My amp/antenna build and distance test (I will update thread as i go)

[ghost]

got my new 12 powerbank can't wait to test

 

[droneuser]

ok here is my data for 6 dbi Omni antenna WITH 4 watt amps also I am going more by the HD signal then the controller signal. When I do these test I am sitting down in a chair in the same spot every time.. also since I started these test at a 150 feet high iam going to try to keep it that way too!

 

[droneuser]

ok here is my data for 9 dbi Omni antenna WITH 4 watt amps also I am going more by the HD signal then the controller signal. When I do these test I am sitting down in a chair in the same spot every time.. also since I started these test at a 150 feet high iam going to try to keep it that way too!

 

[droneuser]

ok here is my data for 15 dbi Omni antenna WITH 4 watt amps also I am going more by the HD signal then the controller signal. When I do these test I am sitting down in a chair in the same spot every time.. also since I started these test at a 150 feet high iam going to try to keep it that way too!

 

[droneuser]

as you know and can see ( by the data) if I go higher I can go out further

 

[droneuser]

here is my furthest that is with the 15 dbi Omni antenna with 4 watt amps at a height of 361 feet

 

[droneuser]

of course I loose HD signal way before I loose controller signal sooo I am going to have to do some more mods to fix that problem

 

[droneuser]

I will test the 14 dbi panels hopefully next week

 

[Rnl]

Are you happy with results?

 

[Rnl]

Don't you have the 8 watt amps too I'd use one on rx side see if it helps.

 

[Rnl]

Why so many signal errors?? Any idea

 

[droneuser]

for the most part I am happy BUT without HD signal ( so you can see) the controller signal is kinda of worthless No I don't have 8 watt ones yet!..lol

as for signal errors I am thinking its picking up the wifi in the area meaning nearby house as the mavic is flying cause those signals would be strong then my if that makes any sense..lol


its going to be interesting on how the 14 dbi panels do!!!

 

[Rnl]

Yea I'm curious too. How many degrees does it cover?

 

[Rnl]

Some of those panels can get expensive. I wonder if they are higher quality.(work better)

 

[droneuser]

as for how many degrees it cover...I don't think the ad said but I am hoping it fans out good enough! and ohhhh yes they can!!! of course I bought the cheap ones!!! lol lol

 

[ac0j]

Don't you have the 8 watt amps too I'd use one on rx side see if it helps.

From the old days doing outdoor TV antennas and amps, I would bet the amps on the RX side of the controller would be of little use, as the signal gets degraded at distance, you would only be amplifying a bad signal at the remote. An RX amp wont replace missing or bad Data.
More TX power from the Mavic is the answer to that.

 

[droneuser]

From the old days doing outdoor TV antennas and amps, I would bet the amps on the RX side of the controller would be of little use, as the signal gets degraded at distance, you would only be amplifying a bad signal at the remote. An RX amp wont replace missing or bad Data.
More TX power from the Mavic is the answer to that.

yes I was thinking that too but there is some debate on that whether it would help that much? and of course battery is other problem no sense being able to go 5 miles or so if you don't have enough to get back so there that mod battery mod I guess it just depends on how far a person wants to go with it...lol

 

[ac0j]

The old man I did antenna work with always said, you cant amplify what isn't there.
Excited to see how far you get!

 

[droneuser]

The old man I did antenna work with always said, you cant amplify what isn't there.
Excited to see how far you get!

lol that is very true!!! lol I almost have my panels mounted hopefully by the end of the nite I will have them done! then if weather is nice I will try to get out there and test them

 

[droneuser]

test them sometime this week I mean