Good to hear you’re getting that sort if range with your
goggles. I’m considering the
smart controller too. Were you getting that range with the
goggles before you used the new controller?
Jamie.
I only managed to fly out to about 2 miles with the RE's and the standard controller when fixing ocusync to 2.4 GHz, standard (720p) and manual channel selection all on the controller, then turn on the
goggles (make sure the
goggles HD setting is 720p). With this, you are OK for these kinds of distances as long as no sudden interference occurs on that channel since it will not seek alternatives in manual mode. While kept in Auto with the standard controller, switching to alternative channels/frequencies will cause either or both of the components to loose connection "permanently" most of the time where the only remedy is to power down the
goggles.
With the new SRC, I have not bothered to use manual mode and when keeping standard (720p) video which is what I use 99% of the times, the communication even to significant distances (approx 3 miles tested so far) or situations where the system is forced to choose alternatives due to strong interference (also tested), the
goggles and RC glitches (if you even notice them) recover very quickly. I have not seen the same "permanent" communications breakdown which was common with the original controller and the RE
goggles in "auto" mode.
Since I use the
goggles for nearly all of my flights (but I never use any head tracking) this improvement with the SRC is huge for me and when I lift up my
goggles, I actually can see the bright screen and possibly LOS the drone. I am quite happy with that solution.
