Confirming Stock Range of Phantom 1.1.1 with Immersion 60mw

[tpawyant]

Hello all fellow Phantom Pilots.

I have my mini iOSD arriving today, so I am really looking forward to installing it on my Phantom v1.1.1.

Up until now, I have been FPV'ing but saying close to get use to it. However, with the iOSD, I will not have the data on distance, battery voltage, etc to fly more informed.

Can someone please confirm the range that I should not exceed with the stock Radio and the Immersion vTx 600mw?

Thanks!!

 

[jondrew]

Re: Confirming Stock Range of Phantom 1.1.1 with Immersion 6

Hello all fellow Phantom Pilots.

I have my mini iOSD arriving today, so I am really looking forward to installing it on my Phantom v1.1.1.

Up until now, I have been FPV'ing but saying close to get use to it. However, with the iOSD, I will not have the data on distance, battery voltage, etc to fly more informed.

Can someone please confirm the range that I should not exceed with the stock Radio and the Immersion vTx 600mw?

Thanks!!

Watch for the "FS" in the lower left corner on your IOSD video. That's when it turns around and heads home.
I've had mine out to over a mile. Pretty sure it will go further from others I've seen on here.

 

[tpawyant]

Re: Confirming Stock Range of Phantom 1.1.1 with Immersion 6

Thanks for the tip. I would like to avoid it going into FS, but a mile or is plenty.

 

[ElGuano]

Re: Confirming Stock Range of Phantom 1.1.1 with Immersion 6

Thanks for the tip. I would like to avoid it going into FS, but a mile or is plenty.

Depending on your flight environment (obstacles, reflections, rf saturation), it's pretty common to get 800m - 1200m, give or take. Sometimes you get a bit less, sometimes you can get a bit more.

 

[jondrew]

Re: Confirming Stock Range of Phantom 1.1.1 with Immersion 6

Thanks for the tip. I would like to avoid it going into FS, but a mile or is plenty.

I forgot to mention I have Fatshark/Spironet antennas on the Tx on the vehicle and a Spironet/Patch on the monitor. Makes a big difference

 

[tpawyant]

Re: Confirming Stock Range of Phantom 1.1.1 with Immersion 6

Sweet. I have the same antennas!!

 

[GhostMaster]

Re: Confirming Stock Range of Phantom 1.1.1 with Immersion 6

Here is a very cheap FPV setup, you can get 1km+ range with this setup, its a nice start to FPV.
And if you use a directional antenna on the receiver you could go above 2km.

Boscam TS351: http://j.mp/1iwjZzR
Boscam TS353 400mw: http://j.mp/1gJ6t7s
Boscam receiver RC305 5.8Ghz: http://j.mp/1cRoJjy

RC305 + TS353 combo: http://j.mp/1iuhzQ6

Antennas (circular polarized)
cloverleaf antenna to rx: http://j.mp/1arIRFU
Cloverleaf antenna to tx: http://j.mp/1dG8kbW

7" LCD: http://j.mp/1d7kwsr
Boscam 7" RX-LCD5802 5.8GHz Diversity Receiver: http://j.mp/1lZuham
LCD Battery Charger: http://j.mp/1h3CreQ

Just to show how well this setup works here is a video i found on youtube (4.6 km on minute 8:14), in the description is the setup used, and you can read RC305 and TS351, just like this setup:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pkYzuNXp_c

 

[jondrew]

Re: Confirming Stock Range of Phantom 1.1.1 with Immersion 6

Wow, furthest out today 1600m, about 1.1 mi. Video was fine and still had control. Then I could not fly any further no matter how much I pushed the stick forward. That's when I realized I must be hitting the pre programmed range limit. I think you can adjust that, need to plug into assistant tonight.