Looks professional. Well done. You mite be the next long range guru. If you start selling your designee I would be interested. Thanks for showing. We have a 3 day weekend here. But weather is not helping.Finally the weekend, I should get a test in tomorrow with my diy terminator View attachment 55221
I've also went ahead and ordered 5.8ghz 2w amp, 20000mah anker power bank and a 5v to 12v step up module
Got me some creating to do for 3d printing some kinda holder for all this tech
Maxx VS Terminator. Long distance antenna shootout!
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Same here 3 days possible flying after two weeks no flight time awesome. Thanks for feedback lol I'm still very new to this but learn fast usually.
This is still prototype and will be etched on pcb etc. as soon as I get the results I hope for shame I have to wait till Wednesday for the amps tho bank holiday and all that.
Sleepless night ahead
OK so battery 2 is on charge, I'm going to do a dbs run and then my diy 2.4 with the 5.8 from the dbs so this should be a good comparison.
I will be on a tripod same direction etc. So no differences other than antennas on the 2.4ghz side.
I've been thinking of a name for it and thought I'd keep it true to the terminator, I have rounded it down to Skynet the company that made the terminator or T-1000 being the better model terminator lol a bit of positive thinking any ideas or preferred give us a vote.
Results will be next looking forward to it
I will be on a tripod same direction etc. So no differences other than antennas on the 2.4ghz side.
I've been thinking of a name for it and thought I'd keep it true to the terminator, I have rounded it down to Skynet the company that made the terminator or T-1000 being the better model terminator lol a bit of positive thinking any ideas or preferred give us a vote.
Results will be next looking forward to it
I want to try what you are suggesting here as well..might as well use that real estate available .....maybe a cup holder as well LOL
How about naming it Alien....remember the movie, Alien vs TerminatorOK so battery 2 is on charge, I'm going to do a dbs run and then my diy 2.4 with the 5.8 from the dbs so this should be a good comparison.
I will be on a tripod same direction etc. So no differences other than antennas on the 2.4ghz side.
I've been thinking of a name for it and thought I'd keep it true to the terminator, I have rounded it down to Skynet the company that made the terminator or T-1000 being the better model terminator lol a bit of positive thinking any ideas or preferred give us a vote.
Results will be next looking forward to it
Out of the two you asked about I say T-1000
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Lol nice..i thought it was Alien vs Predator??
The T-1000 is cool..he was the liquid metal one right?..
Preadator would be cool too
The T-1000 is cool..he was the liquid metal one right?..
Preadator would be cool too
ok...a beer holder with coozie...and perhaps a bottle opener tooPut big boosters on there and you could cook hot dogs. Make a little money.
Flight 1 dbs mod as standard:
Top distance 7043ft then it rth I did have 2 bar left on 2.4 but was really starting to get choppy I made another attempt by cancelling rth but never really got further.
There are power lines close to this area and I'm sure I get some interference around that point.
Flight 2 dbs mod 5.8ghz with diy terminator 2.4ghz
I got top distance Of drum roll
10,437ft rth my best yet.
I don't know what the effect using just the 5.8 on the dbs but I definitely was able to cross the power line area and signal picked up at about 8000ft my videos signal dropped to 2 bar after being solid.
9000ft was getting really choppy in and out but overall was kinda doable as it wasn't completely losing connection
Overall I think successful as it's a prototype.
Maybe playing with the space between ground and live as my sticky pads seemed to be coming away from ground, could have effected things.
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Thanks pro, there's definitely some improvements plus the rth is gonna kick in that's my favorite spot flown it many a time interesting that not using the 2.4 on dbs give it a bit more as in 1000ft
Seb maybe another way for the spacers is I seen on ebay Plastic bolts and nuts. That is the old way, we did it with computer boards. and If you look back where I shown some pictures of Cisco panel antenna they were using them.with the plastic bolts you can adjust your space also. Just an Idea.
And nice flight.
Not done anymore yet because I don't have the birdside done to match maybe in the future we'll see
.How is your ace antenna doing, yourself/dirtybum got any results had a busy week but don't think I've seen any feedback
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This is definitely a good idea, gonna print me some bolts and adjust each flight thanks for the input
Im going to try it tmrw in a new place...where I fly sucks because its dense trees and and sunk diwn in a bowl..i usually lose everything at 3000'...i was able to go 4000' in the wrong direction lol..DB got out 10,000' so far on a night flight. Im waiting on my china 2.4's and a Laird 5.8 19dbi to come inNot done anymore yet because I don't have the birdside done to match maybe in the future we'll see
How is your ace antenna doing, yourself/dirtybum got any results had a busy week but don't think I've seen any feedback
**** I did not think of printing them GREATThis is definitely a good idea, gonna print me some bolts and adjust each flight thanks for the input
10,000 is great and the 3000-4000 seems to be where I got without birdside but I was in fields no obstructions
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