Homemade 34-Turn Helical Antenna for Long Range FPV Review & Range Test

Homemade 34-Turn Helical Antenna for Long Range FPV Review & Range Test - Helical vs Patch

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Homemade 34-Turn Helical Antenna for Long Range FPV Review & Range Test - Helical vs Patch [1440p60]
Giant Ant Cowboy's Helical Antenna Instruction: • Easy DIY 5.8ghz Helica...
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@AeroStuffFPV 2 жыл бұрын

*I've linked the electronics down here* Eachine EV800D: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCxOubh FrSky Taranis X9D Plus SE: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCwlF2F Triple Feed Patch Antenna's: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCg1EMT

@davisw13 6 ай бұрын

A nicer receiver is going to really help you out.

@GiantAntCowboy 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, very well presented, and thanks for the shout out. Super happy to see people’s experience with my DIY helical build. Incredible for a cheap easy thing. Definitely get your DVR fixed, and maybe think about it HDZero system this year once the new high lower VTX is out. Though actually, for a long range plane you might have great success with the SIYI digital system. I’ve never used it, but reviews seem very positive. Keep up the good work, cheers!

@jameshatton4211 Жыл бұрын

What's your take on the Prosight Connex HD system? Almost nobody talks about this and I'm not sure why other than marketing?

@GiantAntCowboy Жыл бұрын

@@jameshatton4211 unfortunately I honestly don’t know much about it...

@GordonScottYankeeEngineer 2 жыл бұрын

Next level my friend! I’ve been following you for a while and watching your progress. 👍👍

@michaelwhinnery164 Жыл бұрын

Once in a while we get to win one !!! Congratulations because every landing you can walk away from is a good one.

@CAGreve1231 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you were out trying your creation out. That is a very narrow beam and hard to stay inside of it. Nice build!

@AeroStuffFPV 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I've recently flew Long Range and had +7km with a SOLID signal! (Almost perfect, but very sharp & colorful) @800mW with the same plane (but a different receiver). And another Personal Thank You for messaging me on FB about the antenna. You were the only one optimistic about it, knowing more about these antennas than others!

@CAGreve1231 2 жыл бұрын

@@AeroStuffFPV - I remember when I first started experimenting with antennas and most of the FPV community said that I was foolish to make my own. They told me that dipoles and patch antennas were better than anything I could make. Looks like they're eating their words now. Most people think DIY is foolish and ridiculous. However, that is a hobby in itself for us tinkerers. Some of our creations will work and others will not. In any case, I'd like to send you a kit of sorts for my new Avenger antenna. No cost to you of course. I just want you to build it. It is a Crosshair Xtreme with a parasitic waveguide in front of it which increases the gain to 12.5dbic. I haven't even released it yet so you will be the first to have it... and you can tell everyone you built your own ;)

@AeroStuffFPV 2 жыл бұрын

@@CAGreve1231 You've put a huge smile on my face! I can't thank you enough.

@johnnymilian 4 ай бұрын

I don't know anything about FPV but I really enjoyed this video. Great job.

@dalovehall 2 жыл бұрын

wow thats thing huge need that on a antenna tracker would be perfect. awesome build.

@raztaz826 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty neat. If you eliminate those SMA connectors on the plane, you could get a little more power out of the VTX

@_bs5349 4 ай бұрын

Good men 🤝🤛🏻👍🤠keep going mate

@KG4JYS 9 ай бұрын

It would help if you looked into setting up a retransmitter. Then you could have the big helical on a tripod or other mount and retransmit on another frequency to your goggles. That gets you a good range but requires neither a heavy head-mount antenna nor care in facing the right direction.

@hectordeleon7859 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the well explained video. I also have the ev800d goggles but with the stock antenna’s I’m getting low range with a 1000mw AKK vtx barely making it 300 meters. Are you running a 5.8ghz amplifier and diy antennas to get this range?

@TheRoadtoGonzo Жыл бұрын

I have a laser cutter, I am wondering if I could mock up one of these for you out of acrylic. Also wondering if a yagi antenna is better or worst than helical, as I saw a few ultra long range folks flying those.

@themocaw 11 ай бұрын

If I ever see someone dressed like a 1950s sci fi robot staring at the sky, ill say hi. (Once youve landed of course.)

@mark6302 Жыл бұрын

holy shit thats intense

@roberttriner6242 7 ай бұрын

The biggest problem with having that many turns is obviously the gain Factor will be quite high, which means serious tight directivity! You better be ready to keep that thing perfectly on track because no matter how tight you try just being off by a couple of inches will lose your video substantially. It's almost not worth having something that high game unless you're tracking is perfect you're better off with the lower gain antenna maybe stacking them which of course will add to directivity to some degree

@mutantthegreat7963 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video dude, and lucky at the end. Have you thought about using a camera tripod to hold the helical antennas at the plane? I believe with so many turns, the beamwidth may only be a couple of degrees which might explain why it was a bit inconsistent.

@AeroStuffFPV 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes, I thought about having a TriPod with an antenna tracker. But I have it permanently mounted on my Goggles... I don’t see the need of a tracker either because I move my head like one ever so precisely to get the best picture :)

@AAAAAA-qx6uz 2 жыл бұрын

So your head is tracker , natural and smooth

@ahmadfaris8044 9 ай бұрын

Hi, what happens if the turn diameter is larger?

@BowOneFire 2 жыл бұрын

You can sometimes use a file recovery tool to get the dvr back. I did that on my ev800d and it worked

@AeroStuffFPV 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Which one? Bc none that I’ve tried worked...

@BowOneFire 2 жыл бұрын

@@AeroStuffFPV EaseUS. There's 2 free versions, one called the trial version and one called the free version, if you get the trial version you can't restore anything but if you get the free version you can restore 500mb of the files it can find.

@maybayson4203 Жыл бұрын

Try farvew helical antena,i built many.work well and easy to build

@honkhonk8009 Жыл бұрын

Bro u definitely need to invest in a 3D printer. Best $250 ever Anything you want, you can just print it. I was able to print out some wings out of LWPLA which is basically the same as regular foam but slightly stiffer. It can be annoying to use F360 to model the parts, but overall its still worth it. It really does change the whole FPV experience when you can just model in your own gimbal, or even your own bomb bay.

@AeroStuffFPV Жыл бұрын

Correct, It’s a game changer, but I have to wait until I’ll afford and have enough material to start printing parts, mechanism’s & more

@leojgo Жыл бұрын

@@AeroStuffFPV I think it's too time consuming and finicky to configure. I like the fact you use simpler and cheaper materials and get good results. I'd suggest you to try some hotwired wing and fuselage so you can compare the performance.

@RandoManFPV 10 ай бұрын

Damn I didn't realize I could get a 3d printer so cheap... I wish i was just a tad less broke and had a bit more space 😅

@siddharth4662 Жыл бұрын

could you share something on those light beacons please!

@AeroStuffFPV Жыл бұрын

I already made a video about it on my channel

@md-1186 2 жыл бұрын

Skill + Luck saved your plane

@andrejmirt 2 жыл бұрын

Did You use a 50ohm terminator on your tripple feed patch antenna? With 600mw of power on vtx and this 14dbi antenna the range should be over 20km easy.

@AeroStuffFPV 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! But still bad video over 5-6km.

@lightpolebluelamaa4207 Жыл бұрын

You should try out the FOXEER Reaper Infinity it’s a 5W VTX I get clear footage for up to 10km away

@AeroStuffFPV 11 ай бұрын

Overkill for FC - Just use better antennas

@ahmadfaris8044 9 ай бұрын

That's illegal

@lightpolebluelamaa4207 9 ай бұрын

@@ahmadfaris8044 i know

@neuromancer692 2 ай бұрын

@@ahmadfaris8044So what?

@a-wingsgaming9162 29 күн бұрын

@@ahmadfaris8044Depending on where you live, or you can just have the applicable amateur radio license

@mdmuntaharul6795 Жыл бұрын

what is the led name that you are using in your rc plane

@AeroStuffFPV Жыл бұрын

W5W-T10 LED Lights: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DkYnMN9 12-24v LED Controllers: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dl23K8j

@JoseValencia-fr8wh Жыл бұрын

FCC hello? Yea there is a guy out here receiving all off the signals.

@sunsetpark_fpv 9 ай бұрын

This test would have produced clearer video in the day. The camera is introducing too much noise because of the darkness.

@aaronwilson1666 Жыл бұрын

What is the cost of all this???

@AeroStuffFPV Жыл бұрын

Approx $12

@aaronwilson1666 Жыл бұрын

@@AeroStuffFPV wow… I should’ve spend these years doing my own builds instead of spending lots of $$ on Parkzone and other overpriced stuff

@Alucard-__- Жыл бұрын

That thing looks like a rail gun

@AndrewHollywood Ай бұрын

Anything worth doing is worth OVERDOING!!

@alexeygnutov8007 Жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aJh9m5yKr5OtnaM.html 8км на 25 mw на маленьком патче. Ради чего это все?

@Alistratov1971 2 жыл бұрын

We fly 7 km on a 3 turn Helix and 25 mW of video power! :) Correction: our antennas are correctly and carefully tuned! So you should learn a little antenna theory and buy a good tuning device. Or buy our antennas from Russia :)))