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RC2 / RC external antenna mod - any improvement?

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Hi everyone,
Disassembling the RC2 I saw that it would be very easy to attach two (or even four) external antennas with a pigtail IPEX4 to SMA connector.
If anyone has done it, did it yield any improvement in the signal?
Also, what would be the best antenna to use (omnidirectional)?

thanks!
 
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Hi everyone,
Disassembling the RC2 I saw that it would be very easy to attach two (or even four) external antennas with a pigtail IPEX4 to SMA connector.
If anyone has done it, did it yield any improvement in the signal?
Also, what would be the best antenna to use (omnidirectional)?

thanks!
I want a house-mounted antenna for my dji RC 2. I do all my flying ( dji mini 4 pro ) from my office to observe wildlife on my property. any suggestions?
 
Hi everyone,
Disassembling the RC2 I saw that it would be very easy to attach two (or even four) external antennas with a pigtail IPEX4 to SMA connector.
If anyone has done it, did it yield any improvement in the signal?
Also, what would be the best antenna to use (omnidirectional)?

thanks!


Hi, I modified the antennas on my DJI RC, before I had difficulty in testing reaching 2500 meters, with the modification I reached over 4000 meters and the drone was still usable.
 

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Hi, I modified the antennas on my DJI RC, before I had difficulty in testing reaching 2500 meters, with the modification I reached over 4000 meters and the drone was still usable.

Which drone were you flying? Thanks for posting the details!
 
I want a house-mounted antenna for my dji RC 2. I do all my flying ( dji mini 4 pro ) from my office to observe wildlife on my property. any suggestions?
I really like the question as I fly from my lakeside office as well.
How big is your property where you would need an external antenna?
 
My drone is Mini 3 Pro. I'm in Italy and transmission is CE.

I see pretty cheap dual band omni directional antennas on Amazon and elsewhere, for example

Is there a preferred model antenna for the RC? The mod looks pretty straightforward and I will consider doing it depending on what my experience is with the RC vs the RCN1 on the M3P.
 
I see pretty cheap dual band omni directional antennas on Amazon and elsewhere, for example

Is there a preferred model antenna for the RC? The mod looks pretty straightforward and I will consider doing it depending on what my experience is with the RC vs the RCN1 on the M3P.
I bought some 8dbi gain antennas on Amazon and they work well, I also bought some 10dbi antennas on Amazon but they even made the transmission worse. In the first link the antennas also have the cables needed for the modification


 
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Did you see a meaningful gain in connectivity in difficult terrain?
In the city between buildings it has a better sensitivity, a little less than in the open field where it performs better, but still it is a significant increase, I am happy with the change.
 
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