Would Disabling House Wifi Give Better Range?

[Pilotjake]

Hi all,

I was just wondering if disabling the wifi in my house might give my drone better range. I’m a bit of a newb when it comes to this stuff I know that the drone range has allot to do with where the drone is flying and if signals are blocking it there. But I was thinking I could make a small improvement but removing wifi around me. I have mesh wifi setup and loads of cameras and smart home devices around where I take off.

thoughts?

 

[Pilotjake]

Hi all,

I was just wondering if disabling the wifi in my house might give my drone better range. I’m a bit of a newb when it comes to this stuff I know that the drone range has allot to do with where the drone is flying and if signals are blocking it there. But I was thinking I could make a small improvement but removing wifi around me. I have mesh wifi setup and loads of cameras and smart home devices around where I take off.

thoughts?

Sorry should specify flying a mavic 2 pro on dual band

 

[ShadowCat]

It should not have any effect on the drones range or performance. Communications is between the drone and transmitter. They operate on different frequencies. However, range is effected by obstructions and other terrestrial interference and of course weather. The way to understand this is imagine a gun and target your pointing at, if it is daylight and you can see your target yoiu can shoot it, however if a big wall is between you and the target you loose visual. If you see the target and a wind is blowing you have to adjust for it. Radio signals behave in similar ways. I could go on but you get the gist.

 

[midi459]

Hi all,

I was just wondering if disabling the wifi in my house might give my drone better range. I’m a bit of a newb when it comes to this stuff I know that the drone range has allot to do with where the drone is flying and if signals are blocking it there. But I was thinking I could make a small improvement but removing wifi around me. I have mesh wifi setup and loads of cameras and smart home devices around where I take off.

thoughts?

i find if i get away from the houses i get far better range go try an open field and then fly out 3 miles ya works alot better with no other wifi around

 

[ShadowCat]

i find if i get away from the houses i get far better range go try an open field and then fly out 3 miles ya works alot better with no other wifi around

All you are doing is reducing the number of possible causes of interference. All wireless systems operate in frequency bands allocated by the Relevant authorities worldwide. Drones operate on the 2.4 and 5.8 gbt frequency range there are other frequencies adjacent to this and without going too deep there are also harmonics it. it's not the wifi but the frequency it operates at that causes the interference, something you will never get in todays world

 

[midi459]

All you are doing is reducing the number of possible causes of interference. All wireless systems operate in frequency bands allocated by the Relevant authorities worldwide. Drones operate on the 2.4 and 5.8 gbt frequency range there are other frequencies adjacent to this and without going too deep there are also harmonics it. it's not the wifi but the frequency it operates at that causes the interference, something you will never get in todays world

would be nice to use low band but that wont ever happen ..go to where there is nobody and see what interference u get ..no houses no busness no interference pretty simple

 

[Rchawks]

What about large TV towers?

 

[ShadowCat]

would be nice to use low band but that wont ever happen ..go to where there is nobody and see what interference u get ..no houses no busness no interference pretty simple

In the modern world not possible unless you find a small island in the Pacific or Indian Oceans away from planes ships etcetc and even then undersea cables satellites microwaves will spoil your fun. The closest you will get is the Coronavirus lockdown. But guess what you cannot go out ?

 

[ShadowCat]

What about large TV towers?

If you are close to it most certainly you will get some interference. Imagine a torch shining on a wall, close up the beam is nice and bright one mile away it is dim and distant