Update 6-27-22... In this attached video link, I disabled the on-board VTX and installed a 350mw Foxeer Reaper Nano. Check it out...👍🏻🍻👊🏻 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j8mglraa3tDcknk.html

Thank you for documenting this, as a beginner into the hobby, I am clearly learning a lot from videos like these. Keep up the good work!

Came across this channel and really like the content. New subscriber. Great job. 👍👍👍

At this moment, this is my favorite video. Just soldered in a ufl connector on a mob6 board with a blown esc… practice for the real one. Went pretty smoothly, the only thing I did different was in soldering the active element. That I hit from the other side of the board. Fluke says AOK…. On to the real deal Thursday when I get some antennas in the mail. Thanks for the effort!

+1👍 jeez, that microscopic solder job 💪

Great content, now I know how to fix my range issues once I'm brave enough to try!

That was extremely informative. I'm sure it was difficult but the video was great and all was visible and well explained.

Excellent video, and excellent work, sir! I'm glad I found this, I've built basically the same thing with my Mobula 6, but using the BetaFPV HX100se frame, which is a gorgeous little piece of carbon fiber art work, and possibly using some 1102 motorsm. John Moore (that's his yt channel) did the same and posted a video or two about it, also great work. But I was considering ways to increase range, and I"m really glad I found your channel, I am definitely hitting all the buttons for this video, and I'm going to do both of these mods as soon as I get a chance... Nifty little trick I came across the other day working on a similar build, that might be applicable here: I cut a couple inches of one of the skinny red extension tubes from a can of WD40, and it slipped perfectly over the receiver wire on a similar build. Then I cut a short section off the trimmed-off end of a small zip tie, about 1/2", folded it, and sorta wrapped it around the end of the red straw. I drilled a small hole through both end of the little zip piece, ran a small screw through it, and into a hole I drilled in the canopy; once tightened down, the 'strap' held the straw perfectly, plus allowed me to fiddle the angle to my liking... It's a tiny little version of the same thing they did on the BetaFPV X-Knight 4" Toothpick, another excellent-looking little beast. Anyway, thank you for this really well done and informative video, I will be recommending it to numerous others. Kudos!

you are the Bob Ross of FPV. thank you.

Awesome job on the antennas. Also I've been following you on the Jumper T16 as well, and pretty much got a handle on how it work. I just bought the Jumper T16 Pro v2...and the RadioMaster tx8 (love em!) Thanks for sharing and looking forward for more info..... Thanks!

Dude, you got skills!

Really good job Master Sir!

What a great video thank you for your help I hope that you find more time to make more !!! Please !!!

Hello Everyone! Here we upgrade both antennas. Enjoy the Breeze...👍🏻🍻👊🏻

Thank you. this video was excellent.

Great video!

Update 5/16 5pmEST: I flew today at the field and was super impressed with the vtx antenna upgrade. However, I'm on the fence whether or not the receiver antenna was necessary. I will edit that video soon. I may place the stock receiver antenna back on and run to the field to see if there was a significant difference. The Stock Whoop video went bad before I could even come close to maxing the receiver out..

Nice and very detailed explanation 👌

Great video & how 2. I think it a great upgrade. ✌️

Really helpful, thank you :)

Nicely done sir. I plan on doing the same to my mobula 6 and I want to do the receiver antenna on my mobula 7 also. I loose RSSI way before video on the mob 7. I think you did a great job filming something so tiny.

if you do SMD even just occasionally, i can highly recommend some proper noclean flux, loaded into a bonkote flux pen. a "third hand tool with loupe" also becomes indispensables, once you have one ... and they're just way too much fun to dramatically pose on your workbench afte use. :D one slightly overkill overkill option for an antenna would be to remove the plastic case form a lollipop antenna. what's left propably weights under half a gram PS: two little insider tricks: a) secure the tiddly connector with hot glue. if it pops off during a crash, it's ususally the end for you vTX. with a drop of alcohol, that hot snot easily peels off. and b) you can find a ground pin on virtually any chip on a board, usually at one of the corners. that long botch-wire "might" cripple the antenna's performance through some microwave voodoo.

great job bro！

nice job now i can do it

Very clear instructions. btw, when placing the VTX connector for the antenna, is it not better to use some sort of heat gun? Also great that you show how we can check that the soldering was good, with checking the ground etc.

Hi I am wanting to do this with my Mobular 6 but I am not sure where I can get the VTX antenna you used. I am probably not going to upgrade the receiver antenna. Thank you for making this video. You have gained a subscriber. Thanks

Thank for all the instructions, I will do this!😁 Just one question, for the vtx can I use a omnidirectional antenna like a micro lollipop from foxeer or do I have to use a linear one? By the way I will work on a CrazyBee X AIO, I think it is quite the same...

Take a shot every time he says okay

New to all this and I likey likey. Already my wife is up in arms about safety. On a few occasions I happened to fly my whoopee right into my sons head only it was accidental every time on the 3rd he picked it back up and fully hurled it at me but I caught it. I felt the wind on that sucker tho, it came back at me mach 1. I'm reluctant to surprise the litte Dickens w one for Christmas but if I don't she will so I'm looking for one thats maybe made of soft rubber and caged props. Don't want to have to go to work w bald ricochet marks on my head . Anyways, I thank you for your time and efforts in all this. I'm only beginning to fully understand what I'm lookin at but it still mostly Chinese to me. I aim to change that. Thanks again man👍

Comprei o mobula 6, e veio com 4 baterias de 1s 300mah 30c, será que posso utilizar uma de 1s 380mah 60c tem 0.5g a maís que a original.

nice soldering skill) hehe fly it into her curtains))

Interested to see a comparison on range of before and after the mod.

I really enjoy your videos. Can you please link to the parts I cannot find the connecter online.

Hey i just did the u.fl vtx mod. How do i know if the active element pad is properly soldered to the center pin? Ive just got this drone and immediately did this vtx mod. Seems like the link is pretty good but with no reference point of the original i cant come to a conclusion.

can you ground the Rx to the ground of the VTX instead of -ve battery lead? I means since both of them are connected, wouldn't it be shorter if i connect it to the VTX ground instead?

Awesome~~!!!^^*

Hi! How to turn off the internal vtx on aio fc, when connected an external vtx?..

Hello ! Thanks for the vídeo. Is there a way to solder that vtx antena whitout soldering the ufl connector ? I just bought the antena but not the ufl connector that you solder on the Esc I bought elrs too do you think is worth changing from frsky to elrs on mobula 6 ? I am not sure it it is worth because of the vtx limitation

Great video but where can i buy this antenna and mount? Maybe i missed it in the video..

I have two mobula 6 and all 3 elements are beeping on ground wire... straight out of the box

I recently removed the motor plugs in my tinyhawk 2, and was shocked how much better it flew. I was wondering if there would be a benefit with my mob6. Have you removed them from a mob6 fc before? Would you recommend it? Could you make a video?!

I think the camera work in the video was just fine, I'd have no issue doing this mod myself after viewing this. Do you think this mod would be worth doing on a regular Mobula 6 for indoor flight?

Hi, thanks for your videos. The VTx antenna on my Mobula6 broke off so I attempted to replace it as shown here. After putting some solder on the ground pads and center I found I had continuity between the center element and ground pads, although I can't really see a solder bridge. I've tried mopping up the solder with solder wick but there's still continuity. Is it toast or can I rescue the VTx on this board? I do have a TBS nano VTx that I could add to the build following your video on disabling the on-board VTx... Thanks!

question, why didnt you ground the receiver to the same ground as the VTX? the board I want to mod has a replaceable receiver antennae, but what looks like a monopole VTX, and Im thinking of putting a cage or lollipop onto the current location the VTX antennae is currently sitting. You suppose I could do the same thing you did withthe receiver?

Where did you get that antenna? Can't seem to find one.

With the added weight of the antennas and frame , what is your flight time?

Happymodel Just recommend to use 16mm vtx Antenna length for increase range did you try This

has it helped to fly farther ?

Well I guess I have a problem with this mod on my Mob6 HD... I just switched the receiver antenna and tried to connect to my transmitter. It would sort of connect, as I was able to arm the quad, but I did not get telemetry... I then disassembled everything again to check continuity and I had a short between my antenna core (measured at the antenna tip) and GND... Then unsoldered the antenna to check continuity of the sleeve to the core and there was no beep, perfectly isolated. Only when I measured the antenna pad to GND I got a beep... The Rx antenna pad does not have a ground pad right next to it, right? I see no solder bridges... Soldering the new antenna with only the core to the pad at least connected reliably again, but where does the antenna pad connect to ground? It can't be a revised board by Happymodel, where they botched it, right?

I'm about to do this mods... Could you please tell me what's the length of the 5.8 active element... I know that it's needed to divide the C/5.8/4 but I just want be the same as your length as I watched your tests! :) Thanks in advance. Rod

Hi my ufl base connector pop out very easily should i put more solder to secure it better？

So i tried both these mods and experienced no range increase and a decrease if anything. I'm also getting significant image breakup on full throttle. CLearly i screwed something up but Im not sure where to start looking. any advice?

Hi :) off-topic: the mobula 6 is my first drone. Can you recommend a drone which I can build/buy next? Im thinking about the tyro79 because I would fly a under 250g drone first (because of the laws) to get better.

Hi Friend, do you fly this mobula6 after the modification? mine have issue regarding the RSSI. Can I solve the problem if I have modification like you do? Thanks!

do you 4.35v?

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If it improves transmission , why hasn't ever been offered?? This seems suspect a little(?)

what about the test?