A common complaint about the Phantom's use of the 2.4 GHz spectrum is that it crowd's wifi and prohibits use of the GoPro remote and other 802.11 interopability. The common workaround is to use a 5.8 GHz FPV system.
I was wondering if it's reasonably feasible instead to modify or replace the 2.4 GHz Tx and Rx modules to operate on the 5.8GHz spectrum instead so that FPV and other wifi-based RC can be done safely on the 2.4 GHz spectrum. I believe there would be two benefits of this:
1) Wifi-based FPV is cheaper than 5.8 GHz FPV; if you have a GoPro and a smart phone, it's free!
2) The most common household interference is on the 2.4 GHz spectrum. If I fly near a wifi network, I would rather see that interference manifest in my FPV system than in my flight control system.
Any thoughts on whether this is doable with the stock Tx/Rx, or if it would require moving entirely to a new system?
I was wondering if it's reasonably feasible instead to modify or replace the 2.4 GHz Tx and Rx modules to operate on the 5.8GHz spectrum instead so that FPV and other wifi-based RC can be done safely on the 2.4 GHz spectrum. I believe there would be two benefits of this:
1) Wifi-based FPV is cheaper than 5.8 GHz FPV; if you have a GoPro and a smart phone, it's free!
2) The most common household interference is on the 2.4 GHz spectrum. If I fly near a wifi network, I would rather see that interference manifest in my FPV system than in my flight control system.
Any thoughts on whether this is doable with the stock Tx/Rx, or if it would require moving entirely to a new system?