P3P range concerns
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The only time I have real trouble is when flying with other Phantoms (or I1s). I flew at the coast here today in an area with little interference and easily went 3 miles. I flew today from a nearby park without interference all the way to my house (lots of WiFi networks etc) and still made it over 3 miles. This is all stock. Go out somewhere in the boonies and see how it works without interference.
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Yeah even in my town with probably 30 houses around, power lines, etc I can routinely get 2 miles each way with the stock setup without getting any low signal warnings.
I wonder if there really is a problem with some of the p3's or if it's as simple as antenna orientation, altitude, etc.
Hopefully my fpvlr antennas get here today so I can try some real range
I wonder if there really is a problem with some of the p3's or if it's as simple as antenna orientation, altitude, etc.
Hopefully my fpvlr antennas get here today so I can try some real range
I landed mine on the moon last night. It was real SOB to get it back though. Stupid outer space.
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I flew out to 1.2k (a bit under 4000ft) @ 40meters high and turned back immediately due to weak signal. I'm guessing if I had increased my altitude I may have got longer range. Flat farmland. It was my longest run yet and I forgot to hit record 
. I've been spoilt with Litchi on my P2V+V3, auto record!
. I've been spoilt with Litchi on my P2V+V3, auto record!
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Yeah I went to at least 4500 my first day then headed back just in time for the first alarm to go off. When I fly distances like that where I go from point A to B and back I cut the time in half. I'm a little nervous pushing it's limits to the full 1.2 miles. Had a video issue once, panicked and brought it back.
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yes big time. on one test route I fly I was always able to get between 8 to 10k feet now Im hard pressed to even bust 5,000ft
even if i trying up higher then normal. and in another direction were I have more clear line of site and was able to get to 18,000 feet the best I can get now is just over 5,500 sence the latest firmware update. and the video feed also seems to be real choppy and laggy way before I lose signal.
These ranges are incredibil . Are you guys that are getting these ranges actually able to see the live view on your Ipad,or tablet while flying?
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I'm having distance issue's also with my P3A, I have it set to channel 20 and the mbps is set to 4, I have the antenna set correctly, three distance tests I was only able to reach around 1800fton two of them, the last one I tried I was able to reach close to 3300ft, I guess this direction is my clearest los, mind you I am flying at max height 393ft. I am flying in my neighborhood in Southern Mississippi houses and a lot of tree's, I'm trying to find a place with a better los, unfortunately it's probably going to have to be a body of water somewhere close.
I routinely fly out to 10k+ as well, but I'm always pushing it from a battery perspective. how are you going to fly 4x that distance? won't you run out of battery?
What antenna setups do you use with long distance flying?
And also, for what purpose do you fly those distances? Do you record videos when flying far or no?
And also, for what purpose do you fly those distances? Do you record videos when flying far or no?
For me, 2 miles leaves me with 60%+ battery left, so I should be able to squeeze out atleast 3-4 miles.
The main reason for FPVLR for me is the penetration. My home town has a lot of changes in elevation, and many trees, which interrupt my signal.
EDIT: @deadstik, here is my FPVLR thread
http://www.phantompilots.com/threads/my-experiences-with-fpvlr-advanced-kit-p3.46900/
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Thank you for sharing-- very informative!
Anytime!
I'm currently talking with Tony (the guy who owns FPVLR) about my range issues, and doing some trouble shooting.
Tomorrow I'll do a lot more flying and hopefully get that sought after long-range
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