HiloHawaiian
Well-Known Member
I have spent way too much time on different antennas and range extenders trying to enhance the video/control signals at greater range. I fly over rugged inaccessible areas of the Big Island, and I’ve had harrowing moments loosing signal, but the Home command has always worked, thankfully.
I finally bit the bullet and got the
Ahhh Hickam. My GGF was head groundskeeper during his retirement years after working at the nearby Ewa Sugar Plantation for 30 years. Oahu isn’t great for drones, but the 4,000sq.mi Big Island only has 200,000 people, mostly lava, jungle, canyons, lava, waterfalls, rugged coastline, and lava. Hairy flighting, I stopped worrying about loosing my XSP. Lava makes for hard landings.... I do have more confidence flying with the new antenna, no doubt about it!
I finally bit the bullet and got the
Aloha @HiloHawaiian ! I lived on Oahu for 10+ years while stationed at Bellows and Hickam. The Raptor and IteLite are basically identical systems and I have gotten some really good range extension in a more urban area with lots of houses. Have not made it out to an open area yet to test real distance gains. Glad that you are getting good results from yours. Look for the 4Hawks Raptor thread in here and happy flying.
Ahhh Hickam. My GGF was head groundskeeper during his retirement years after working at the nearby Ewa Sugar Plantation for 30 years. Oahu isn’t great for drones, but the 4,000sq.mi Big Island only has 200,000 people, mostly lava, jungle, canyons, lava, waterfalls, rugged coastline, and lava. Hairy flighting, I stopped worrying about loosing my XSP. Lava makes for hard landings.... I do have more confidence flying with the new antenna, no doubt about it!