Low power (and legal) FPV range test. RCHacker #77

[@Farming-Technology]

Welcome back man!

[@Rchacker]

+Tom George thanks.

[@ME-zu5kg]

Nice test mark keep them coming.

[@2crashy545]

The 25mw transmitter caught me out because I flew across several cornfields away from me until the image just started to get a little scratchy, then 180'd to fly back and with the antenna at the back of the quad I lost image completely and had to ditch. Fortunately I had a tracker. I do now also position my antennas more centrally.

[@Rchacker]

+Next Lipo Please MiniQuad Racer I've had the same happen to me with control on a plane. A dodgy receiver caught me out and the bad antenna placement did not help and I made confetti out of my wing.

[@2crashy545]

Ouch. I'd have enough confetti to open a bridal shop if I flew planes.

[@bwxmoto]

I wonder what your range would have been in same situation with a VAS pepperbox VRx antenna pointed out there.

[@Rchacker]

+BWX If someone sends me one ill tell you. :)

[@bwxmoto]

+RCHacker Hehe.. I just got one! Hopefully you can get one soon. looks to be a solid product.

[@adamlives]

What are you doing in the sticks of Victoria, Mark?

[@Rchacker]

+LaughingLogic (Adam) Walking through the bush with a bunch of electronics on my head. :)

[@scottthompson2481]

Hi mate , do you happen to now if you can put the new receiver in the Fatshark Teleporter goggles ? Great to see you back doing quality videos again bud .

[@Rchacker]

+Scott Thompson I think it is only the dominators that have the modular door on the front. No door, then not easily anyway.

[@owenkilleen]

What would you say about this module FS-GT3 in opposition to the Frysky module for use with a FS TH9X? Both have Telemetry. Does the Frysky module work with stock Flysky receivers?

[@Rchacker]

+owenkilleen I cannot say if it is better without trying it out. I doubt they will be compatible. I did my homework a while back and decided FrSky was the way to go for 2.4GHz.

[@owenkilleen]

ok cheers :)

[@knwest2012]

no wildlife?

[@owenkilleen]

I'm just curious how/what gps software you used to track here, ie. on pc?

[@Rchacker]

+owenkilleen I uploaded my tracklogs from my garmin vista HCx into google earth pro.

[@owenkilleen]

and, ...so basically, any gps module you have on a quadcopter, that can create logs, can be uploaded?

[@Rchacker]

+owenkilleen have not done that myself. Google earth with import gpx files, which is pretty standard log file format. looks like cleanflight blackbox will not do it. but i am sure APM or taulabs would be set up for it or at least have a converter somewhere.

[@JohnOCFII]

+RCHacker Actually, Cleanflight Blackbox will record GPS information and export it in a format readable by Google Earth. Of course, you'll need a GPS configured to communicate to the flight controller in Cleanflight. github.com/cleanflight/blackbox-tools

[@Rchacker]

+John O'Shaughnessy Nice, I missed that paragraph, thanks. If you have GPS blackbox_decode will spit out a gpx file automatically. I've got a blackbox capable board on the way looking forward to messing with it.

[@srenchristensen5493]

you need too fly a quadcopter too get a reel distans ,turn and bankin have big influnce on fpv-rance

[@Rchacker]

+søren christensen I agree, I did tilt the goggles around a lot. I've done quite a bit flying here since, the ground test matches well.

[@dispenserPEZ]

tuning at the end there isnt too good. i suspect too high P , try using TPA at 35-55 and set at 1500

[@Rchacker]

+K-Mo Moore Good advice, I've since discovered the goodness of TPA.

[@srenchristensen5493]

i can see you do it but not in the trees

[@lacucaracha111111]

austria has the same annoying regulations 25mw is a fart to the whind

[@alexwingsurf6304]

You are in a forest, the signal will be everytime bad. Go on a big field and test it again. Sorry for my bad English I am from Germany.

[@brightontilifly]

you should put the amber sound pack on your tarans www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2151914

[@Rchacker]

+Brighton Till I Fly Not my taranis, but I will keep it in mind for when I get my own.