SpeedyBee Goggle Module: Testing it out, and comparing to IRC RapidFIRE

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8 ай бұрын

Is analog dead? Well, maybe if you are made of money and can transfer your entire fleet to your digital platform of choice. But if you've got even as half as many models as me then analog is something that will live on for a long time. But which analog module should you go for? Normally it's a case of getting your hands on an IRC RapidFIRE, or perhaps a TBS Fusion. But today we take a look at SpeedBees' 5.8Ghz Goggle module... it's certainly priced keenly, but can it hold up to the competition? Let's find out.
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@manski209 8 ай бұрын

Great review as always. Its very impresive how similar the picture quality is with the Rapidfire and the price is great too. Thank you for sharing.

@CurryKitten 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Doris-Yee 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Great comparison.

@CurryKitten 8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@johnwalter6410 2 ай бұрын

I prefer digital BUT, I still build and fly analog rigs too. Just because it’s still fun and just different. And the challenge of getting a good signal is kind of fun sometimes.

@53roger 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for the effort and especially for the side by side. I am staying with analogue video and have been putting off upgrading to the immersion rc (a little too expensive). But the SB Module makes the up grade affordable. Thank you

@CurryKitten 8 ай бұрын

Glad it was useful. Going to digital is still quite a jump in price right now (heres hoping the prices fall eventually) Even having digital stuff, I still use plenty of analog models

@LostCloudx4 6 ай бұрын

Just got DJI V2s so probably goint to throw the Speedybee on, thanks for the results.

@CurryKitten 6 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

@FPVSteve 8 ай бұрын

That finder functionality is pretty nice - I suppose it will work very well if your quad goes down at a distance to get you close to it, then an onboard beeper could be audible to get you the rest of the way.

@CurryKitten 8 ай бұрын

Yes - it's very useful, especially if a 75mm goes down in the woods. I wouldn't have much of a chance without it. The SpeedyBee needs to be more sensitive here though to really get up to the level of how well RapidFIRE can pin down a models location

@Charlottesville798 8 ай бұрын

Great Video. Nice to see a familiar friend.....Im a Vectrex repairer & collector !

@CurryKitten 8 ай бұрын

Nice! Been trying to clear out my office more so I can have my classic machines out

@OMEGOOLIEBIRD 5 ай бұрын

I wanted an honest review, and look who popped up! Hope you are well Wayne, been a long time! If you fancy joining us for a fly in Warwickshire, you are always welcome.. just off the M40. We fly and camp over for whole weekends once a month in the summer. Would be great to fly with you again!

@CurryKitten 5 ай бұрын

Hey Rupes - glad you are still out there and deafening people with your planes :) In theory, would love to meet up and do some flying. In practice, always trickier with organising time etc. But I'll keep it in mind for the summer!

@EnglishTurbines 8 ай бұрын

Great comparison Wayne....Surprised by the change in interference on a different day though....😮...🇬🇧

@CurryKitten 8 ай бұрын

It can really change minute by minute here. I can do these indoor flights and get a clean signal on 1 lipo, and then really bad interference on the next one.

@apair4002 6 ай бұрын

The oled screen of my old furious fpv true-d v3 already dead yesterday. The vrx still work as it is. Buy this speedybee vrx yesterday. Many say this is better than rapidfire. The price is great. So I guess it is worth buying. Great studio & review.

@CurryKitten 6 ай бұрын

It's not quite better for me at the moment - but certainly could get there with a firmware update or two. The price is certainly right though !

@carlosr.2027 4 ай бұрын

⁠@@CurryKittenhas it gotten better with a firmware updates yet or still the same

@neilfpv 7 ай бұрын

Awesome! I am looking for an analog module since my old one broke. Looks like an amazing inexpensive product!

@siniestrorave 5 ай бұрын

si yo tenia un true d y este lo supera...compralo nomas!

@josele21 2 ай бұрын

@@siniestroraveyo quiero comprar un módulo diversity para mis fatshark domV3 y ando viendo opciones, realmente recomiendas este?

@siniestrorave 2 ай бұрын

@@josele21 si ni lo dudes es excelente !!!

@AsylumFpv 4 ай бұрын

Thanks mate! Much appreciated and perfectly timed! Would love to find out what it would be like at race day. The recevers in my old ev200d were perfect with dealing with DJI amd other systems at race days. Unfortunately the skyzone 04x v3 with quad diversity just fall sort of the same quality. May have yo look at the SB as getting your hands on the other ywo modules can be a pain, even before the price tags 😎

@CurryKitten 4 ай бұрын

Sounds like it would be useful to test with a DJI setup in the space as well - I don't have one to do so, but would certainly be interested in what modules perform the best

@MCsCreations 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic flying and review, Wayne! Thanks! 😃 It definitely looks like a great option! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@CurryKitten 8 ай бұрын

Cheers MC :)

@ShiftyFPV 8 ай бұрын

you should have done them both on the same goggle! (not sure how much the HDzero deinterlacing helps but it would have helped the rapid fire at least a little bit) ! Love the Video keep up the good work

@CurryKitten 8 ай бұрын

I thought about doing that, but as you would have seen with one of the clips, the interference on another day was far worse - and can really change minute by minute - so I thought it best to record on the 2 simultaneously. The FatShark wasn't using it's own DVR of course, I had an IRC Powerplay linked up to record from it

@ShiftyFPV 8 ай бұрын

@@CurryKitten probably far less variables that way tbh! Nice work!

@allentituspaz3241 8 ай бұрын

I hope you have a comparison for the rapidmix and speedybee. I hope they have different color on the casing on the speedybee. Nice Review! Analog all the way :)

@CurryKitten 8 ай бұрын

I don't have one, else I'd add it into the comparison. There are a few more versions of the create-a-frame-from-two-vrx's about that I thought.

@shanedownhill 8 ай бұрын

COOL THANKS

@CurryKitten 8 ай бұрын

No worries :)

@mode2fpv 8 ай бұрын

if you happen to have a steadyview fusionboard receiver would be a great comparison with Speedybee

@CurryKitten 8 ай бұрын

I don't sadly, if I ever get one I could do the compare

@tommypoteat9433 8 ай бұрын

I and I do want one of these I would think that it will put out some good performances it looks great though if it works well I’m getting it

@tommypoteat9433 8 ай бұрын

You are a genius with this fpv stuff I listen too you all the time you are very wise can you do some more videos on how to throttle control the racing drone bacikaly how to fly the racing drone thanks 😊😊

@CurryKitten 8 ай бұрын

I created videos a few years ago aimed towards people starting out. Everything in these I'd still say the same today, check out kzfaq.info/sun/PL7WaECFssECJITJMCyVrwp4WezSHTWbmN and kzfaq.info/sun/PL7WaECFssECLkK5AXa7ChU4mftNtEByYh there is a specific video on throttle control. The thing that's changed now is the widespread access to sims (including mine :D ) so get some sim time in, have a watch through the videos and see how they work for you

@derrogers 8 ай бұрын

eachine pro58, with opensource firmware. its dirt cheap and works perfectly... never felt the need to upgrade my analog setup after switching to this.

@TakeItToTheGround 8 ай бұрын

I use the pro58 with opensource firmware as well and have no issues. However, I have no idea if these expensive analog receivers are any better. It sucks compared to DJI but I love my small analog quads.

@bobasher2046 8 ай бұрын

Same here with Achilles firmware works fine.

@CurryKitten 8 ай бұрын

I would say it depends on where you are flying. I've got a few of those original Eachine modules as well (although I got the one where you have the antennas on different boards, so had the extension in the HT bay. On a regular flying field, or even around trees - you won't see any difference. It's only where you have the signal bouncing off walls everywhere and have lots of multipathing that this frame reconstruction stuff will show itself to be better than regular diversity

@Lowbattery_fpv 2 ай бұрын

I fly lot of analog. I have hdz goggles with sb module. but I think I have some unknown issue, very disturbed signal, tested out lot of antennas . The only thing I don't try yet is to try another channel. I am always flying in 5865 A1. And I do not understand yet if the sb module is a mix, diversity or what...I also heard that some cameras don't send frames constantly and this could be another issues in interlacing signal. I would go give a try using NTSC instead of PAL: But I don't know if can help.

@DigitalCruzer 7 ай бұрын

I would love to see a video if a newer cheap module compared to these like the $35 Starfish D1 module on AliExpress, i may have had a defective rapidfire, but i got the starfish D1 for my spare goggles and it seems to do better then rapidfire

@CurryKitten 7 ай бұрын

Seems like an odd result. I don't mind doing the tests, but it does depend on a bunch of people sending me some modules to compare.

@christiantoulon6914 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great comparison. Did you tried the SpeedyBee module on the Hd-Zero goggles ? Interested to know if it works ok.

@CurryKitten 7 ай бұрын

I didn't - mostly because the RapidFire seems tricky to squeeze in there. It should absolutely work though. If they get the firmware up to the level of RapidFire's finder, then I'll happily swap it over for the SpeedyBee module

@SkyPilotFPV 7 ай бұрын

Cheers mate. Nice review. Q. Will this fit into a set of Skyzone 04x V2 Goggles? 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@CurryKitten 7 ай бұрын

I don't know - I don't have a pair to try. SpeedyBee only mention the Orqa as having an issue fitting without any sort of adapter, but they don't mention SkyZones specifically in either fitting, or not. If the module bay is the same dimensions as the standard FatShark one, then it should fit. A bit of googling showed up some people saying it was slightly too tight to fit the TBS Fusion in, so you might want to drop an email to SpeedyBee and check with them

@AsylumFpv 4 ай бұрын

I would love to know myself! Off for more googling 😅

@marksherman630 8 ай бұрын

Great review, but not clear if you did the Finder function on the SpeedyBee with the same patch antenna as on the Rapidfire? Couldn't the difference in the antenna sensitivity change the results?

@CurryKitten 8 ай бұрын

I didn't, and whilst I might have got a slightly different result I would still expect a different beep rate when I'm 1m away vs 3m in. It's this very fine measure of the signal which is most important when you are finding a model.

@marksherman630 8 ай бұрын

I agree that is an important capability, which is why a test using the same antennas would clarify the results. After all, the device can only beep based on input from the antennas, right?🙂@@CurryKitten

@fox5136 7 ай бұрын

Great video just bought a set of attitude v 5 goggles and the picture isn’t so good so I’m going to try the busy bee.I see you wear glasses , as I do please can you tell me if you have diopters in your goggles? And which type if you do. All the best.

@CurryKitten 7 ай бұрын

For the newer WalkSnail and HD0 goggles, I don't as they have a diopter adjustment, but in my Fatsharks, yes. I use ones from RHO, who are very good. Especially compared to the awful plastic FatShark diopters you can get. I made a video about them here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o7tdkqRzztfNmKs.html

@fox5136 7 ай бұрын

@@CurryKitten Thank you very much

@gbraadnl 4 ай бұрын

To a newcomer, ans mostly Rover driving, what would be a good goggle for analog 5.8G?

@CurryKitten 4 ай бұрын

Depends on your budget and preferences. The FatSharks and Skyzones of this world are pretty good. Just get yourself a decent 5.8 module and a good VTX on your rover side

@anonymous_real 8 ай бұрын

Compare it with TBS Fusion please

@CurryKitten 8 ай бұрын

I would, but I don't own one.

@kaskalo2 5 ай бұрын

I am learning on this… If I understood well, why would you ever use legacy mode?

@CurryKitten 5 ай бұрын

Great question - as unless you have had old cameras from years ago you might never get why it's there. When Rapidfire was first released it was found that lots of the old cameras on the market didn't quite produce a frame as per the standard so Rapidfire had trouble working with these and you'd end up losing sync. This normally presents as a very slowly rolling screen (which is terrifying to try and fly through) so if you were having this problem, you could stick it in legacy mode. I obviously did on some old model, but forgot to switch it back

@kaskalo2 5 ай бұрын

@@CurryKitten ok, so i do understand a few things 😊. Thank you

@buddyadkins2432 7 ай бұрын

Are the Fat Shark Dominator 3 goggles HD digital or analog?

@CurryKitten 7 ай бұрын

The are analog. Fairly old goggles really - but whilst I was purely analog there wasn't much point in updating them

@yliten 13 күн бұрын

Bonjour, merci pour cette vidéo qui m'a aidée à décider de l'achat du speedybee. J'ai remarqué votre sangle de lunette avec port batterie à l'arrière. Pourriez vous m'indiquer la référence de ce produit s'il vous plait. Je vous remercie d'avance. Ylias.

@CurryKitten 12 күн бұрын

Salut. Voulez-vous dire le DVR PowePlay que j'ai sur la sangle à l'arrière ? J'ai fait une vidéo à ce sujet ici : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jN-ikpSQ3tLUpWg.html

@stratos7755 8 ай бұрын

I have steadyview V3 and I heard that whatever steadyview does is better than rapid-fire. Is that true?

@CurryKitten 8 ай бұрын

Don't know - I don't have one sadly, so I can't test it. All the various brands that do this do so in a very similar way... at least from their own descriptions. I expect they all have their own slightly different inplementation - usually meaning (a bit like in this video) that it's either hard to tell the difference, or there are bits that one system does better and another where a different one will do better

@milanbognar3789 5 ай бұрын

hello, is it compatible with skyzone goggles?

@CurryKitten 5 ай бұрын

I alway struggle to say yes/no here, as I haven't got SkyZones myself and I know that some pairs of them were slightly different, but it they can take a standard module like RapidFIRE then they should take these

@FPVPortugalTV 8 ай бұрын

Foxeer wildfire is bery good, cheaper and good alrernative to Rapidfire

@CurryKitten 8 ай бұрын

I haven't heard of the Foxeer - also looks very nice!

@flyinfilm90 7 ай бұрын

You powered up the module with no antennas on... WTF

@CurryKitten 7 ай бұрын

Yep - it's pretty simple really. You need to have antenna in place with something that transmits. Analog goggle modules, HDzero goggles, these only receive, so you don't need to have antennas on. However, radios, Walksnail/DJI goggles all transmit, so you do need to have antennas on these

@Sugar_K 7 ай бұрын

@@CurryKitten lols