Horizon FPV Antennas
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Same here. It depends on where you fly, the amount of sources of interference and the nature and amount of "ground clutter" and so on. Not so many empty wide open spaces in the Old World... Still, I'm happy now. 
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actually there is another way , i'll try it an see how it is. do a video then , but you still have to solder i'm afraid.
but user should stay clear of the RX board as i will result in you stuffing the board . unless you are really really good at working the
stuff like SMD components.
Will
Pull_Up said:Pcdeveloper2014 said:
Ok now that's got my attention! Now if only you could come up with some magic self-splicing device for the receiver...
actually there is another way , i'll try it an see how it is. do a video then , but you still have to solder i'm afraid.
but user should stay clear of the RX board as i will result in you stuffing the board . unless you are really really good at working the
stuff like SMD components.
Will
The status of order #242 is now Shipped.
Wohoo! Time to read this topic for some more info now.. Something about soldering?! Oh no..
Wohoo! Time to read this topic for some more info now.. Something about soldering?! Oh no..
Ben7seven7 has a youtube video that shows how to install a 2.4 pinwheel antenna to the camera on PV2 without doing a solder job. Once you get the right connectors its pretty easy. Thanks Ben7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1_nVHSkSdo
Unfortunately I didn't get the gain in the wifi distance I was hoping for. Mounted the pinwheel vertically on the front right landing gear. Rechecked connections and for any shorts but everything seemed ok. Second trial had almost exactly same results. 1500ft wifi stock camera and 1600ft with pinwheel.
Just so you know I'm not a expert with antenna installation so if its not plug and play I'm done. lol.
Unfortunately I didn't get the gain in the wifi distance I was hoping for. Mounted the pinwheel vertically on the front right landing gear. Rechecked connections and for any shorts but everything seemed ok. Second trial had almost exactly same results. 1500ft wifi stock camera and 1600ft with pinwheel.
Just so you know I'm not a expert with antenna installation so if its not plug and play I'm done. lol.
enterprise1 said:
you got that little bit extra as you had true LHCP , but the pinwheel does not have the gain as its 360 deg antenna.
We can change that with .....
The BH 2.4 RHCP works pretty well with the stock camera with no mods , so unless you want really longer distances it best to leave it as is. We have designed a pair of antennas for those of you who want to push the boat a bit more , this antenna set is light and has a gain of 8.4 dB and TRUE LHCP , which matches the pilot end of the BH 2.4 antenna, in the tests we carried out the stock camera antennas, we proved it is not true LHCP, there is a more vertical component there .
We will test them and then release when complete.
So having 9 dB on the ground @ LHCP and 8 dB in the air this will make a difference to distance you can travel.
these are the BH SUPER MICRO 2.4 GHz @ 8.4 dB and 63 deg beamwidth
Looking forward to your new [email protected] dB. 63 degree beam width will also make it real easy to aim at. What would your guess be for the beam width of stock camera antenna?
Just another note. Installed the 5.8 ghz pinwheel on the bird with a real nice gain. Did the solder routine. Would another 5.8 ghz on the other antenna, PV2 leg gain me anything. Thanks Pcdevelper.
Just another note. Installed the 5.8 ghz pinwheel on the bird with a real nice gain. Did the solder routine. Would another 5.8 ghz on the other antenna, PV2 leg gain me anything. Thanks Pcdevelper.
enterprise1 said:
its a good idea to put another Sp ( 5.8 GHz ) on the other leg, so no mater what the orientation of the UAV is ,RC link with be sound.
Yes the 8.4 db BH Super micro is meant to go on the UAV ( one each side ) and replaces the antennas in the camera , they can be removed from the camera then.
Will
cavaleiro01 said:
I have boards with 2 ufl male, and a short microstrip (a few mm) in between... There is no cable mount male ufl unfortunately.
ok i only installed the 2 antennas on my remote controller.. and not the 2 small antennas on my copter (have to wait for rotorpixel), and did a test.
with 8 satellites:
distance: 4 meters (13ft)
altitude: 805 meters (2624ft)
Pull_up, did u already install the 2 antennas with gimbal on it?
test result nr 1:
with 8 satellites:
distance: 4 meters (13ft)
altitude: 805 meters (2624ft)
Pull_up, did u already install the 2 antennas with gimbal on it?
test result nr 1:
No, and I don't think I'm going to, to be honest. I'm getting solid wifi and and control at 2300ft with the Rotorpixel gimbal fitted and just the ground-end Horizon antennas fitted, which is more than enough for my purposes. I've no doubt adding the aircraft side antennas will do even more but I'm not interested in pushing that far beyond visual range.
Geert said:
I did.. lost control and it went in going home mode
I really want the 2 small antenna's on my copter, but don't know where and how to place them yet :roll: I hope someone will make a good tutorial on this 1.
looking at the camera end,
since there none of that glue here , its easy to carry out, we are looking to have a connector to connect to the
cable U.fl to U.fl so you do not have to remove the camera.
just undo the two screws and lift off the front mount to get access to the connectors underneath.
Move the Tab or flex the board to clicl the new connectors on , you will feel the snap in place.
Do not fit connectors to the camera like some i have seen , let the U.fl cable route to the antenna and maintain the
vibration isolation on the camera mount .
you can then mount the SP antennas as shown.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6qrqzyjafxpw2q1/P1000915.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bcmdwi8bygyq8uu/P1000916.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/re5sa07f922hvy6/P1000918.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ek4zzrm0w1jjw1m/P1000919.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mzmavm47qd8em7x/P1000920.png
How it looks when all done
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bg148gca9l9oxal/P1000922.jpg
since there none of that glue here , its easy to carry out, we are looking to have a connector to connect to the
cable U.fl to U.fl so you do not have to remove the camera.
just undo the two screws and lift off the front mount to get access to the connectors underneath.
Move the Tab or flex the board to clicl the new connectors on , you will feel the snap in place.
Do not fit connectors to the camera like some i have seen , let the U.fl cable route to the antenna and maintain the
vibration isolation on the camera mount .
you can then mount the SP antennas as shown.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6qrqzyjafxpw2q1/P1000915.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bcmdwi8bygyq8uu/P1000916.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/re5sa07f922hvy6/P1000918.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ek4zzrm0w1jjw1m/P1000919.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mzmavm47qd8em7x/P1000920.png
How it looks when all done
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bg148gca9l9oxal/P1000922.jpg
If I just want mod my range extender what should I get? I want as small as possible to fit in my case. Just maybe double of stock. Not interested in doing the camera upgrade yet. Plus I don't want anything where I have to aim right at it.
Am I asking for to much ?
Am I asking for to much ?
Mori55 said:
Just use the dual antenna and you only have to point it in the general direction , it's a more compact option.
One antenna doing 2.4 and 5.8 .
http://horizonfpvantennas.mybigcommerce ... -in-white/
enterprise1 said:
Thanks for the mention. The purpose of adding a pair of skew planer antennas on the vision is more for the sake of adding better uniform reliability of fpv regardless of the direction of flight vs adding a great amount of additional flying distance.
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