NEVER LOSE YOUR DRONE AGAIN!! Hellgate buzzer tech tuesday uavfutures

[@UAVfutures]

I love the idea of a buzzer that lasts for weeks and only weighs 2 grams. Not so sure on the price however. What do you guys think? worth it for your drone?

[@budgieredeyes8202]

UAVfutures I have a idea.....for freestyle quads.... We can use two flight controller, so when the quad is tilted upsidesown..... we can reverse the the motor so that it flies upsidesown... Pls respond!

[@MrBeefSquatch]

UAVfutures this is cool, the only issue I see is if you have to leave to get retrieval gear, your quad is letting all those pesky strangers know right where to find a 2+hundred dollar quad. The good outweighs the bad I think, but be mindful when flying with this, everyone will know it’s location until it’s found.. love the videos Stu, new fpv’er and just joined the discord, thanks for all the content

[@UAVfutures]

that is just 3d mode mate. look up zoe fpv, you can do it with most flight controllers and escs

[@MrBeefSquatch]

UAVfutures I think you meant to reply to the above comment, but that’s ok, just stoked to have a message from the Stu! Love the content !!

[@BottleOJesus]

Definitely agree with Cal. Knock off like 10$ and I'm all game. Still need one though, or we need vendor competition to bring price down. But cant argue with being able to find a drone. Ill probably buy one to have but they could definitely push more units by dropping the price.

[@mece66]

A little expensive but I'm seriously considering getting one. In other news Stew is the Steve Irwin of FPV! High energy super enthusiastic and wants everyone to enjoy what he loves! 🤩

[@CreepinFPV]

This is a must have, I don't know how many times I have ejected a battery. That price is high, but on a expansive quad..... worth it. Thanks crew

[@dazzlekernow1408]

The first person to sell these without a lipo which you provide will make many people happy. Thanks pal

[@McDeslandes]

It’s up at 39 bucks right now..... give me a break. Great idea, I’ll wait for the clone!

[@tasmanthurstun6804]

Timothy Deslandes Its 39 in australia AUD and 30 in American dollars

[@McDeslandes]

TasFPV hmmm. Fair enough. Still for me that’s R$120! It’s a lot for me. I think they’re taking advantage of the fear of loosing ones drone. I really feel 10 to 15 dollars is a more fair price.

[@dans8955]

Thank You!! I crashed yesterday (same time you posted this coincidentally) the battery ejected and its still out there somewhere in 2 acres of densely overgrown forest. $30 is a lot for what it is but not for what it does. It could have saved me 5 hrs of pushing thru the overgrowth, mosquitos and poison ivy at 90°f AND the cost of replacing my quad. This is worth every penny if it stops this happening to you even once it pays for itself ten fold.

[@jayholt2101]

Man I literally just added a buzzer to my drone for the first time. I was thinking to my self that if the battery ejected I’m screwed. Well Stu you are here to save the day. Thanks for sharing this. I love this idea. Maybe I’ll get a few of these.

[@snailfpv]

Thanks for the review, just to answer few questions that appeared in the comments .. (might consider pinning this, will edit and update as more questions rise) >> The lipo is charged and managed by itself while you have a lipo connected to your quad or when USB is connected (if the 5V rail is USB powered) >> When your lipo is not disconnected in a crash it acts like a regular buzzer and you can trigger it off from your remote >> In case of receiver failure it is up to you to have FC configured to beep in case of RC link loss >> The direct soldering connection was chosen as eliminating as much points of failure as possible. (you can still add your own plug and switch it between quads to reduce the costs) That's why there is no on/off switch and no unnecessary stuff to configure.. it just works.. >> Any other questions, feel free to ask :)

[@Reman1975]

It's one of those things where you'd find it hard to justify the cost.......... Until you're well into hour 3 of trudging around the in trees near your flying site looking for your lost quad. I'm thinking around that point it may have started to seem like it would have been cheap insurance (Everyone has 20/20 hindsight. :) ). How I look at stuff like this is by factoring in my hourly pay rate. If the price of something is lower than the money I could have earned at work in the time that I've saved by owning it, Then it's probabbly worth it. So if owning one of these saved me 3 or 4 hours of wasted time looking for a quad (Over the units entire life) I'd be better off getting one rather than not.

[@NostraSVK]

I think that you are totally right. I would even add total price of quad to your equation and in that case, it is worth it.

[@nihilisticone4215]

Good idea, small and light, but a bit pricey. For a bit more you can get a T beacon that not only beeps, but transmits a UHF beacon that you can locate using a UHF walkie talkie. I think it can even broadcast the last known GPS coordinates from your GPS equipped iNAV birds.

[@kylekennah1715]

I really like that small drone set-up. Can really Bob and weave through those tight spots..buzzer seems to do it's job.

[@cannibalholiday]

If you get a good set of noise cancelling ear defenders they'll block out the loud noises, but they amplify quiet noises. You can hear people walking up the road long before your ears would. Something handy to know if you have to track a buzzer. :)

[@Gosuminer]

Spot on review. Everyone I know who has the Hellgate Buzzer says it is exactly what we all were waiting for, except it's a little expensive. I do think there will be copies around soon because frankly this is no rocket science and when that happens we will see prices dropping.

[@bohdiwolf]

very nice. I like the idea that it works regardless of battery and it's lightweight!

[@nbkblood]

Have one on my Rooster i caught it on sale for $24.95 few weeks ago and love it..Plan on putting them on some of my other drones specially after loosing one last fall and looking for 3 days to find it cause the battery came unplugged but didn't eject ..If i had this on it i would have went right to it cause it was laying on the ground beside a wood plank fence..

[@Znowin]

With how rare sessions are getting this is a must have for me, cant be losing a SINGLE gopro nowadays. My quad has an underslung battery and if it touches something the lipo pops out, 30 bucks for the peace of mind of not losing a setup worth nearly 1k AUD is deffo worth it

[@BigDFPV]

Great review! 👍 Don’t forget to check out the Drone Keeper Micro, same price but can move it from one drone to another, you hook it to the battery strap, doesn’t have to be wired, self powered.

[@christianprogrammer9131]

agreed best product Out there for Quads

[@brianwendl]

Thank you for the helping with the beeping noise!!!!

[@jakesouthard9175]

just lost my brand new DJI HD fpv build today. No buzzer. just re ordered a whole new build, this time with this buzzer. Will not lose another.

[@snoopyfpv8549]

I got two of them when they were on pre-order for $25. They work really well, but I do agree with you, it would be a lot better if they were around $15.... then I would have them on every quad.

[@frangalasso8301]

Drone keeper mini has been around for a while now and I believe it's way louder and cheeper. The drone keeper mini just went through a redesign which is cool. I think 30 bucks is to high for this hell gate and it's not loud enough

[@taff9059]

I think for a beginner like myself it is a valuable piece of kit, we all know how expensive fpv can get and loosing a quad early on may put pilots off. Yes it’s a tad on the high side but for what it does and how long it last, could save you $$$

[@V1ZFN]

it's great, very expensive considering the components used to create this buzzer, however I have a feeling more manufacturers will make them which will affect the price in the long run.

[@J_Renwick]

At the current price it seems they are selling insurance rather than a device. The cost to outfit my quads with this device would go a long way to cover the cost of 1 lost quad. Needs to be below $20 US to be attractive.

[@bryanjohnson584]

It was $30 before the review. Now apparently it is $38.60. Ironically, I was already out at $30. For $38.60 I definitely won't be buying one.

[@leeiberry]

Bryan Johnson same here .. needs to come down in price

[@P8FPV]

😮

[@HyperbolicFPV]

If they bring the price down to $37.56 I'll consider it

[@tasmanthurstun6804]

In American dollars its only 30 it only 39 in australia

[@bryanjohnson584]

@TasFPV the $38.60 is in Canadian dollars, not AUS$ or US$. People from all over the world with all kinds of currencies post here.

[@ThePrzno]

I love this thing, saved me a lot of time already and i have it few weeks

[@Reman1975]

As it's a pricey item, It could be worth getting one, But having it on a plug and adding pigtails to all your models so you can swap it onto whichever one you're going to have in the air at that time. It also makes me wonder about the feasibility of having a little 100 to 200mah 2s backup battery firmly fixed onto a quads frame somewhere. It could be setup with a small board to be disconnected unless main power unexpectedly goes off, Then it could kick in. It wouldn't have enough amps to make the quad fly, But having a buzzer, GPS and VTX still running for 15 or so minutes after a battery ejection would definitely make a quad easier to find.

[@joemarianna5906]

I think it’s an awesome idea. I also think if your a newbie then it may be worth it by putting on a drone.

[@Hughes500Bob]

I can make up 3 pin male/female wired plugs from JST-XH balance lead connectors so that one unit could be used on all your quads .... so that makes the price reasonable!

[@havoc_64]

LOVE YOUR Quad Board!

[@markhaycox4806]

Great idea, lost my quad for over 4 hours a month ago and this would have been a God send! Price wouldn't be a problem as they will almost certainly double it when it comes to the UK lol 😂

[@montyfpv2259]

GT wandering around with his old man cup of coffee ☕ Classic

[@mathieuf.2788]

Dropped my new build in a field of 4 foot tall grass, hadn't tested the beeper after the setup... got really lucky I was able to make it beep, I likely would have spent hours looking to no avail if not for the beeper.

[@oBseSsIoNPC]

If you fly FOS a lot it's worth it. If you run DVR $30 is HUGELY expensive. Great idea though!

[@Clynikal]

Jeezless that price!!! BG will go to town cloning this at a fraction of the price and rightly so with the component cost adding up to like a buck.

[@raymondwilliams6878]

I think you're right. It sucks because I want to support the originators, but almost $40 for a buzzer? I just paid like $6 for 10 buzzers last week! It's an awesome idea though...

[@markmitchell6711]

Try looking up the parts you think you will need to build one of these. It’s not just a buzzer. I bought a Dronekeeper Micro. I looked inside and saw a custom circuit board and lots of small components. If you knew how to build one, which you probably don’t. By the time you bought all the parts you thought you would need you would have dropped $40.00. I already attempted it. It didn’t make sense to spend the time and money to build something you can buy for $34.00. Component cost adding up to a buck? Give me a break.

[@raymondwilliams6878]

The main point is that this could be something that many people would use since it solves a very real problem many of us have; however, the price point isn't right for most. And I say this regardless of the cost of components. $40 a buzzer is a hard sell. There is a small niche within our general drone niche that will jump on this (because it makes sense based on what they do with drones), many won't. Still, it's a great idea.

[@jayt653]

There's got to be a simpler way by adding a 1s lipo to power the FC/RX and buzzer in case the main batt is thrown away? 4.2v lipo, FC runs at about 4.8 - would need something to limit current flow to the lipo when powered from the main battery - but if it was thrown, simply switching on your buzzer would allow it to start beeping? The elec experts may be able to chime in here. I have a ton of flat 1s lipos that I've re-purposed from either bad packs or old phone devices that are very small and flat. $30 - geesh

[@cannibalholiday]

I have an arduino trinket, a battery from a pocket drone, and some beepers. I sense a project coming up.

[@herbertfortner2687]

Great job looks like a great item be nice to have on any quad I lose mine regularly in the woods I wouldn't mind having one on mine I love to know how much they are it be great to put one on mine

[@therealmrd34d]

I just lost my last drone the other day and I wish I had seen this video before that . I just ordered one of these from rotorriot, after watching this.

[@ruellerz]

Bit the bullet and bought one on amazon ($35) for my Armattan Rooster. If I had tons of quads I'd be creative and add a connector and swap it between drones.

[@Timsfpvshow]

This is a cool product. It would have saved me 20 minutes yesterday when my battery ejected.

[@bigdavidsmith7]

What is a good beginner setup for a indoor fpv drone? I have can fly a regular drone good if that changes what u recommend?

[@russvoege6735]

here's a thought, make a 3 pin plug for all your quads and then all you need is one buzzer and have a removable mount.

[@dutchmetalmaniac]

it's pricy but if you make a pigtail for it on al your quads you can exchange the unit between them.

[@alfredosaugus705]

sometimes 3" of grass, a wide field is all it takes to camouflage your drone and suddenly trees or bushes all start to look a like too. I think of the price as a 1 time fee for peace of mind. I've seen a few lost kwads that could have been avoided. sure popping a battery doesn't happen often, but that extra peace of mind. sure wait for the copy cat, but remember your money is your vote which companies thrive in the hobby.

[@alfredosaugus705]

side note srsly tho, haw many drones do have? u just need 1 or 4 the most your while other drones could use a regular buzzer or non at all. like I bet out off the 10 drones u have u probably fly 4 the most right, out of that 4 u fly the most 1 is your the most favorite to fly right.. simple.

[@ToddTube1]

I already have 10 of these, one for every quad, I can't loose my quads!

[@henrischomacker6097]

Yes, absolutely - and it's also very convenient if you for example fly over tall grass and never ever have to search for your quad if you made a little mistake... just go and get it. I already own seven Dronekeepers and will go for this one for my future quads.

[@chrisr112887]

Ocean city New Jersey. That’s not in Australia lol. You been there?

[@racerx3076]

I got 3-for $66. and put them on my long range drones I also have a three-pin on a couple quads so I can swap it.

[@Clif_Brown]

RacerX FPV, where did you get them at that price?

[@HDgodfrey]

Killing it stew! Love you guys!

[@mshane86]

I completely agree. For $20 I would buy 5 right now. For $30 I know someone that needs a few but I he'll only buy one.

[@Projects_and_more]

Nice Idea, but....pricey Better idea would be if the usual 2-8s low voltage beeper (3x7 segment dispaly, double beeper and bright LED light) with display excluded (for weight, space and preserving energy) and put instead a small LiPo attached (as this have), a bit of FW change, it would do the trick. And from 3$, an increase to 10$ let say, it would be on everybody's build.

[@hallfatherofthree7022]

How long does the Hellgate buzzer's battery last? Do you have to recharge it manually or does it recharge from your lipos when you fly? I'm afraid this things battery will run down after a couple of months then it will be useless.

[@errikpreto1281]

Your sweatshirt says ocean city NJ have you ever been there before. I live 30 mins from there

[@erwinbruins3633]

I very much would like to have them in every quad i have, but my opinion: to expensive. Probably just protect my top ones?

[@jasonbond3567]

Can it be used in place of a regular buzzer? That is, can it also serve as a low voltage alarm? $30 is a bit nutty though...

[@UAVfutures]

yes it can

[@TheAngryAstronomer]

What if you use D-Shot buzzer?

[@eskrace1104]

Now we'll just wait for the cheaper copy to come out 😂

[@neclovek]

There is a whole lot of development, fine tuning and testing behind this thing, i think the cost is reasonable for how much work the hellgate guys put into it. Also its not made china made, so the production cost is way higher than it would be if it was mass produced at china.

[@jacquesnell6501]

neclovekSK lol i think they make more than enough off this

[@jacquesnell6501]

Almost 40 dollars for a buzzer with a mini lipo and a simple latching circuit? 😄

[@darkshadowsx5949]

i could make one with a 1s battery, a micro/nano arduino, and a buzzer for about $8-12 the programming would be easy. "lot of development" yeah on a custom pcb maybe. even then it would take me about 20 minutes to design one. 2 minutes to write the 5 lines of code. once you have the idea of something this simple development is a cake walk.

[@johncarold]

have you seen the DroneKeeper micro about the same but it sounds louder but I didn't hear yours live this one is twice as loud as my buzzer. Have a great week

[@joelposthuma4473]

What battery strap are you using on that quad?

[@tubechris]

Where did you get the Ocean City New Jersey sweatshirt? Did a fan send it to you?

[@reaverman]

Stew, I think 30 Bucks vs 300, it's a winner imho!

[@Hellmuthsilva]

My friend got this after your video.

[@stupotmcdermote]

stewy what drone is that one

[@bklon]

Hi there guys, I've lost my first racing quad a day before you posted that video, flown away full throttle into the sky until run out of power

[@iam1superwomn]

$30 is a little to steep for me. If it was like 10$ I would put it on all my quads though. Thanks for the info as usual!

[@rednoxmtb]

Expensive, but definitely agree that it will be better for an expensive Quad.

[@ugpfpv361]

Oh I see, the drone keeper mini used to be,I think, $19 but the new drone keeper micro is $36...so their just keeping up with the market price. I've spent enough time in trees and tall grass to know I will get one or make my own if 'Mini Quad Mega Fun' who posted here would be kind enough to post a schematic as he says their cheap to make and he know how.

[@michaelbengtsson6416]

Here in sweden it's at 46,77 USD from a local seller... And it looks like he is the only seller. A bit overpriced i think :p

[@michaelmontgomery6388]

Hi Guy's, i would have to agree with you stew. Keep up the good work!!!

[@LeuRne]

And how to recharge the lipo from the buzzer?

[@techFPV5964]

How many decibels is it cuz from the video it does'nt sound that loud at all!!

[@HyperbolicFPV]

How does someone from Australia come to own a sweatshirt from Ocean City New Jersey? That's right near here, sure it's a nice enough beach but not really worth the flight to the other side of the globe right?

[@echobeefpv8530]

Not sure it's loud enough. Why not put a small strobe light on it?? Easy to see, even in daylight. Would love it for my 3" XJB's, but way to expensive for a lack of features. Instead of a 2 week lasting time, why not a 5 minute " screaming " time?

[@c4pnk1rk]

Buzzer is bigger than my only quad at the moment... GT-R90 =P

[@licensetodrive9930]

Very cool, there was a similar device around a few years ago, the Dragon Avionics' Screamy, with 3 days beep time. No longer produced but you can still get the Arduino(?) source code by googling for "screamy hobbyking" and scrolling down to the bitbucket link on Hobbyking's page.

[@corycanfield545]

awesome beeper but way to expensive for close range but long range its perfect

[@shipmastergamer5238]

Give it a month Stew and eachine will have a cheap copy. Good video keep up the good work!

[@trondubstation]

how if a battery still connect....the buzzer bepper or not...

[@zuldanfpv4634]

Does anyone know what the name of the bush the quad was hiding in?

[@kyleswehla785]

If I have my receiver plugged into uart 3 on a eachine wizard x220 what do I need turned on in betaflight

[@fuleo]

What if the battery doesn't come off after you crash ?

[@unknown2241]

I must say great idea but why so expensive?

[@rogergaard]

Its crazy expensive, it should be closer to USD$5,- or maybe USD$2,50. This buzzer is a great idea.

[@ohiohouston3560]

I've been following a couple drone KZbinrs for about a year but still haven't got into the hobby. I really want to get started though. I'm good at soldering and tech stuff. Where should I start? My budget would be about $200 USD preferably less

[@mustardtiger8717]

jump in the discord i'm sure a bunch of people would be willing to help

[@DanielBrassard]

Get a taranis Q X7 and download velocidrone. In 30 days, start trying to fly.

[@MxJavice]

Bought one almost 2 weeks ago and not here yet...

[@rebelquadronfpv1065]

Wonder how it gets the energy to go for 30 hours?

[@raymondwilliams6878]

internal battery...I wonder if it's charging itself up while the quad is connected to the battery?

[@bigtunitube]

own 2, very happy!!

[@8alakai8]

it needs a push button or a switch so you can turn it of after unplugging your lipo

[@edstar83]

GPS tracker is better. buzzer helps anyone find your lost quad. Say you crash in the middle of the woods? might not even find it no matter how long it beeps for. A combination of GPS and buzzer = perfect.

[@rustygolfer3475]

What happens if the battery does not come off?

[@FauxShizzl]

Flyin High FPV then it can be activated by a switch on your radio like a standard buzzer.

[@briancourtice2858]

The Lavitan 110dbi buzzer has four wires. Can someone tell me how to wire it to a mamba FC? Thanks.

[@miniquadsmegafun3619]

That is awesome and I’ve been thinking about building exactly this! The parts cost maybe $5 so anything over $10-$15 is just the company being greedy... I don’t care what their excuse is I know electronics and how they did this and I find people who do things like this...cough cough alien cough are only hurting the hobby and taking advantage of people!!! Wow I can’t believe it’s armattans product.... they are my favorite retailer so I reslllllly would like to hear why it’s so costly because I really can’t imagine any reason why... it’s got a little relay and transistor in it and a tiny little battery with the buzzer... come on armattan please tell me what makes it cost so much so I can get your back and help spread the word!

[@arturosporting]

Could you explain a little bit how to do ir or list the parts needed? I was thinking to make one by my own too, but I really don't know much about electronics. Thanks!

[@miniquadsmegafun3619]

arturosporting if you don’t know how to work with components and can’t do smd or micro soldering I don’t recommend it.

[@ugpfpv361]

Yeah it would be cool if you could post a schematic so those is us that want to give it a go could try!

[@rollonb2947]

Lol, every creature in your country is designed to kill, and Granger dives right into the bush, fearless. 👍 Always good stuff, nice tech, thirty dollars is cheaper than replacing a quad.🍻 💪🃏

[@c4pnk1rk]

Now, if GoPro would include something like this... with maybe a 3pin JST.. Well... That'd be nice =P

[@vladoportos]

It should produce the same sound as Yanny v Laurel audio :D

[@MG-ee3rp]

What’s up Stewie from UAV futures🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@theolm]

its $38 now. im gonna wait for a banggood clone hahaha.

[@johnsammons9788]

Very good idea!!

[@DaytonaJim78]

Ya its worth it!

[@UAVfutures]

I think for some builds with $$ components the price is easily justifiable

[@zekeisme1]

I would go for 8 dollars but for 38$ not a chance. Damn son that's the price of a flight controller.