- Joined
- Feb 4, 2014
- Messages
- 166
- Reaction score
- 0
After flying my 1.1.1 for a month now, I've accidentally flown with the GoPro WiFi turned on more than once (button presses itself on the gimbal mount and I notice the blinking blue light on the GoPro after I land). I saw no ill effects. My home runs a 1000mW (yes 1 watt) WiFi router and I fly over/around the house all the time with no problem. My phone has been in my pocket with WiFi turned on, both connected to the home WiFi and not connected. No problem.
So let's get this straight: you can fly 2 Phantoms at the same time in the same location and that's fine even though they share the same general band of 2.4 Ghz. But using anything WiFi is a no-no even though WiFi is on a separate 2.4 Ghz band entirely? Not sure I buy it. I'm thinking it might be a myth propagated by the desire to explain fly-aways. Has anyone seen a video showing clear evidence (proof) of WiFi interference with 2.4 Ghz RC models? I mean, I've seen crashes claiming to be caused by GoPro WiFi interference but no real tests proving it. In fact, some of the crashes look to be from something other than interference to me!
Now, not that having the GoPro WiFi turned on is particularly useful. I'm just addressing all the warnings about flying with 2.4 Ghz WiFi devices nearby.
Not advocating that anyone ignore the warnings BTW! We all fly with WiFi turned off as a precaution! Just trying to separate fact from fiction.
Mike
So let's get this straight: you can fly 2 Phantoms at the same time in the same location and that's fine even though they share the same general band of 2.4 Ghz. But using anything WiFi is a no-no even though WiFi is on a separate 2.4 Ghz band entirely? Not sure I buy it. I'm thinking it might be a myth propagated by the desire to explain fly-aways. Has anyone seen a video showing clear evidence (proof) of WiFi interference with 2.4 Ghz RC models? I mean, I've seen crashes claiming to be caused by GoPro WiFi interference but no real tests proving it. In fact, some of the crashes look to be from something other than interference to me!
Now, not that having the GoPro WiFi turned on is particularly useful. I'm just addressing all the warnings about flying with 2.4 Ghz WiFi devices nearby.
Not advocating that anyone ignore the warnings BTW! We all fly with WiFi turned off as a precaution! Just trying to separate fact from fiction.
Mike