Hi Bruce i'm new here, i'd like to say thanks first off, that debacle some years back with the DIY cruise missile, was a huge inspiration to me as a designer and hobbyist, and i've been following your work online since.
Currently i'm working on a more simple non-autonomous, no payload, FPV plane concept, with around 1.5km range on the telemetry, and the same for R/C (2.4Ghz), so the system you mentioned here:
RCModelReviews wrote:Right now I'm using a 200mW 5.8GHz system that I've tested out to over 1KM (1100 yards)and it looks as if I'll probably get to about 1.5Kms (nearly a mile) before the signal degrades too much.
Sounds perfect for my application (its just for fun hence the low range), could you post some information on where you got it, for how much etc, and if theres a supplier here in NZ?
I've looked at a few types online, but with little understanding of Mw ratings and effects on range its been hard, so the info here was most helpful.
There was a 500Mw 5.8Ghz system i looked at, is there a simple bit of math to figure out the likely range from that?
I noted your points on receiver antennae, but the antenna/signal tracking required makes this too complex for my liking, ideally i'd like a video range of about 2km line of sight, so that my video range is greater than the control range, and i thought if your system does 1-1.5km at 200Mw then a 500Mw might just make it to 2 Km......?
That FY21AP system looks really cool despite the price, my plane uses a parachute recovery system, which also doubles as a failsafe (it deploys automaticly as part of programmed failsafe in the event of control signal loss).
To keep the system simple as far as FPV, im not using OSD, instead i'm using the eagle tree seagull system to display info on a seperate screen.
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