Hello guys, as gb160 tested with IOS, I now present Android and IOS (unhacked) data.
Put my aircraft in a Microwave, unplugged of course. Ran up 2 stories in my brick and concrete house. Put the remote in a fixed place. Spoofed the GPS to various places. Whenever I can, I set the Transmission to Manual 5.8Ghz as this has the most difference in transmission levels between regions (CE=14dBm, FCC=26dBm) Started in Malaysia:
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See signal strength indicator : Full bars.
Belgium :
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As you can see the 1km lines move to ~90dBm levels. Signal strength dropped very much in 5.8Ghz.
Next up good Ol'Texas.
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Full strength.
Now, various places like Indonesia:
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(CE region)
Hong Kong:
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Next I hook up my Ipad, and did something similar. Spoofing done via Android, to various locations, then immediately switch the RC cable connection to Ipad.
Same as above was noted, except the ~1km and horizontal lines moves together, ie ~1km, -90dBm in CE and ~1km, -87dBm in FCC regions. Signal strength indicator goes up in FCC mode and down in CE mode. For fun, when I move away when signal goes low enough, disconnection really occurs.
This for me is as conclusive as it gets and is even more repeatable than a range test. I know, some folks insist on a freaking range test. I wont blame you if you say the whats the point of having signal but not flying far enough, But please bear in mind, is it really more repeatable and reliable? You're RC needs to be an interference free location at all times (a 200m RF free bubble), and your entire flight path needs to be same as well. Plus you need to fix it at 5.8Ghz to get the most difference (14dBm vs 26dBm). Finally, a 3km flight vs a 4km are both illegal and both very far already. On land, on flat terrain my experience is if you get 3km its already great.
Another note for Malaysia, IOS and Android is by default in FCC mode. As of today 22 May 2020, with my flysafe database.