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

[Rnl]

That's what I'm doing but it's a house station, now I'm going out 2nd story window, when I find the right combo of amps and antenna I will mount on roof with a rotating remote pole. ($79.00)

 

[Rnl]

This is what I'm doing.

 

[droneuser]

That's what I'm doing but it's a house station, now I'm going out 2nd story window, when I find the right combo of amps and antenna I will mount on roof with a rotating remote pole. ($79.00)

yes any height you can get helps!!! can you see picture now?

 

[droneuser]

Here is data on the 14 dbi panel antennas...I know there are a directional antenna...but I was hoping it would of fan out more..i tried to adjusted the antennas I best I could but I end up coming back sooner... I am going to try another flight hopefully this weekend...it was cloudy today too just a fyi

As you can see by the data not so good

 

[mnoutdoors]

Did the bird not make it home ? 1256 ft as Z
Fly the same route higher once and pay attention to the plane of the antennas vertical and horizontal

 

[droneuser]

Did the bird not make it home ? 1256 ft as Z
Fly the same route higher once and pay attention to the plane of the antennas vertical and horizontal

noo bird made it home sorry that got cut off

 

[droneuser]

here is the flight path for that data

 

[droneuser]

yes I will do another flight hopefully this weekend and I will pay attention to the plane of the antennas vertical and horizontal

 

[droneuser]

sounds like rain for the next 3 or so days!!!! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

[mnoutdoors]

You will get there, keep perfecting it takes patience. My son patience. And trial and errors then no errors
And a good clear LOS, data is not a Mavic it’s a phantom 3 heavily moded

With 20DBI panels and undisclosed amps

 

[mnoutdoors]

Moded inspire 1 with 15,800 mah of battery

 

[mnoutdoors]

And with a good stiff Tail wind in ATTI, that’s how to cover some miles

 

[ghost]

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

View attachment 35582

Managed to get this far with no amps on 5.8ghz using mavic cool helical 16 dbi antennas and kept he signal decided to try due to not trusting the battery to make it home

 

[droneuser]

Managed to get this far with no amps on 5.8ghz using mavic cool helical 16 dbi antennas and kept he signal decided to try due to not trusting the battery to make it home View attachment 35794

that's not bad!! yea the 5.8ghz is a cleaner then 2.4ghz I don't think to many people are using the 5.8 for wifi cause most device cant do that unless you buy an wireless network adapter...

 

[droneuser]

View attachment 35752 You will get there, keep perfecting it takes patience. My son patience. And trial and errors then no errors
And a good clear LOS, data is not a Mavic it’s a phantom 3 heavily moded

With 20DBI panels and undisclosed amps

lol that is true! undisclosed amps? if I may ask why cant you say what amps?

 

[mnoutdoors]

They far exceed the Needed capacity and don’t want someone thinking they need one so big
I’ve done it with much less since then

 

[droneuser]

They far exceed the Needed capacity and don’t want someone thinking they need one so big
I’ve done it with much less since then

but the question is...is the RX gain better?? I need RX for my HD signal

 

[mnoutdoors]

Well zero loss of signal at that distance, it is doable with far less. Let’s just say I could have used a coat hanger with that amp. it’s not a amp that i would have even used if I did not have it. Surplus. new it would cost way to much nor would I want to be around it with that much power for long.

 

[droneuser]

Well zero loss of signal at that distance, it is doable with far less. Let’s just say I could have used a coat hanger with that amp. it’s not a amp that i would have even used if I did not have it. Surplus. new it would cost way to much nor would I want to be around it with that much power for long.

ahhh ok I see what you mean

 

[droneuser]

Also after some thinking I think with the panels you cant really hold them in the position that is need at that time to get a better signal if that makes any sense...lol

So I took a camera tripod and mounted the panels on there. I think this will hold the position and be more precise then to hold it with your hands