Awesome DIY Projects to Increase Range

[GiantAntCowboy]

Last week I Range Tested some new DIY Projects and couldn't be happier with the results, and surprisingly, the footage!
1) A Helical Antenna literally made out of trash that works unbelievable.
2) A 2500Mah Li-Ion battery really improved flight time and range capabilities.

- Range Test Goal: Determine maximum video range and trip distance.

- DIY Li-Ion Battery Build: (I also attached a simple wiring diagram for reference.)

- DIY Helical Antenna: (I haven't made this video yet, but let me know if you're interested.)



Also if you have any questions, comments, thoughts, just let me know.

Cheers!
-Pete

 

[GiantAntCowboy]

Made another Trash Helical, this time 7 turn, and had great success this morning! 6.27km (3.9 miles) and still had solid signal!

Also made an even larger battery for the test, 4200mAh, which took me over 13km (8 miles), for a flight time of 13:40! The battery actually still had 600mAh left in it.

My ultimate goal has always been to fly all the mountains and valleys you see in the background, and I think this build is ready now! Check out YouTube to follow my progress, test flights and to learn how I achieved this setup for pretty cheap.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzLlloh_mkuFQw6qAYdob5w

If anyone has questions, comments, suggestions please let me know!

 

[GiantAntCowboy]

Here’s a follow up related to flight time. In this episode I compare Li-Ion packs in different configurations to see how flight performance and flight time perform.

Li Ion Battery Comparison for Long Range FPV Quads, Wings, and Planes. Chimera 7 with HDZero VTX

Depending on your quad and flight style your results will differ but I think this is a nice baseline for reference.

Let me know what you think!
Cheers!

 

[GiantAntCowboy]

And here’s a follow up to my cheap and awesome DIY Helical Antennas!

Improve FPV Range the Cheap and Easy Way! HDZero Long-Range with two simple DIY Helical Antennas.

Love these things.