Does wifi really matter!?!?!?

[1st_time_flyer]

Hello everybody, I have a quick question. I received my Stage 2 upgrade from fpvlr and i must say the quality is incredible.....I am a little disappointed in the lack of improvement that i'm seeeing in "FPV".....with the re700 and the phantom vision I was achieving 1,000 feet no problem......now with the stage 2 upgrade I am getting about 1,200 feet and the wifi cuts in and out more often now than it did with the phantom stock.......I am flying from the end of my cul-de-sac where I live out into open desert......I was reading online about some people being able to achieve thousands of more feet than what I am seeing with my upgrade.....? what am i missing here? i'm guessing the neighborhoods all around me have wifi in their homes....but wouldn't i be able to at least see more than just an extra couple hundred feet with this upgrade? thanks for any help!~Chris

 

[dirkclod]

What do you have your Preview Quality set at in your app ? If it's high set it to 320x240 15fps and see if that helps .

 

[Fplvert]

I take it you did pilots side?

I put 1 small 2.4 cloverleaf on the camera side and got better improvement.

And what Dirkclod suggested. He's a Legend.

MHL

 

[dirkclod]

I take it you did pilots side?

I put 1 small 2.4 cloverleaf on the camera side and got better improvement.

And what Dirkclod suggested. He's a Legend.

MHL

:lol: ... I Think :shock:

 

[1st_time_flyer]

I will take a look at that.

 

[1st_time_flyer]

I take it you did pilots side?

I put 1 small 2.4 cloverleaf on the camera side and got better improvement.

And what Dirkclod suggested. He's a Legend.

MHL

168.00 for just 200 more feet? I see people getting a mile with this upgrade…

 

[dirkclod]

You can add the bird side FPVLR's for a little less and I have got 1.5 with those so far with FPV and Happy has got 10000" with his . It really depends what ya want to do . I don't need that much distance but it's nice to beable to go 3 or 4 thousand feet and turn around and never lose FPV .

 

[1st_time_flyer]

Just verified the preview is set to 320x240 @15fps. Still feel like I should be getting more distance in fpv out of this. Is there some kind of interference I'm not seeing here?

 

[dirkclod]

Something is not right as you should be getting way better than that . I do have to be up a good bit to get good range . Are you staying low ?

 

[1st_time_flyer]

Something is not right as you should be getting way better than that . I do have to be up a good bit to get good range . Are you staying low ?

Yes about 150 feet up

 

[blackwolfk9]

So if the goal is to maintain FPV for the stock flying distance of a P2V, what is the cheapest and best bang for the buck.

 

[Happyflyer]

Something is not right as you should be getting way better than that . I do have to be up a good bit to get good range . Are you staying low ?

+1

 

[dirkclod]

So if the goal is to maintain FPV for the stock flying distance of a P2V, what is the cheapest and best bang for the buck.

I still say the RE700 is . JMO

 

[Happyflyer]

So if the goal is to maintain FPV for the stock flying distance of a P2V, what is the cheapest and best bang for the buck.

The range extender or RE-700 alone will make a big difference. I gained several hundred feet with testing mine before I made any antenna mods to it.

 

[blackwolfk9]

So if the goal is to maintain FPV for the stock flying distance of a P2V, what is the cheapest and best bang for the buck.

The range extender or RE-700 alone will make a big difference. I gained several hundred feet with testing mine before I made any antenna mods to it.

Is the range extender the software app?

 

[dirkclod]

No the RE500 is your range extender on the controller handle . Ya just change it to the RE700 which is what the P2V+ uses .

 

[1st_time_flyer]

So if the goal is to maintain FPV for the stock flying distance of a P2V, what is the cheapest and best bang for the buck.

Couldn't you start your own thread?

 

[blackwolfk9]

No the RE500 is your range extender on the controller handle . Ya just change it to the RE700 which is what the P2V+ uses .

thanks, sorry to ask so many stupid questions.

 

[blackwolfk9]

So if the goal is to maintain FPV for the stock flying distance of a P2V, what is the cheapest and best bang for the buck.

Couldn't you start your own thread?

I tried to on antenna's and did not get one reply. I asked if someone could explain all the antennas on the Phantom, Wifi Extender, Controller, Camera and how they relate/work with each other.

 

[dirkclod]

So if the goal is to maintain FPV for the stock flying distance of a P2V, what is the cheapest and best bang for the buck.

Couldn't you start your own thread?

I tried to on antenna's and did not get one reply. I asked if someone could explain all the antennas on the Phantom, Wifi Extender, Controller, Camera and how they relate/work with each other.

Controller antenna goes to Phantom
Extender to camera and phone app .