Earlier this weekend, I took the time to install the FPVLR Stage 2 kit on the repeater and the transmitter.
Today, I went to use it in an open field, and was very disappointed. I am certainly not going to blindly pass blame on the antennas themselves, but rather I'm interested in ways to properly diagnose what the problem might be.
I have all 3 antennas installed - the pinwheel and dome on the repeater, and the small 'turns' (what's the proper name for this?) on the transmitter. I kept losing Control connection at just 1000 feet distance (less than 100 altitude), and had times with 'laggy' video or full broken FPV connection, despite the very clear LOS. This is a dedicated flying field, so general interference is minimal.
Obviously I could probably just reconnect the stock antenna and repeater connections (btw, does that lined shield in the RE700 repeater act as the antenna?), but what other things could I look for before going through all of that? For those familiar with accessing the underlying Linux subsystem, are there any tools that would help me identify transmission issues?
Also, as an aside, why the long throw on the dome? Seems like an awful lot of cable for just having to stick it on the top-side of the repeater (unless I'm doing that wrong, but everything I've seen suggests it sticks to the top of the repeater so that the top of the dome points to the quad).
Thanks for any advice.
Today, I went to use it in an open field, and was very disappointed. I am certainly not going to blindly pass blame on the antennas themselves, but rather I'm interested in ways to properly diagnose what the problem might be.
I have all 3 antennas installed - the pinwheel and dome on the repeater, and the small 'turns' (what's the proper name for this?) on the transmitter. I kept losing Control connection at just 1000 feet distance (less than 100 altitude), and had times with 'laggy' video or full broken FPV connection, despite the very clear LOS. This is a dedicated flying field, so general interference is minimal.
Obviously I could probably just reconnect the stock antenna and repeater connections (btw, does that lined shield in the RE700 repeater act as the antenna?), but what other things could I look for before going through all of that? For those familiar with accessing the underlying Linux subsystem, are there any tools that would help me identify transmission issues?
Also, as an aside, why the long throw on the dome? Seems like an awful lot of cable for just having to stick it on the top-side of the repeater (unless I'm doing that wrong, but everything I've seen suggests it sticks to the top of the repeater so that the top of the dome points to the quad).
Thanks for any advice.