Hi all,
I am just interested in how people deal with the range to which they feel safe to fly their Phantoms. Here are some of the sources of my confusion:
The NAZA software has a range limit setting of 2Km (adjustable) but I have also seen posts saying that the effective safe range of the Tx is about 300-400 meters.
Earlier today I was looking at some FPV footage on another thread in this forum and they seem to fly very long distances and over trees into other fields etc. I am guessing that they must have an IOSD or equivalent that shows them distance from home so they do not stray too far.
So my questions are:
1) On an un-modified Phantom 1 with the standard Tx and Rx, given a fairly open airspace (fields rather than buildings) how far is it safe to fly? Or put another way at what distance does the Tx signal start to degrade?
2) In general, if you wanted to do FPV (5.8GHz), what sort of strength VTx (in mW) would you need in order to be in line with the distances described in question 1 above?
Many thanks for your combined wisdom
Jonathan
I am just interested in how people deal with the range to which they feel safe to fly their Phantoms. Here are some of the sources of my confusion:
The NAZA software has a range limit setting of 2Km (adjustable) but I have also seen posts saying that the effective safe range of the Tx is about 300-400 meters.
Earlier today I was looking at some FPV footage on another thread in this forum and they seem to fly very long distances and over trees into other fields etc. I am guessing that they must have an IOSD or equivalent that shows them distance from home so they do not stray too far.
So my questions are:
1) On an un-modified Phantom 1 with the standard Tx and Rx, given a fairly open airspace (fields rather than buildings) how far is it safe to fly? Or put another way at what distance does the Tx signal start to degrade?
2) In general, if you wanted to do FPV (5.8GHz), what sort of strength VTx (in mW) would you need in order to be in line with the distances described in question 1 above?
Many thanks for your combined wisdom
Jonathan