Maxx VS Terminator. Long distance antenna shootout!

[Procharged97]

Says RG-402 by Belden-n

**** thats the good stuff!!!!..its like $5 - $9 a foot!

 

[dirtybum]

Are they actually made of silver then? Because they look like the toughest cords I've ever seen like where the connectors meet

 

[dirtybum]

Silver plated copper

Are they actually made of silver then? Because they look like the toughest cords I've ever seen like where the connectors meet

Oh I just seen your other post silver plated copper. Looks high-quality to me

 

[Procharged97]

Yep they have the silver plated copper and silver plated copper covered steel.. and yes they are very high quality

 

[maxwell smart]

Yep they have the silver plated copper and silver plated copper covered steel.. and yes they are very high quality

Who is they??

 

[KyleMaxxUAV]

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Unrelated to the controller cable issue, I just got these from Tom at Horizon Midwest. I've used a LOT of different cables but Ive never used Silver cables! They feel/look industrial! Anyone ever seen/used silver before?

I need a couple of these to test !!!


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[Procharged97]

Who is they??

Belden

 

[Tripc]

Here's mine. Sitting nicely in my Procraft case. DBS Mods I elite with Maxx Evo kit boosted...

 

[Deleted member 27337]

Here's mine. Sitting nicely in my Procraft case. DBS Mods I elite with Maxx Evo kit boosted...

Where did you buy those motor caps?

 

[Tripc]

Where did you buy those motor caps?

I think ebay or amazon

 

[dirtybum]

Is really too windy for a distance run on my lunch break today, but I wanted to see what the terminator extreme could do unboosted. I flew in one of my usual paths where I can fly hundred feet for a few miles then I have to go up and over a large powerline. As I dropped back down over the powerline I didn't notice anything on my app but the healthy drones revealed slight signal issues. Went out to 55% turnaround, worked flawless[emoji41]

HealthyDrones.com - Innovative flight data analysis that matters

 

[BeauS]

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Unrelated to the controller cable issue, I just got these from Tom at Horizon Midwest. I've used a LOT of different cables but Ive never used Silver cables! They feel/look industrial! Anyone ever seen/used silver before?

How long are those cables DB? Are you controlling away from the tripod now or do you have your remote mounted?

 

[dirtybum]

How long are those cables DB? Are you controlling away from the tripod now or do you have your remote mounted?

I mount my remote on the tripod with the antennas, because that's how I'm used to flying. This unboosted flight I just took was with those silver cables.I believe 12 inch cables

 

[Procharged97]

Nice!! You think those signal errors were from going up and over and back down while the antenna stayed aimed for the lower altitude?

 

[dirtybum]

Nice!! You think those signal errors were from going up and over and back down while the antenna stayed aimed for the lower altitude?

I was just checking the HD and you can see between seven and nine minutes where I went from 100 feet to 270 and I drop back down a little but not much. It looks like the signal errors were actually on the way back not even near that powerline. Like I said watching my phone screen, The bars were 100% so I didn't even notice it until on the report. But all in all pretty good. I'm guessing the maxxrange or T1 would've did the same unboosted! I just find it funny that with these antennas these days you can go 8 miles and back and land with plenty to spare(no stress in other words) in windy conditions you would've never thought of doing a long distance flight six months ago in. I didn't even have this thing loaded down with batteries, didn't want to overload it in the high winds

 

[dirtybum]

Took the P3 standard out to 40,000 with the terminator extreme
This is gonna be fun! (Distance tests)

 

[fastfed]

looking to increase my range on my P3P, I don't want to use a tripod, but how much better is the
ITELITE MAXXRANGE ANTENNA, vs the
ITELITE - DJI RANGE BOOSTER

Also, on a side note, is there any possibility to install normal antenna's rather then the big antenna plate if I wanna just toy around?

Thanks

 

[KyleMaxxUAV]

looking to increase my range on my P3P, I don't want to use a tripod, but how much better is the
ITELITE MAXXRANGE ANTENNA, vs the
ITELITE - DJI RANGE BOOSTER

Also, on a side note, is there any possibility to install normal antenna's rather then the big antenna plate if I wanna just toy around?

Thanks

The regular Itelite panel will be a substantial improvement over stock, and the MaxxRange will most likely get you to the limits of your aircraft's batteries before having to do battery mods. If you fly in an area with high interference / obstructions you may want to add boosters to either or to increase penetration. And as with all of our kits they use the industry standard connectors so you will be able to use them boosted or unboosted interchangeably and with different whip antennas for the days you just feel like "toying" around lol

Pm me any questions at all you may have


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[KyleMaxxUAV]

looking to increase my range on my P3P, I don't want to use a tripod, but how much better is the
ITELITE MAXXRANGE ANTENNA, vs the
ITELITE - DJI RANGE BOOSTER

Also, on a side note, is there any possibility to install normal antenna's rather then the big antenna plate if I wanna just toy around?

Thanks

For some ideas of what the different antennas can do in optimal environments, have a peek at the leaderboard

Official P3 Range Leaderboard


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[dirtybum]

looking to increase my range on my P3P, I don't want to use a tripod, but how much better is the
ITELITE MAXXRANGE ANTENNA, vs the
ITELITE - DJI RANGE BOOSTER

Also, on a side note, is there any possibility to install normal antenna's rather then the big antenna plate if I wanna just toy around?

Thanks

Maxxrange unboosted or terminator unboosted over dbs-02 boosted IMO[emoji41]
Horizon MaxxRange ITelite Panel antenna P3 Adv & Pro and Inspire
And you can just put some stick/dipole 2.4 antennas on for test work, they wont get you that far though unless you throw some windsurfers on them
7dBi Grey Dual-band dipole 2.4/5.8GHz AC Mode RP-SMA High Gain Omni Antenna USA