I got tired of crash after crash. I destroyed my gimbal when my Phantom hit a giant light pole at a ballpark. I finally figured out I was losing satellite reception during flight. (When you start with only six, there's not much leeway)
My Phantom would just get loose and I wasn't noticing I'd lost GPS lock. I also figured out I would lose reception of at least one more satellite when I hit the video record button! I almost always had just the minimum sats for GPS lock, so I was afraid to fly. I went looking for help.
I found Jeremy at USdronerepair to repair my camera gimbal. When I told Jeremy about my GPS issue, he came up with an upgrade plan. He replaced the stock GPS antennae with a heavier one; a +3db signal increase. He shielded the GPS dome and the GPS lead, paying special attention to the connecter. He added RF chokes where needed on other leads. Jeremy pulled a few other tricks while he was in there; i.e. heat sink mod, etc.
I got it back today. I fired it up and immediately locked 11 satellites. My GPS Satellite app told me there were 11 satellites available and 2 were below 15 degrees, almost on the horizon. Here's the kicker, I was in the house!!! I never got more than one or two in the house.
Eleven satellites in the house and no dropouts when I hit the record button!
By the way, I can't see where my gimbal j-bar had a 30 degree bend and the camera works great. Jeremy also checked my motor rpms and thermographed each ESC checking for thermal issues. He puts a lot of heart into each repair. He is the Phantom Whisperer.
Find him at http://www.usdronerepair.com and on facebook where he posts interesting repairs.
You can get a peek here: https://www.facebook.com/USdronerepair/ ... =1&theater
My Phantom would just get loose and I wasn't noticing I'd lost GPS lock. I also figured out I would lose reception of at least one more satellite when I hit the video record button! I almost always had just the minimum sats for GPS lock, so I was afraid to fly. I went looking for help.
I found Jeremy at USdronerepair to repair my camera gimbal. When I told Jeremy about my GPS issue, he came up with an upgrade plan. He replaced the stock GPS antennae with a heavier one; a +3db signal increase. He shielded the GPS dome and the GPS lead, paying special attention to the connecter. He added RF chokes where needed on other leads. Jeremy pulled a few other tricks while he was in there; i.e. heat sink mod, etc.
I got it back today. I fired it up and immediately locked 11 satellites. My GPS Satellite app told me there were 11 satellites available and 2 were below 15 degrees, almost on the horizon. Here's the kicker, I was in the house!!! I never got more than one or two in the house.
Eleven satellites in the house and no dropouts when I hit the record button!
By the way, I can't see where my gimbal j-bar had a 30 degree bend and the camera works great. Jeremy also checked my motor rpms and thermographed each ESC checking for thermal issues. He puts a lot of heart into each repair. He is the Phantom Whisperer.
Find him at http://www.usdronerepair.com and on facebook where he posts interesting repairs.
You can get a peek here: https://www.facebook.com/USdronerepair/ ... =1&theater
