Optimizing Reflector Type Range Extenders

[NTCooper]

First off, FAA regulations are understood.

Question: From a technical perspective, could you not enhance the effectiveness of the dish-type metal, reflector, slip-on accessories by GROUNDING those metallic reflectors to the drone’s controller circuit board?

I am not a technician but It would seem to make sense with the only barriers being an external, visually acceptable and non-intrusive method of connection that does not compromise the DJI warranty.

Am I in error on the technical side of this and has anyone applied this grounding idea on any drone system?

 

[dirkclod]

Alright let’s mod em thread. I remember when they first started using them on Phantoms and I tryed everything except that. Even went as
far as rigging a turkey pan as one. That was a sight .?
Sorry had a flashback.?

 

[old man mavic]

i dont think that what you propose would make a lot of difference ,they are just parabolic reflectors that concentrate the signal from the antennas in one direction
of course i could be wrong in my assumption

 

[jimlips]

Grounding the reflectors would have no effect. Visualize the reflectors as a parabolic mirror. The mirror would reflect light if it was grounded or not. Like @old-man-mavic says, it just concentrates the signal in one direction.

 

[Dave Maine]

Grounding them would cause all the signal hitting them to flow to ground, not reflect off.

 

[Meta4]

I've never noticed any need to improve the performance of my cheap reflectors.
They work very well as they are.