Hi all,
I was doing some RTH & range tests tonight on a stock Phantom - No mods at all. I was a bit surprised when every time it was the control signal that dropped out first.
First test i did was an Altitude test - For this I had the RC antenna pointing directly out from the controller (As the phantom was directly above me) i lost control signal at approx 250m
I attempted this again around 100 meters away from me to see if there was any difference and no, similar result.
For the range test I had the RC antenna at 90 degrees (Pointing up in regard to the flat face and sticks of the controller) i took her up to 50 meters and went over flat land as far as I could this time the control signal dropped at approx 640 meters still had WIFI and video feed throughout
I was very concious of keeping pointed towards the bird throughout.
Now my question is - I would have expected the WIFI signal and video feed to drop out well before the control signal as I was sure this was the limiting factor on stock phantoms? Am i wrong?
Any advice or input greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I was doing some RTH & range tests tonight on a stock Phantom - No mods at all. I was a bit surprised when every time it was the control signal that dropped out first.
First test i did was an Altitude test - For this I had the RC antenna pointing directly out from the controller (As the phantom was directly above me) i lost control signal at approx 250m
I attempted this again around 100 meters away from me to see if there was any difference and no, similar result.
For the range test I had the RC antenna at 90 degrees (Pointing up in regard to the flat face and sticks of the controller) i took her up to 50 meters and went over flat land as far as I could this time the control signal dropped at approx 640 meters still had WIFI and video feed throughout
I was very concious of keeping pointed towards the bird throughout.
Now my question is - I would have expected the WIFI signal and video feed to drop out well before the control signal as I was sure this was the limiting factor on stock phantoms? Am i wrong?
Any advice or input greatly appreciated.
Thanks