Phantom 3 Advance Range Issue

singerjoey · Feb 11, 2017

Hey All!!

I flew my new DJI Phantom 3 Advanced. I had issues with the range and was wondering if anyone knew how to fix it. I could only get 3,000 feet max away before I lost video and signal.

The conditions I flew in was perfect and there was no interference. I was flying over the ocean so no idea why it would kill out before 1.5 miles.

Let me know if you know how to to fix.
Thank you!

Joey

PaulSouthport · Feb 11, 2017

What was the altitude and the antenna orientation?

rkingsb353 · Feb 11, 2017

Wind surfers will help.

singerjoey · Feb 11, 2017

I was 101 feet in the air and 2,921 feet away. I had the antennas facing up and in the direction on the drone.

Richard R · Feb 11, 2017

singerjoey said:
I was 101 feet in the air and 2,921 feet away. I had the antennas facing up and in the direction on the drone.

Don't you mean "pointing up and the flat side facing the drone"? That's the correct orientation.

singerjoey · Feb 11, 2017

Richard R said:
Don't you mean "pointing up and the flat side facing the drone"? That's the correct orientation.

Yes. That's how I had it. I also had 17 satellites with it.

Deleted member 68677 · Feb 12, 2017

You need to be higher than 100 feet

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singerjoey · Feb 12, 2017

Agent Smith said:
You need to be higher than 100 feet

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So how high do I need to be in order for me to not loose the signal ?

Deleted member 68677 · Feb 12, 2017

150 to 300 depending on how far out you are

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singerjoey · Feb 12, 2017

Oh really. I know this might be a stupid question but why is it like that?

Deleted member 68677 · Feb 12, 2017

Less interference in the video signal

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Deleted member 68677 · Feb 12, 2017

Less interference in the video signal

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Deleted member 68677 · Feb 12, 2017

My bad thought you were having video problems

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Deleted member 68677 · Feb 12, 2017

Reading multiple posts

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singerjoey · Feb 12, 2017

Haha it's all good. Any suggestions for the range issue?

Richard R · Feb 12, 2017

In general, anytime you start losing signal, the recommendation is to increase altitude. Could get you clear of ground or other obstacles. And, in your case, as you get farther out, the angle between the horizon and your bird gets smaller. This increases the interaction length between your signal and the ground which can cause some disruption of the signal ( lowering your effective power).

singerjoey · Feb 14, 2017

Richard R said:
In general, anytime you start losing signal, the recommendation is to increase altitude. Could get you clear of ground or other obstacles. And, in your case, as you get farther out, the angle between the horizon and your bird gets smaller. This increases the interaction length between your signal and the ground which can cause some disruption of the signal ( lowering your effective power).

Awesome. I will give it a try this weekend!