What can you do with a 10W (10000mw) VTX

What can you do with a 10W (10000mw) VTX - the Akk Alpha10

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12 күн бұрын

Akk recently released some extremely high powered VTX's, going all the way up to 10W. So it only seemed reasonable that I'd have to try one out (actually 2, as I also had the 5W version)
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@craigleppert1436 5 күн бұрын

As you say, power isn't always the answer. Propagation characteristics of radio signals at specific frequencies are not going to change just because you are 'shouting louder'. 3GHz and 10GHz are used for maritime radars as they love to bounce off objects. Our VHF sets are supposed to be used at 1W for everything except emergency comms (25W). The propagation difference between those modes is barely discernable. The reason you have a higher power option is to try to drown out interference (other transmissions on the same frequency), it isn't suddenly going to start acting like an MF/HF signal.

@rcaddict9558 10 күн бұрын

I love this stuff, Takes me back to my career as a teacher, god i miss it, exellent, ! We had to put 2 gps at each corner of an tc losi and this could calculate the drift and then the MSc students would scale it and run a simulation, was a brilliant project!

@CurryKitten 9 күн бұрын

I love the idea of teaching things through practical experimentation - so much better than the plain theory

@rcaddict9558 9 күн бұрын

@@CurryKitten yep, i miss that career, i couldnt wait to get to work some days!

@MCsCreations 10 күн бұрын

Fantastic ride and testing, Wayne! 😃 I've never tried to run over big grass like this... It's really hard! 😬 I've been far, but I don't have much idea of how much, because I've never used a GPS... But it definitely sounds like a great idea! Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@CurryKitten 10 күн бұрын

It is hard isn't it. Anything involving being that close to the ground it really quite difficult!

@MCsCreations 10 күн бұрын

@CurryKitten There are 2 things that might help: putting the camera over the car, instead of inside of it... And a servo gimbal. Because then you can look up, down and to the sides.

@captainfpv6775 10 күн бұрын

Reminds me of my old 100w CB Burner....

@mabbs2757 10 күн бұрын

I found my old 500W 27Mhz burner out the loft still got it ...

@captainfpv6775 9 күн бұрын

@@mabbs2757 The good old days.

@Nspecthergadget2010 10 күн бұрын

Looks like great fun. Thanks for the show and tell

@CurryKitten 10 күн бұрын

Fun, if a bit disorientating, cheers :)

@danpenry8899 4 күн бұрын

Immersion RC used to make the easy OSD... I have a few of them from the past and they still work for analog just fine

@TuccoBenedicto 10 күн бұрын

I wonder if your home arrow was having issues because you were unable to go directly forward to begin with. • Notes from Betaflight…..without a compass, the quad 'learns' the heading of the quad from the direction of travel over ground from data provided by the GPS. The craft must be travelling at least 1-2m/s, in clean nose-forward flight, for at least several seconds, before its attitude can be correctly determined from GPS data alone. Always fly dead-straight after take-off, in clean pitch forward flight. If it is windy, fly directly into the wind, or directly with the wind, so that the flight path over ground matches the orientation of the quad. Check that the arrow rotates and points to home after short period of straight flying like this. Typically some 30-50m distance is required. If not, return, power cycle and try again.

@CurryKitten 10 күн бұрын

Yeah - I kind of read it. Obviously BF wasn't ever designed to run on a car, and I wonder if simply adding a compass will give a proper direction. Which I might try on the 1.2G setup

@TuccoBenedicto 10 күн бұрын

@@CurryKitten I was wondering if you could just push the car along or hold it in your arms for the first couple of metres in a really straight line, and see if the accuracy is improved maybe? Worth a try before you swap out to one with a compass.

@velocistafpv 10 күн бұрын

@CurryKitten yes, BF AIO works! Have a look at some of my vidoes, where I used a BF AIO to provide the arming signal to the Vista and O3 on my EDF and plane. Kinda expensive way to use an AIO for just for the arming but it works! I previously used it on my 64mm Rafale with BF AIO and Vista (crashed and burned last year) and recently my PA-18 Super Cub with BF AIO and O3. Had an 80mm F/A-18 with Inav with O3 but removing it and just using a BF AIO soon.

@MCsCreations 10 күн бұрын

Very interesting idea indeed... I'm going to try something like that with rc cars! 😃

@CurryKitten 10 күн бұрын

Interesting - so the Vista & O3 need an arming signal... to presumably start recording. There's a setting in Walksnail where you don't need a signal - I figured DJI would at least do the same. I have to say, that if you are going to put an FC in your planes for doing the arming, you might as well run iNav and have some decent OSD & flight modes? Whilst I find iNav a pain for rovers, it's pretty easy for plane setup

@velocistafpv 10 күн бұрын

@@CurryKitten⁠I’m new to Inav but it is more of a pain to fit the large Inav stack in a plane and getting the CG right with all the camera, gimbals etc, unless it is an AIO (not many AIOs are supported by Inav unfortunately). What I found so far, the Vista can be powered without a signal (just turn off the low power mode option) but the O3 would need a signal (or get a Seeeduino to provide the signal but no OSD). Also, not all Inav OSD items are supported by the O3. So currently, I’m now using an O3 which gets signal from a BetaFPV SuperP 14Ch ELRS via a cheapish GEPRC G4 AIO.

@PollokPoochesDogWalking 10 күн бұрын

Camera on a stick would really help you out with navigation! Great fun video. I want to make a betaflight truck now!

@CurryKitten 10 күн бұрын

Perhaps I should carry a small quad on the rooof so I can take off to inspect my surroundings :D

@PiDsPagePrototypes 8 күн бұрын

Does anyone do a 10w vtx in the 900 meg range? This looks like it would be suited for flying low over forested regions, or through the trees, or through obstacle courses without many drop outs.

@peteroman4297 Күн бұрын

Just a quick question? Why did you not mount the camera on a type of tower on top of the vehicle? That way you can see more of the ground you’re about to traverse in front of you rather than a “ Mouse In A Cornfield” viewing perspective?🤷🏻‍♂️

@mabbs2757 10 күн бұрын

Great job CK ... Just a thought but how about trying it in a boat water is flat right ?

@CurryKitten 10 күн бұрын

Water can be flat (unless you have waves) it's also very wet though - which doesn't play nicely with electronics. Would be something fun dto do, I wish there was a really nice flat large lake around my way, but instead we have quite a rough sea

@aowi7280 10 күн бұрын

BF needs to travel in a straight line at a certain speed before that arrow works. Not sure the minimum m/sec but a car should be able to do it.

@CurryKitten 10 күн бұрын

Yeah - I'd read this and thought I have enough speed to do it. The GPS I'm using actually does have a compass in it (although not wired) but I'll have to check if betaflight will actually use it for the home arrow

@aowi7280 9 күн бұрын

@@CurryKitten Lots of improvements in 4.5 too.