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auto-tracking hi-gain antenna

Postby RCModelReviews » Mon May 24, 2010 9:53 am

On my to-do list, I've added an auto-tracking hi-gain receiver antenna for use with 5.8GHz video systems.

The idea here is that because you have telemetry feeding back the exact location of the model, it becomes a trivial task to create an auto-tracking system that will ensure a hi-gain (highly directional) video receiver antenna is always directly pointed at the model. This will, in most cases, completely mitigate the effects of the higher path-loss (ie: normally shorter range) of the 5.8GHz video equipment and even allow lower-powered video transmitters to be used so as to reduce the risk of desensitizing a 2.4GHz RC receiver and extend battery life.

Anyone interested?
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Re: auto-tracking hi-gain antenna

Postby blindvision » Fri Jun 04, 2010 10:02 am

I am very interested.
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Re: auto-tracking hi-gain antenna

Postby RCModelReviews » Fri Jun 04, 2010 10:39 am

Good, I found a source of low-cost 360 degree servos today that will work very nicely for the horizontal aspect of the tracking.

I'll start a project page for this soon.
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Re: auto-tracking hi-gain antenna

Postby blindvision » Fri Jun 04, 2010 11:51 pm

i wish i had the time to join in, helping out -testing -let me know if there is anything other than money that i can help with Bruce.
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Re: auto-tracking hi-gain antenna

Postby Fugitive_Bill » Sun Jun 27, 2010 5:23 pm

Yeah, I'm interested too. As soon as you start moving ahead on the project and create Webpage on your site post a link to it in this thread.
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Re: auto-tracking hi-gain antenna

Postby DanKrszal » Mon Sep 27, 2010 2:24 am

I am. I was wondering if u r a ham radio operator ?
Reason for asking is well I am kb3oke. Maybe some time
We can give it a try. TTYL

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Re: auto-tracking hi-gain antenna

Postby PhoenIX_rc » Tue Sep 28, 2010 7:30 pm

I'm extremely interested in tracking antenna!
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Re: auto-tracking hi-gain antenna

Postby Ampair » Mon Nov 01, 2010 8:37 am

Tracking antennas are a great idea - I believe it is always better to optimise the suck end of the link instead of trying to blow ever harder at the tx. Directional antennas cut down the interference too.
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Re: auto-tracking hi-gain antenna

Postby Kamu » Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:52 pm

Did this ever come to fruition? Sounds very interesting.
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Re: auto-tracking hi-gain antenna

Postby Kamu » Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:05 am

I'm going to bump this and put in a suggestion, a dual antenna diversity system. Perhaps a patch antenna and a tracked grid antenna?
Would be very interesting for those interested in loooooooong range flying :).

And Rx diversity set up: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost ... tcount=170
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