the antennas that is working properly and the one with a hot spot?

[@cdogvision]

Hi ken. What program do you use to edit your drone vids? Sorry if you already answered. I'm a new sub

[@KenHeron]

Adobe Premiere Pro CC Thanks for the sub!!

[@MrRichventurarv]

you did it! your awesome.

[@KenHeron]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@MedicDillahunty]

Hey Ken! What a small world! Not sure if you remember, but my name is Brooks, and I met you when I was visiting family in TN about a month ago. Mark D. brought my Dad and I by the station for a quick tour. Had I known you were this big into drones, I would have geeked out! In fact, I had my mini quad in the car at the time. I'm going to try to get back to Huntingdon sometime in the next 6 months, I'll be sure to stop by again. Cool project! Are you on FPVLAB.com by chance? Great FPV resource. Happy flying!

[@bookeaterintube]

Well Done. You might not know but you have just proven that it's possible to fly very close radio transmitting spots. There are many phantom crashes an fly aways which are being blamed on radio interference. OR was the transmitter off?

[@KenHeron]

Hey, you're right! Although I don't know why anyone would think an FM antenna would affect a Phantom's signal, as they are two completely different kinds of RF.

[@bookeaterintube]

There is lot of warnings on forums and websites that flying around closely to strong radiowave sources can interfere with signal. They go as far avoiding high or low voltage lines. It's nice to see your fly right next to must. It's like rubbing in the face to all scaremongers :)

[@KenHeron]

Heh. Yeah, none of those things can affect the phantom. Too funny. Scaredy-cats.

[@RJMaker]

Now that is some great piloting.

[@DylanHaskin]

The Flir's camera seems to be very over saturated

[@KenHeron]

That's because the low resolution is exaggerated when resized.

[@danielwatts7375]

+Ken Heron The "pocket flir" is one of the coolest tech advances. I have no practical use for them with my job, but I definitely want one... ...of course, my boss loves all things tech. Brb, gonna put together a cost-benefit analysis real quick...

[@davidrenfer498]

Why did your p4p have to go back to DJI?

[@danielwatts7375]

I honestly would've worried about radio interference...I know the rf in FM and the phantom are really far apart, but it could still cause issues.

[@Richcovephoto]

Nice flying not easy..

[@KenHeron]

Thanks Rich! --Had to use ALL my skillz on that one.

[@Coptersource]

haha, that's awesome!!!! I have a lot of Texans that will probably be attaching their phones to their Phantom's as well!

[@KenHeron]

Thanks fellers! --BTW, I'll be editing the Copter Source visit video NEXT!

[@p3e450]

Awesome ingenuity and creativity using a Phantom to find a broken radio antenna! I've always been interested in antennas and this was a cool way to see one. Also, how do you fly so close to the antenna without wetting your pants? (Mine would be soaked) :)

[@KenHeron]

Heh. I just try and trust the technology. (And cross my fingers.)

[@TheSkyriders]

Interesting! And so glad you didn't say GUIDE wires!!

[@KenHeron]

HAHAA!! Too funny! I was in line at Wal*Mart last month when a person asked a manager where she could find the "vanilla" envelopes!! (I nearly fell OUT.)

[@theskyridershighflyingtram3776]

Oh Man! NICE! It just bugs the "bejeezes" out of me. . for lack of a better word. . .shall we continue? I had a CHEMISTRY teacher that said "New-Q-lerr" instead of Nuclear. . .oh. .and "New-Q-less" as opposed to Nucleus. . .(if memory serves I believe we had a president that also said the same thing?). El NEMO instead of El Nino. . .supposuvly. . .Tyenol. . .BWAAAHAA :-0

[@marianohernandez198]

bad ass video sir...

[@darbyhousedrone5189]

Fun to watch Ken. Thanks for the continued entertainment.... Btw, when u gonna shave ur head? Btw, pretty cool with the P3 and FLIR. 👍

[@goriverman]

Your a very funny guy, love your video's

[@KenHeron]

Thanks!

[@GaryVaughan]

Starting Monday you could charge for that service officially based on the FAA rules on drones! :) Just sayin!

[@KenHeron]

WHOO-HOO!!

[@kevinbrun8014]

Ken, you'll never get that thing up to 88 mph!

[@KenHeron]

Already did! And I'm stuck here in the past, which to YOU... is the present.

[@95TurboCivic]

I was thinking more from magnetism or anything like that..

[@mtnmanchad]

COOL Shit! keep it up

[@rebug5614]

[@Coptersource]

love your profile picture!

[@subaranachhetri3840]

when will you do a give away😂😂i wish i will be a winner because since 4days i am following you and i am a active subscriber😄😄😄

[@Trippintim05]

2nd What does 2nd place get? lol

[@KenHeron]

A big, hearty THANK YOU!

[@sa7rawigamerpro646]

cmmentig on your videos to win your giveaway drone

[@RoyalRoyo]

pause at 0:34

[@TheJadyha]

2nd

[@cleverdarkelve]

1st.

[@KenHeron]

Congrats! You were first to comment. You win this month's $5,000 prize! (Better luck next time everyone else.)

[@verbsjwz2265]

+Ken Heron this is a joke right?

[@Lingo]

:-(

[@glkoop]

+Ken Heron yea right :)

[@KenHeron]

Yes. Yes it was.