Good morning,
Been following this thread for a few days and I must admit I'm inspired by some of your results. I've only had my vision for 3 days however in the 6 flights its made in varying locations around Vancouver, Canada I have had everything from 950-1750 ft range, seeing both loss of connection on the 5.8 control and 2.4 GHz wifi.
This morning I ordered up a pair of the tp-link 9dbi panels which I will make a custom bracket for off the side of the controller. My plan is to 3d print this bracket and design it such that it can articulate to adjust antenna with the position of the vision. I chose this over the 14dbi due to the much wider beamwidth of 65 degrees vs I think it was 20 or less with the 14 dBi. Having the diversified antennas should help a lot, especially if one of the antennas is mounted 90 out of phase with the other to give an alternate polarization.
With respect to the control I've ordered the 9dbi whip others have mentioned from Amazon. Looks like chinese junk but I'll give it a go. I'm looking at the Shireen Inc 58103 bi directional 5.8 GHz amplifier. It looks like this thing should put out between 1 and 2 watts of rf. What I particularly like is that it is super small meaning it could be installed inside the controller. It also runs on 6vdc which means the AA battery supply for the remote should be suitable. I know this thing will drink batteries so I'll have to use some hicap NiMH or lithium batteries.
Here's the spec sheet on the amp:
http://www.streakwave.com/mmSWAVE1/Vide ... 8103-B.pdf
What do you guys think.
Been following this thread for a few days and I must admit I'm inspired by some of your results. I've only had my vision for 3 days however in the 6 flights its made in varying locations around Vancouver, Canada I have had everything from 950-1750 ft range, seeing both loss of connection on the 5.8 control and 2.4 GHz wifi.
This morning I ordered up a pair of the tp-link 9dbi panels which I will make a custom bracket for off the side of the controller. My plan is to 3d print this bracket and design it such that it can articulate to adjust antenna with the position of the vision. I chose this over the 14dbi due to the much wider beamwidth of 65 degrees vs I think it was 20 or less with the 14 dBi. Having the diversified antennas should help a lot, especially if one of the antennas is mounted 90 out of phase with the other to give an alternate polarization.
With respect to the control I've ordered the 9dbi whip others have mentioned from Amazon. Looks like chinese junk but I'll give it a go. I'm looking at the Shireen Inc 58103 bi directional 5.8 GHz amplifier. It looks like this thing should put out between 1 and 2 watts of rf. What I particularly like is that it is super small meaning it could be installed inside the controller. It also runs on 6vdc which means the AA battery supply for the remote should be suitable. I know this thing will drink batteries so I'll have to use some hicap NiMH or lithium batteries.
Here's the spec sheet on the amp:
http://www.streakwave.com/mmSWAVE1/Vide ... 8103-B.pdf
What do you guys think.