Modifications

Sthornsen · Sep 17, 2017

Hello everyone. I am always in search of new ideas on how to imorove my Phantom 3 Standard. Here's what I have so far. Please share any new ideas you have and I'll try it out. My goal is to simply improve my range and signal penetration. I currently have reached about a 15,000 foot range out. Now I need more ideas!!

Modification

s to date:

Ltelite antenna

Two 4 watt 2.4ghz amplifiers

One 4 watt 5.8ghz amplifier

One 12 volt 6000mah power bank

LED glow string

Voltage meter and Step down for LEDs

Two toggle switches to control accessories

PhatHD · Sep 17, 2017

Wooow. What's does that weigh around your neck? Or do you have a base station?

LarBear360 · Sep 17, 2017

15,000 feet is almost three miles. Why would you want to go further than that?

macoman · Sep 17, 2017

No kidding... 15,000 feet is way way too far for me... And impressive that you did it in the standard. But like larBear said... Why to go farther than that? What is your objective and the risk involved?

microraptor · Sep 17, 2017

How much money do you have in that remote? That's a pretty impressive setup.

Sthornsen · Sep 17, 2017

I simply like to push the limits. My goal is five miles. I have spent 30 dollars for each 2.4ghz amplifier, 60 dollars for the 5.8ghz amplifier, 100 dollars for the antenna, 40 dollars for the battery pack, and probably another 50 dollars on lights and odds and ends. So safe to say around 225 dollars spent. I do have a base station I'm work in on.

Sthornsen · Sep 17, 2017

Sthornsen · Sep 17, 2017

I'm almost done with the ground station, but a few.more weeks of work....it has three amplifiers, 5.8ghz and 2.4ghz av receivers, dual 7inch monitors, 20,000 mah 12 volt battery bank, usb charger, 500 watt power inverter and much more

macoman · Sep 17, 2017

Sthornsen said:
I'm almost done with the ground station, but a few.more weeks of work....it has three amplifiers, 5.8ghz and 2.4ghz av receivers, dual 7inch monitors, 20,000 mah 12 volt battery bank, usb charger, 500 watt power inverter and much more

You are amazing man, very awesome setup.

MapMaker53 · Sep 17, 2017

If there is something 5 miles away that I would like to photograph from the air, I find it easier, less expensive, less risky, and certainly more legal (here in the U.S.) to just get in my car and drive 4.5 miles before I launch.

Sthornsen · Sep 17, 2017

I understand that MapMaker. I have land , that backs is up to my parents land, that also backs up to my aunt's land. All three together create a five mile stretch. I would never fly over someone else's property or belongings or people that far away. It would be way to risky. 5 miles is simply a hobby based goal, no more.

LarBear360 · Sep 17, 2017

Sthornsen said:
I understand that MapMaker. I have land , that backs is up to my parents land, that also backs up to my aunt's land. All three together create a five mile stretch. I would never fly over someone else's property or belongings or people that far away. It would be way to risky. 5 miles is simply a hobby based goal, no more.

Hey, every one's gots to have a hobby!

mcphipps · Sep 17, 2017

Mine is drinking beer

MikeA · Sep 17, 2017

That is an impressive setup. Did you do anything to the quad itself?

Sthornsen · Sep 17, 2017

Birdside I have only added four dipole antennas. The dbs antenna is linear other wise I'd use a clover leaf. I plan to install two amplifiers birdside. One 5.8ghz and one 2.4ghz. Always looking for suggestions though.

Mxh666 · Sep 17, 2017

Very impressive indeed.
When you finish with it, I am sure NASA would take it off your hands to use it in one of their deep space missions.

Sthornsen · Sep 17, 2017

Nada calls....its theirs. As long as i get my money back. I'd like to get a phantom 4 pro and start to modify it.

Sthornsen · Sep 17, 2017

I meant NASA

solentlife · Sep 17, 2017

What I found when I pushed range - was flight battery limited me in the end to about 6kms max ..... in fact pushing one day and wind got up caused loss of my P3S.

Nigel