CE or FCC Phantom 3 advanced
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When you set up your monitor device, you will have more options if you have your location set as US 
Well, for a start you'll reclaim the option to set the channels manually in the app
There is a suspicion the power by location is not as *smart* as suggested.
It's surprisingly difficult to measure what power it is putting out, it has been suggested the power is modulated depending on how far away it is, and in FCC mode it is able to increase slightly more at a distance but is the same close too.
In any case the CE version still has a range around 2KM in line of sight.
The parabolic boosters will give you far more range than the slight power reduction takes away (close to double)
There is a suspicion the power by location is not as *smart* as suggested.
It's surprisingly difficult to measure what power it is putting out, it has been suggested the power is modulated depending on how far away it is, and in FCC mode it is able to increase slightly more at a distance but is the same close too.
In any case the CE version still has a range around 2KM in line of sight.
The parabolic boosters will give you far more range than the slight power reduction takes away (close to double)
do you think it could depend on your ip address ive noticed if i use a vpn and go onto the dji website from the united states it say us on the screen if i go on without the vpn it says uk so i download the firmware from the us website and i have never lost the signal while flying in the uk but ive only been out to 1 and a half miles with full signal
It is a mystery as yet and it is one i would like to know my self, i answered a bit in haste last night but this is what i have learnt so far about it. Dji claim they are factory set according to there shipping destination, i have emailed them a number of times about this and have had the same reply every time, but we all know we cant take this as solid. The next is a company in the uk were selling the pros cheap on ebay a few months ago for £899, i contacted dji about the company to see if they were legit and knew of company as they seemed far to cheap. Dji replied that they were one of there american distributors somehow selling them in the uk cheap on ebay and must have got round import and tax somehow. They told me that these carfts would be FCC models and if flown in the UK it would be against EU regulations and i would be breaking the law. I contacted quadcopters.uk and heliguy and they both confirmed that they knew of this seller in the uk selling them cheap on ebay and that they were FCC models and against the law to fly in the uk. So after all this a few months ago i was pretty convinced they were factory set according to there shipping destination.
The other week there was a thread on here with someone believing it could be something to do with the App we use and our tablets which might set it which is an interesting though.
I do wish someone would hack this tho and find a way round it, if nothing else but to learn the truth about how it is set, one thing for sure is dji do not want us finding out about this, maybe that's why they say they are factory set, to throw us a curve ball maybe.
The other week there was a thread on here with someone believing it could be something to do with the App we use and our tablets which might set it which is an interesting though.
I do wish someone would hack this tho and find a way round it, if nothing else but to learn the truth about how it is set, one thing for sure is dji do not want us finding out about this, maybe that's why they say they are factory set, to throw us a curve ball maybe.
One of the Irish guys reckoned his TX had FCC written on the back of it - mine has CE. The furthest I have been is 1650m @75m before the signal dropped. I was with my pal a few days ago and I saw 3300m on his @ 300m. Might have something to do with the height though?
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No doubt with all else equal height will improve range.
The old rule of thumb I recall is: height increases range, power increases penetration
The old rule of thumb I recall is: height increases range, power increases penetration
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its NOT location but localisation, big difference and all of sudden you get the options.
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no just set the localisation to usa.
NOT The location, both are in the settings of iPhone.
hello,
have a file loaded in my Dji App, switch the region to US. now I see 32 channels, although the remote control works only in the field 13-20. is now the FCC Mode ?
greetings from Germany
have a file loaded in my Dji App, switch the region to US. now I see 32 channels, although the remote control works only in the field 13-20. is now the FCC Mode ?
greetings from Germany
With the 32 channel mod, channels 13-20 are still highlighted and are the only channels that work when channel is set to auto. But selecting a channel manually will allow you to go to any of the 32 unlocked channels for the Radio and FPV feed.
I'm not so sure the region setting on your device being in USA will make your remote work in FCC mode or not. You would need a modded remote for screw in antennas and plug the antenna out into a power meter and run tests with different settings. If power and range is ever an issue its easy enough to use better antennas as well as amplifier to more than make up the difference.
Multichannel mod helps because you can select channels that have very low interference (outside the band of consumer gadgets)
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