ITELITE Antenna Owners Thread: 4 MILES WITH P3P (page 31)
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Yeah I use one amp for 5.8 and one for 2.4. 
I am flying a straight Phantom 2 Vision with mods. It's all right there in my sig.
I keep hoping it will crash so I can get a better quad but it never does
From those pics above it looks like you have great potential!!!
I am flying a straight Phantom 2 Vision with mods. It's all right there in my sig.
I keep hoping it will crash so I can get a better quad but it never does
From those pics above it looks like you have great potential!!!
Lol nice.. yeah on my phone it doesnt show the sigs.
I was able to go out 4600' boosted with that 5.8 and that wasnt good so i took it apart..come to find out it was the cables in the rc..fixed now so im going to try it out again unboosted. .i did find that the spacing was off in a lot of spots so i made some 2.5mm nylon spacers and straightened the reflector.
I should send you one of the helicals i make for the 5.8... lol check out these 2.4's i finished ready to test
I was able to go out 4600' boosted with that 5.8 and that wasnt good so i took it apart..come to find out it was the cables in the rc..fixed now so im going to try it out again unboosted. .i did find that the spacing was off in a lot of spots so i made some 2.5mm nylon spacers and straightened the reflector.
I should send you one of the helicals i make for the 5.8... lol check out these 2.4's i finished ready to test
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My longest 5.8 helical is a 16 turn ibcrazy - but the range never really blew me away like I hoped, so I've been using the ITELITE. I have a theory that the 16 turn would be awesome with a half sphere on the bird side, but nobody makes 5.8 half spheres that I know of...
Those helicals in the pics above look pretty awesome - very professional looking build. Good luck with the tests!
Those helicals in the pics above look pretty awesome - very professional looking build. Good luck with the tests!
Thank you sir! I was actually thinking of trying to make half sphere 5.8 and use 1/8 wave for spacing..only thing is that the diameter for 5.8 is thin so it might be hard but worth tryin. .what turn or dbi were you thinking??
I really don't know. I just suspect the half spheres, tuned for 5.8, would work better than the 5.8 cloverleafs. Mounting on the craft would be inconvenient, but so what? haha. But that's why we need the cable on the side I think...
Id say maybe 5-7 turn? Ill put some teak on lathe this weekend and make a former and see what happens..if the math and measurements come out right or close lol ill make a few to test .....oh i got my rf power meter back from repair so i can finally check some stuff i have going now!
Wow - Sounds great!
That ImmersionRC RF meter? Yeah I got my eye on one of those... I need to get me one of them...
That ImmersionRC RF meter? Yeah I got my eye on one of those... I need to get me one of them...
Hey @Marknmd i kept thinking about this and took one apart. You said you got stronger readings below the panel. Check this out. The 5.8 is angled down and the 2.4 angled up (5.8 pics are first and right side is top)
And heres the 2.4 side (left side is top)
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Wow! Well this certainly explains it. And it clears some stuff up.
First of all, I have seen pics of this antenna before and it didn't look like this. Check this thread:
DBS Antenna Mod Problems
Now look at post 6: DBS Antenna Mod Problems
That's what I assumed the inside looked like and it makes sense. One antenna for 5.8 and two for 2.4. Right? I assumed there were cables that ran under that board that ran from the connectors to the antennas.
But look at post 17: DBS Antenna Mod Problems
That pic looks like the one you have, but Dirk says the antenna is for a Solo... and yet, the connectors appear to be aligned perfectly with the antennas. And now we see that it looks just like the antenna you have.
Anyway, it seems the mystery is solved! The thing I don't understand is why they have the two antennas angled in different directions?
Here's something else - look at this antenna: http://swellpro.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1-1.jpg
I have three of these and I just held it next to the ITELITE. And guess what? The square is the exact same size as the one inside the ITELITE. The difference is, the ITELITE has the four smaller squares positioned like a diamond, where as mine are positioned like squares. Also, mine have three panels sandwiched together. I know the four squares have to be that size for 5.8, but I think it's a funny coincidence the big square is that exact size, you know?
Anyway, the mystery is solved and now we have better information on what is going on with these ITELITES. Great post and excellent work!
First of all, I have seen pics of this antenna before and it didn't look like this. Check this thread:
DBS Antenna Mod Problems
Now look at post 6: DBS Antenna Mod Problems
That's what I assumed the inside looked like and it makes sense. One antenna for 5.8 and two for 2.4. Right? I assumed there were cables that ran under that board that ran from the connectors to the antennas.
But look at post 17: DBS Antenna Mod Problems
That pic looks like the one you have, but Dirk says the antenna is for a Solo... and yet, the connectors appear to be aligned perfectly with the antennas. And now we see that it looks just like the antenna you have.
Anyway, it seems the mystery is solved! The thing I don't understand is why they have the two antennas angled in different directions?
Here's something else - look at this antenna: http://swellpro.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1-1.jpg
I have three of these and I just held it next to the ITELITE. And guess what? The square is the exact same size as the one inside the ITELITE. The difference is, the ITELITE has the four smaller squares positioned like a diamond, where as mine are positioned like squares. Also, mine have three panels sandwiched together. I know the four squares have to be that size for 5.8, but I think it's a funny coincidence the big square is that exact size, you know?
Anyway, the mystery is solved and now we have better information on what is going on with these ITELITES. Great post and excellent work!
Im actually going to try something.... i know my range on my standard with this antenna so im going to hit the 5.8 with a solder iron and drop it to 3mm on the top side and leave the bottom at 2mm... i already respaced the single 2.4 to 5mm...im hoping i can try it this week!
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Oh and i ordered one of those antennas like the one from swellpros for $5 from aliexpress! Im going to take it apart and space it over galvanized steel (instead of the fr4 board its on) with some 2.4 patches for my son to use
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Ok you're looking for the original itelite.
Sorry - I assumed they had it.
You can find the antenna because it's the same one used for the P3S,
ITELITE - DJI Phantom 3 Standard Range Booster ITE-DBS01.4
but the trick is finding the right bracket for your controller. You might message the owner of the above site and see if he can get you one. Otherwise you can mod a bracket that would work.
Sorry - I assumed they had it.
You can find the antenna because it's the same one used for the P3S,
ITELITE - DJI Phantom 3 Standard Range Booster ITE-DBS01.4
but the trick is finding the right bracket for your controller. You might message the owner of the above site and see if he can get you one. Otherwise you can mod a bracket that would work.
that's ok, i'll figure something out for a bracket, if you are sure the antenna is the same as for the p3s
Superb, thanks alot, i'll order right away
any suggestions for a cheap antenna mod for the bird (links)?
any suggestions for a cheap antenna mod for the bird (links)?
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