FPV Antennas: RHCP, LCHP, SMA, RP-SMA, Pagoda, Patch...What the Heck?

[@jumpstartfpv]

It's refreshing to see a youtuber admit that he does not know everything about them and does not ACT like he knows everything about them. I love your honesty reviews.

[@iamshredder3587]

Yeah. It'd be nice to see more of that in commenters too. 😂

[@matlacking]

out of all of my research getting into fpv, i just could not understand the antennas. This video is the first one that actually made things clear, tysm

[@HalfChrome]

Glad go help

[@randallandrews120]

Thank you! New to FPV. Fixed wing War Bird flier. Perfect simple and easy to understand the basics. I learned about Right and Left hand from you. Being new with no other FPV fliers I associate with, your vid was a HUGE help. Cheers from Annapolis MD USA

[@HalfChrome]

Glad to help.

[@Daclaem]

top notch informations , you cleared up this mess in 8 minutes , big thanks !

[@HalfChrome]

Glad to help

[@polishhammer1992]

RHCP will forever mean Red Hot Chili Peppers to me.

[@HalfChrome]

My all time favorite band.

[@theartofflying3108]

@@HalfChrome please do explonatory video on diversity receivers now.. and on vtx.

[@barryfredrick2731]

🤘😝🤘

[@barryfredrick2731]

@Elijah Carter Dude what's that? An app?

[@HalfChrome]

One of the greatest rock bands of all time.

[@jonathangilpin193]

This actually made sense to me,been reading tons on the net but you made it easy to understand thanks!

[@HalfChrome]

Glad to help

[@paco_rider]

I think this is similar to finding the 'best' spark plug to your car

[@adrianau4246]

Do you have a updated video on this ?

[@theartofflying3108]

Thank you for that short and straight forward video explonations for not an electronic nerds as I was searching for this. You convinced me to subscribe to your channel with it.

[@HalfChrome]

Thanks and welcome to the channel

[@xaviermacias7988]

Goes the ghz really matter? I'm just looking for a replacement for my mobula7 and it uses a ufl

[@mudkipz3213]

Did not even know about the directions! Good informative video, helped me a lot in choosing which antennas to buy

[@HalfChrome]

It isn’t something people think about but it matters a lot

[@ThanakritGu]

Wow, this was super clear and useful. Thank you!

[@HalfChrome]

Glad to help

[@gordonwright85]

Thanks for the wake up i now know a lot more, it's right hand on rx and right hand on transmitter. Great vid

[@HalfChrome]

Glad to help

[@TheJoker6789]

Great intro on this video exactly what was going around in my head.

[@HalfChrome]

Glad to help

[@barryfredrick2731]

*Bro,thank you* I'm losing my mind over here!

[@HalfChrome]

Glad to help

[@carcomp101]

Great content. Might mention that you can bend some antennas between the plug and the "top", eliminating the need for an extra sma right angle connector. I love those lollipops! What I use!

[@graywoulf]

Good information and no technobabble! I liked this... Thanks!

[@HalfChrome]

You are welcome

[@paulleon6057]

This sort of helped me understand things a bit better. I’m new to FPV so have lost countless hours researching. I’m on a budget but still like to try and go for kit that’s adaptable as I progress over time. If someone could weigh in with what lollipop and patch antennas they recommend and what adapters I would need to go with my Eachine EV100 goggles and the EMAX TinyHawk 2 Freestyle (stock config). I’m using the Jumper T-lite controller. Hopefully people that know more than me can help narrow the decision process as I just want to get cracking now 😅 Thanks in advance.

[@andrewwalz2787]

Hey Paul, I have a very similar setup as you. Which antennna's did you end up going with? Thanks.

[@user-eq2ug7in7b]

Still flying FPV?

[@scrubbasher6418]

Thanks mate for your info. Helped a lot.

[@Zeusdiosdeolimpo]

Congrats on the easy to understand video!

[@HalfChrome]

Thanks

[@andriheimoz]

Nice informative Video! I wasn't sure what to put on the quad and what on the googles. Thanks!

[@HalfChrome]

Glad to help.

[@ooOoo.....]

Great starter vid to help this noob, thanks!

[@HalfChrome]

Glad to help

[@flashtu]

Thanks for the exzellent explaining ive learned a lot. Greetings from Germany

[@TheTechHobbyist]

thank you so much !!!!!!!!! the video i was looking for

[@zaimchin]

super clear informations for me as a newbie for this kind of hobby. thanks a lot.

[@HalfChrome]

Glad to help

[@bkfpv]

Just what I needed. Great stuff. Thanks.

[@HalfChrome]

Glad it helped

[@PerchEagle]

I will use it with eachine vtx streaming to my mobile phone.

[@j.cabarga5971]

Becoming a HAM will instantly remove all your antenna-confusion - Ham Radio, that is!

[@dronepilot260rc]

On the triple patch. What's the terminator that plugs into the unused port

[@HalfChrome]

It’s to switch between left and right hand

[@h2o-fpv623]

Great review on antenas thank u

[@GBMark90]

What would be the best antenna for the foxeer wild fire receiver while flying the mobula 6 as the antenna is built into the drone? I seen a few tiny whoops in the back ground

[@techFPV5964]

Which antennas can I use on my Skyzone Cobra S D goggles that aren't too expensive?

[@Adam-zh4hm]

Thanks so much man!

[@paulorobertoevangelista7120]

Really nice explanation, thank you!

[@HalfChrome]

Glad it helped you.

[@sofiasoares07]

Hi, i would like to know which of those do u consider the best for both drone and googles? Much thanks!

[@shehabeldinhousein5875]

Very helpful! Thank you.

[@HalfChrome]

Glad to help

[@brianfreland9065]

What would you say the best pagoda antenna is? I'm definitely getting the menace pico patch but I'm not sure which pagoda to match it with

[@joemedic710]

Thankst, great vid!

[@VoxerArt]

I have a 5.8G 1000mw VTX. And linear antenna and I get blurry video. Replacing the antennas to TBS’s will solve the problem ?

[@HalfChrome]

Blurry vision is likely a camera issue

[@DougEfresh.]

But most of the little drones like Tinyhawk or Mobula or Beta fpv just have a little linear antenna sticking out, so wouldn't you just want the cheap linear antenna that comes with your goggles most of the time? Linear on the drone, linear on the goggles? I really want to get one of those long 15cm antennas, but it's circular right? So just because it's sticking up higher it's not better or is it?

[@HalfChrome]

The bigger antennas clear your head and should be better. I’d recommend circular vs linear only because if you switch to circular you’ll get gains. But you are right linear won’t put you at a disadvantage

[@sweetpoison4228]

So if i have a lolipop on my drone and 2 linear antennas on my reciever it wouldn't work, right?

[@HalfChrome]

It will work. It just isn’t ideal.

[@WilliamHorsley1962]

I just got fatshark scout goggles. In the description I saw LHCP omni & patch built in front on goggles. Is that correct. I can't find anymore information on the antanea. All of my quadcopters except for Walkera are RHCP. I'm slightly confused about if the fatshark scouts are RHCP or LHCP. Can you help me with the right antanea. Thanks. Just subbed

[@HalfChrome]

I’ll have to look

[@XyberZyen]

veery good tips thx.

[@questplayes4099]

I see you hase the skyzone 02x do you need rp sma or just sma antennas

[@manorotti]

Are RG178 antennas left or right hand?

[@AshishAmatya]

is there any difference between antennas mounted in quad vs goggles apart from its size?

[@HalfChrome]

You want to make sure they match but not necessarily.

[@michael1968-m9b]

great video thanks

[@whoopassfpv]

Good stuff! I am also flying a tinyhawk S. I got some cheap diversity goggles and wondering what antenna the TinyHawk is, so I know which 2 antennas to buy for my goggles. Any clue? Cheers from Hamburg!

[@HalfChrome]

It is a linear antenna so either RHCP or LHCP will work. Just don’t mix.

[@whoopassfpv]

@@HalfChrome Right on! Thanks. I put this out there elsewhere but perhaps you know... I replaced motor #1 with a new one on my TinyHawk 1s. Now, for an unknown reason Motors #2 & #3 rotate in reverse. I did not config that. :-( So of course my bird won't fly. Just turning circles on the floor. Rear left is #1, as in Betaflights QUAD X mixer. Wondering how to tell JUST THOSE 2 motors to reverse and stop effen around lol! Cheers!

[@whoopassfpv]

@@HalfChrome Sorry, rear right is motor #1. #3 is left rear.

[@Darksagan]

Excellent video.

[@HalfChrome]

Thanks

[@uwtab6898]

What type of antenna would be best for inside the house? I like to sit on the sofa and fly some floors up and down... any suggestions?

[@HalfChrome]

I’d suggest a good Omni

[@DoktorSkill]

I have an RHCP on my googles, in fact 2 of them. And one RG178 5.8 Linear antenna on my Drone. So RHCP or LHCP dont matter? Or would it be better when you have linear on drone, to not get a rhcp or lhcp for the googles?

[@DoktorSkill]

Would i be getting better signal when i got a RHCP for my drone to instead of linear?

[@HalfChrome]

Matching RHCP would be best.

[@jamiehill9578]

so what your saying is that at least one of your antenna will have to be the same as the one as on the drone

[@HalfChrome]

They should all match for best reception

[@bibou4758]

Do you think lollipop is better than mushroom antennas to put on a drone ?

[@HalfChrome]

Probably

[@bibou4758]

@@HalfChrome Okay thanks ! I'm a 15 French person building my first fpv drone

[@kharaileinbach9426]

Do certain antennas work with the drone and certain antennas work with the fpv googles or are antennas cross compatible? I'm new to the hobby.

[@toonnn11]

cross compatible, just make sure that the polarisation is the same and the GHz (5.8 or 2.4)

[@coryparadine3957]

How do you tell if the antenna goes onto goggles or the back of your drone

[@HalfChrome]

They can go in either location.

[@itsmegideon6641]

If I buy 2 of the same antenna and put 1 on my quad and one on my goggles will that work?

[@HalfChrome]

Probably.

[@bobbyworldwide]

Great vid.

[@maxmeister6355]

I have a small vtx on my quad which uses a linear antenna. Which polarization antenna should i use for my google then? Rhcp or lhcp or doesnt it matter

[@HalfChrome]

It won’t matter.

[@maxmeister6355]

@@HalfChrome okay thanks 👌

[@cG-es8mb]

I will fly inside and outside of my house. The outside we have some trees and will go around them. Shoukd I have a patch and circular antenna on my goggles?

[@HalfChrome]

You could. Lots of people like that combo

[@cG-es8mb]

@@HalfChrome yeah. I will try that out

[@dmctec5943]

Thxs. Excellent video!!!

[@HalfChrome]

You are welcome. Glad to help

[@untitledswed1661]

2:35 Well if it isent right hand or left hand what is it! for example eachine novice II?

[@HalfChrome]

Linear. Will work with left or right.

[@untitledswed1661]

@@HalfChrome allright thank you :)

[@brennanjames516]

if I have a linear antenna on my drone what antenna should I use

[@HalfChrome]

Any will work with linear. I’d recommend an Omni

[@Funcentric]

That was not helpful at all! Naw, just kidding. It was perfect. Thanks for starting from scratch for newbs. This was really good. I appreciate how you reviewed every aspect of the different varieties. I never knew about the "handed" part of the antennas. Keep up the good work. Subscribed!

[@HalfChrome]

Thanks. I learned the “handed” thing the hard way.

[@domitor1elementorum]

SO, pagoda is better then lollipop?

[@HalfChrome]

Depends

[@onetwo9824]

So as a beginner should i take a pair of those lollipop 3 mushrooms + a good patch? Just wanna fly around objects and go through some buildings. 50 - 700m range.

[@HalfChrome]

Yes

[@onetwo9824]

@@HalfChrome Sir, sorry for asking another one, but if me and my friend have cobra x / ev800dm, than should the antennas from your video work for both (at least the red lollipops). I don't know much, but those goggles have different receivers, and it might be a waste of money to buy a pair of mushrooms for a 800dm?

[@HalfChrome]

You can. Just check to see if you need SMA or RP-SMA

[@onetwo9824]

@@HalfChrome Oh yeah, I checked both. Just wasn't sure those antennas are worth to buy for a cheaper version(800dm). So, the lollipop pagoda pro as well as lollipop 3 and patches from the same brand should give a nice boost even for a cheaper version? Thanks.

[@HalfChrome]

Should help a little. Plus you can use them if you upgrade your goggles later

[@loudarioorawetz9812]

What if the antenna on my drone is just a straight wire?

[@HalfChrome]

Then right and left hand won’t matter. They will work equally as well

[@keFPV94]

Do i have to match the dbi to ?

[@HalfChrome]

Not really.

[@theUAPwhisperer]

are lh and rh antennas on goggles (patches) designated RHCP and LHCP for which side you screw them onto you goggles? Like a LHCP patch, does that mean it wont work on the right side of goggles ? im soooooo confused "I'm NOT referring to the drone at all, I know that matching LHCP with RHCP with your drone antenna is what you need to do..." I am referring to what side you need to MOUNT your antenna to your goggle ... I have attitude V5, so there's a LEFT-side, and there's a RIGHT-side..." :'(

[@HalfChrome]

You can mount them on either side. That does not matter

[@theUAPwhisperer]

@@HalfChrome what about dual RHCP or LHCP antenna combinations.. Do they imterfere with one another? Or just add more coverage? Or not at all related?

[@HalfChrome]

One will work. The other won’t. It’s best to use two of the same that match the drone.

[@theUAPwhisperer]

@@HalfChrome so a diversity receivers' job is to select the strongest (one) of the two paths (antennaes) ?? So the purpose of two antennaes is a bit defeating.. No? Why have two if only the optimal succeeds?

[@HalfChrome]

Two is better than one.

[@calebmorant932]

If you are switching from a liner antenna, do you use right hand or left hand or right hand? The drone I'm using is a tinyhawk freestyle without mods.

[@HalfChrome]

It matters what your drone antenna is. The Tinyhawk is neither so it won’t matter

[@calebmorant932]

Thank you

[@young.shredder2536]

Can I put the same kind of antenna on my drone that I could put on my goggles ? Offcourse right hand on the drone and right hand on the goggles.

[@HalfChrome]

Yes

[@young.shredder2536]

@@HalfChrome thx

[@kingofkards1110]

What would be best for an rc car that your trying to get long distance fpv?

[@HalfChrome]

Higher mw is better

[@kingofkards1110]

@@HalfChrome so basically just put the antenna in a high place with any antenna

[@HalfChrome]

Pretty much. Two matching omnis would be my suggestion.

[@fpvcruzer]

Thanks for this super clear video. I have the betafpv advanced kit 2. Goggles have linear antennas and drone - linear... so I can get right or left hand antennas or ? I am gonna search the web for more info, but if anyone can suggest what would be better I would be very grateful Thanks!

[@HalfChrome]

It won’t matter left or right if your drone is linear.

[@fpvcruzer]

@@HalfChrome Thanks so much for the reply! I am going to get two lollipops and the triple feed patch and see if I get some improvement. Also thanks for encouraging me to get the radio master t16s It has improved my flying considerably!

[@HalfChrome]

Great to hear

[@nyclassic4ever130]

I think the main questions beginners have...are those antennas for goggles or for the quad? Or are they interchangeable? If I'm buying a bnf quad how do I know what antennas I need? How about those micros? I already own some goggles will they work with that micro? Seems a bit more complicated than just matching left or right hand...

[@HalfChrome]

Interchangeable. BNF comes with antennas.

[@foxtree4255]

@@HalfChrome if i have a linear antenna on my bnf drone, can i replace the linear antenna on my goggles and get a better signal? drones antenna is soldered unfortunately but goggles are not.

[@HalfChrome]

Yes. Absolutely

[@foxtree4255]

@@HalfChrome thanks for answering! One more question and then I fully understand how to upgrade my kit. If the drones antenna is straight, does it matter if gogs are RHCP or lhcp? As long as both in the gogs are the same is ok?

[@HalfChrome]

Yes. It doesn’t matter. I would suggest RHCP as it is more common on quads for future proofing

[@johnreynaldavino1695]

what antenna is good for video fpv?

[@HalfChrome]

Lots of good options. Check video description.

[@therunandgunshooter3129]

Thanks!!

[@HalfChrome]

You are welcome

[@itsd.k9487]

What happens if you turn the drone on without the antenna ????? Is it safe for the wizard X220S

[@HalfChrome]

You could damage the VTX.

[@itsd.k9487]

@@HalfChrome what is the vtx and is it replacable ?

[@HalfChrome]

Video transmitter. Yes, it can be replaced.

[@itsd.k9487]

@@HalfChrome is it hard to replace on a x220s

[@HalfChrome]

It depends on your level of comfort soldering.

[@CarbonGlassMan]

So I have the Emax goggles that come with the EZ Pilot kit. It only comes with 1 hard plastic antenna but it has 2 antenna ports. The second one was unused. It's not diversity, just fake diversity I guess. Anyway, does leaving the second port open hurt the reception, or do you know? I bought an omni directional mushroom style antenna to put in the empty place and I noticed that did give me slightly better range. I can get a couple houses down the street and through a single row of trees flying a 200mw vtx. I can get 1 house away through thoer trees with the EZ Pilot's 20mw vtx. I just bought the tripple feed patch with the 50 ohm termination dummy to replace the factory Emax plastic antenna. Thanks for the video. Hopefully I'll be able to get 3 houses down when my new antenna comes in.

[@HalfChrome]

It is real diversity. Two antennas are better than one. They just don’t include it to save cost I guess

[@CarbonGlassMan]

@@HalfChrome Oh is it really? That's cool. I thought it was fake.

[@pixelgunman8388]

How do we find if our drone needs left or right antennas?

[@HalfChrome]

It can use either. Just match with your goggles

[@WilliamHorsley1962]

Wait. I already I'm. DUH !!!

[@dailydronejourney]

I always thinking RHCP is Red Hot Chilli Peppers.. hhhee..

[@HalfChrome]

It is. And should be. 👍

[@jlrcmultirotors7288]

Like 16 👍

[@kgb1632]

I’m the 800 th liker

[@HalfChrome]

Thanks.

[@rmiklosh]

Thank you for the video. Question. If I plan to fly rc heli fpv in urban area and mountains, what would be best option to have on googles and VTX?

[@HalfChrome]

Omni antennas

[@lorenzoantoniazzi1718]

Thank you!

[@HalfChrome]

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