Aircraft Antenna Mod

[sprtbkrydr]

You are killing me sportbiker, that is the EXACT model antenna I bought on amazon a couple days ago!

Hey! Like you say, Great minds think alike......Good luck with the project. It will be fun to watch.

 

[beanbubba]

Don't think so. That actually would be better cause you could go from orig connector to booster to orig antenna. Just need 2 small cables to the power leads.

I am going to get a pair of these each:
Amazon.com: onelinkmore RF Connector Pigtail Cable SMA Female Bulkhead to Ufl./ipx Extension Cable 1.13 Cable 5cm Pack of 2: Computers & Accessories
Amazon.com: Pigtail: U.FL Male to U.FL Female - 3 inches: Computers & Accessories
And extend the factory antennas externally to loop through the amps.

 

[sprtbkrydr]

I never have any trouble with the control side signal going weak it's always the HD side that goes.

 

[digdat0]

are the antennas for wifi same as flying with rc?

 

[Mavic]

re: Amazon.com: 2.4 GHz SPW24 (2370-2510MHz) RCHP Skew Planar Wheel Antenna: Toys & Games

Should you not have a matching pair (in this case a right hand one) antenna on the RC?

 

[sprtbkrydr]

are the antennas for wifi same as flying with rc?

RC uses a different frequency. Or they used to anyway. I'll take that back. I just looked on Tower Hobbies and they are using 2.4ghz for the planes now.

 

[Mavic]

I've got a lot of good results with this Omnidirectional antenna:
(you do not need a matching pair for this antenna)

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[beanbubba]

I've got a lot of good results with this Omnidirectional antenna:
(you do not need a matching pair for this antenna)

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Mavic, that is sweet! Thank you for the reference, I will definitely try this out.

How the heck did you get the handle "Mavic"

 

[beanbubba]

I've got a lot of good results with this Omnidirectional antenna:
(you do not need a matching pair for this antenna)

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And how would you characterize this antenna (i.e. circular polarization, linear, etc) ?

 

[beanbubba]

are the antennas for wifi same as flying with rc?

I have tested a half dozen 2.4 Wifi antennas and they all perform as expected with the Mavic. The amp's you are using are also designed for Wifi half duplex operation. Many amp's do not operate this way for continuous carrier. I would suspect that the mavic has some streamlined and stripped down version of the 802.11 protocol (pure speculation at this point).

 

[beanbubba]

That looks like it!
@beanbubba ..you just HAVE to put a cable from the back to a booster on top with antenna screwed directly on the booster. Can be fed by the battery clip or small 1 amp output powerbank.

Maklak, can you figure out the power situation and solution for the sunhams and if they can be powered by the battery clip XT60 port? I don't have my amp's yet to check connectors/volts/amps/etc.

 

[sprtbkrydr]

Maklak, can you figure out the power situation and solution for the sunhams and if they can be powered by the battery clip XT60 port? I don't have my amp's yet to check connectors/volts/amps/etc.

They can take up to 16 volts@2 amps

 

[dirtybum]

Maklak, can you figure out the power situation and solution for the sunhams and if they can be powered by the battery clip XT60 port? I don't have my amp's yet to check connectors/volts/amps/etc.

some people choose to use the 3S battery for the amps rather than the 11.1 V blue Chinese batteries. There should be no problem hooking the amp straight up to the Mavic. same voltage

 

[Mavic]

And how would you characterize this antenna (i.e. circular polarization, linear, etc) ?

How about Omnidirectional?

 

[beanbubba]

How about Omnidirectional?

Just looking at the physical shape of the antenna, it is not obvious if the polarization is circular, linear vertical, or linear horizontal.

 

[MacIak]

Maklak, can you figure out the power situation and solution for the sunhams and if they can be powered by the battery clip XT60 port? I don't have my amp's yet to check connectors/volts/amps/etc.

What motormouth said. I ve been running these amps successfully with a 3s lipo. The LiHv should be all good.
Love the work you're doin'.
Just curious @sprtbkrydr , @beanbubba , @dirtybum, @CyberNate .
Which fw versions are you running currently?

 

[beanbubba]

@MotorBikeSportMouthRider seems appropriate

You can just barely fit the 4x RPSMA female bulkhead adapters in the mavic wifi radio space (now evacuated).



If I was to do this all over again, I would have placed in a square formation instead of a diamond. There is a tiny amount of extra room in the square formation.

 

[sprtbkrydr]

What motormouth said. I ve been running these amps successfully with a 3s lipo. The LiHv should be all good.
Love the work you're doin'.
Just curious @sprtbkrydr , @beanbubba , @dirtybum, @CyberNate .
Which fw versions are you running currently?

.0900 here Maclak

 

[beanbubba]

.0900 here Maclak

same here

 

[sprtbkrydr]

@MotorBikeSportMouthRider seems appropriate

You can just barely fit the 4x RPSMA female bulkhead adapters in the mavic wifi radio space (now evacuated).

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If I was to do this all over again, I would have placed in a square formation instead of a diamond. There is a tiny amount of extra room in the square formation.

Now you got me wondering just how you plan to pull this off!