More powerfull repeater?
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Yes it will, it just wont connect to the cable in the camera. You will need to remove the cable in the camera (the thing Ben was trying to help people avoid having to do as it is not necessarily simple) and put this extension in it's place. If you will never want to change the cable back or to another pigtail, there is no need for this extension, just use the IPX to rp-sma.
looking around i found this http://www.amazon.com/Engenius-Outdoor- ... roduct_top
and this http://www.ebay.com/itm/221016493431?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT
antenna has very good reviews what do you think guys.
and this http://www.ebay.com/itm/221016493431?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT
antenna has very good reviews what do you think guys.
oukenfold said:
I made a mistake. This cable has a male and female which will only act as an extension cable. I need to find one that has two male ends. My bad. I will update my original post.
rofd said:
I've not used that antenna, so I have no experience to offer.
The adapter cable is fine, only when possible you should look for rg178. It's not that important for the length runs we are using, but it should not add $ so why not.
BenDronePilot said:
I made one. I ordered the IPX male(the one usually soldered on pCB) and soldered the cable directly to it. Also I had Mike from http://wifirfexpert.com/ make me one. Turns out it is not that bad to attach directly to camera though. You don't have to take the camera completely apart. Just remove the 2 screws holding the camera on and remove silver ring. Then if you pry the board up gently you can pop off the cable pretty easily.
helixaviator said:
I'm waiting on a sma to rp-sma adapter. If it does not show up by this coming weekend I'll make one. I've not really had much time to play lately. Also, after simply adding the 5db omni to the P2V I've had very reliable wifi / video. Last night I again flew out to just under 1 mile (about 4800 feet) and still had strong wifi signal (at any yaw angle, full pan no lost signal). I still want to add the amplifier to see if it will give the punch to get through a twig but at this point 5.8ghz control TX will need to be amplified. I'm now losing control more often than wifi. I do believe that with a 5.8ghz amp on the controller and the 800mw amp on the P2v that the range will easily exceed 2 miles (VLOS) and more importantly should work more reliably behind a few trees.
I've also been racking my brain on ideas around mounting the SP antenna on the P2V. I really want it to hang below the landing gear as I don't want the camera or any part of the P2V to block it from any angle and because of the GPS, top mounting is not a great idea (I'm actually a little nervous about the 2.4ghz amp having a bad effect on the GPS.) Of course having it hang below the landing gear is not particularly convenient.
themosttoys said:
What orientation are you using the 5dbi antenna in. Are you actually pointing it straight down after take off? Only problem with that is you have to do hand landings and take offs but it would be the only true solution for full 360 degree use. I look forward to doing the mod myself when I find a small screw driver that will remove those screws holding the camera in place. Can you show a pic and or link to the one you used? There's one at radio shack that may work. The one's I tried thus far had too much of a point and would slip when trying to loosen the screw inside the vision camera.
BenDronePilot said:
Yup, I extend it after takeoff and do hand landings. This is the one area I've not been able to figure out a better solution for.
I used an old standard P0 (#00) (Craftsman) out of my toolbox, nothing special. I'd take a picture of the screwdriver, but it really would be uninspiring.
themosttoys said:
Ok that's what I thought. And I was asking about a picture to see what the tip of the screw driver looks like and if it comes to more of a point or is at all flat on the tip. I tried 3 mini bits and had no luck with them and I fear I may have slightly stripped the screw head but not so much as a good screw driver wont get them out.
BenDronePilot said:
I like the look as well and in search of a white antenna as well. Have not tried any mods yet but have my pigtails on the way.
Hey Ben with the 8 omni how far out can you go in all orientations?
You said 2500 ft but sideways
So what's the max in all orientations ?
You said 2500 ft but sideways
So what's the max in all orientations ?
mr_3_0_5 said:
The "Max" depends on the environment you fly in of course. I haven't been able to get enough stick time to say for sure in the location I did 2,500 feet (with Phantom sideways to me for max range). Though I think I could safely say at that particular location I could use any orientation up to around 1,800 feet give or take with the feed remaining fluid. On the other hand, taking off in front of my house or by the corner the max is around 1,000 feet give or take for fluid any orientation control. And when I take off from my local park I get satellite lock as soon as my Phone's connected. Taking off from in front of my house can sometimes take several minutes before I get good satellite lock.
Hi uncle fester I too have put a tp link 2414a on my Phantom and have gone 2500 feet at 400 ft elevation ...So my questions is How did You mount this monster ant on ur radio??
The Tp link 2414a ( indoor model it just less expensive) has a 14 dbi gain but the draw back is the size 9x9" And the tx is top heavy..But for the range I think I will deal with it... Tp link on amazon was around 55 dollar plus them=n the little wire to connect it was 7 bucks, But if u sign up for amazon cc u get an instant 30 dollars off...All I did was signed up and was approved then reset ur default cc to what ever one u want before checking out so u don't get slamed with 19% interest...So I got this setup for 37 buck delivered...Pretty cheap for a 2500ft up grade I think...
audis200 said:
With that antenna configuration (horizontal polarization) you will have yaw / panning dead spots on the left and / or right (based on my testing of that exact configuration.) Point the antenna straight down for better performance. Of course if you are happy, that is all that really matters. Good times.
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well i am lost, some questiosn!
1.- its that really hard to put an antenna in to the camara? i guess that just putting 1 will help a lot the video signal, but where the hell i put on the phantom shell?
2.- i see that all the atennas in the p2v, the camara, the rx, the tx,the repeater, can be upgrade using U.flto RP-SMA Pigtail thats correct?
3.- so if a whant more video and tx-rx range, can i put one 5db antenna on one of the camaras antenna, one 5 db on one of the rx antennas instead of one on the legs of the phantom? i allready have change the reapeter antenas for the direcional 9db tplink antenas en one 8db onmi direcional antenna, so i just need one for the Tx. what a hell work. uhmm.
but all resume to were i will put the antennas on the pv2 that can be facing down and get all cover,
1.- its that really hard to put an antenna in to the camara? i guess that just putting 1 will help a lot the video signal, but where the hell i put on the phantom shell?
2.- i see that all the atennas in the p2v, the camara, the rx, the tx,the repeater, can be upgrade using U.flto RP-SMA Pigtail thats correct?
3.- so if a whant more video and tx-rx range, can i put one 5db antenna on one of the camaras antenna, one 5 db on one of the rx antennas instead of one on the legs of the phantom? i allready have change the reapeter antenas for the direcional 9db tplink antenas en one 8db onmi direcional antenna, so i just need one for the Tx. what a hell work. uhmm.
but all resume to were i will put the antennas on the pv2 that can be facing down and get all cover,
