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Amplified Quad Antenna Feet

Frelanz

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hey just curious if anyone else has tried this? So I have taken and made 2 sets of antenna (duplicating the front setup with the rubber feet) installing them on the back feet as well. So the leads off the main board "Y" and a lead then goes to the right and left feet and installed the antenna as normal. (So I have 2 stock antenna per channel on the main board "diversifying" my signal that's what you call it right? Lol)I had had good luck with this on a past bebop (now lost) so when I got my new one I decided to try this. I've so far been having good performance especially in high interference environments (compared to stock and even from the last setup) as before I had one set of antenna mounted horizontal on the legs instead of on the feet. I also have run a little 2 watt amplifier card (purchased off aliexpress app) that fits PERFECTLY inside the nose cone, under the camera. The second channel is just connected directly to the main board with no amplifier.... I did go ahead and install a voltage converter (12v for lighting and 5v for amplifier) out of a real drone because i was using buck converters that weren't able to handle the larger discharge rate of the battery and was frying peripherals! For good measure threw on some red and greens with a strobe controller (off the banggood app)
Also just removed one of my 2 x 4 watt 2.4ghz amplifers on my controller and swapped it out for an 8 watt... excited to try that tomorrow! Haven't flown it yet! Will update distance increases if there are any... right now I'm only getting 700 - 800 meters in high interference areas like residential areas and 1400 - 1600 meters in semi open areas (this is when it starts to glitch not disconnect).....

Just curious if anyone else has tried something similar or have a better idea... the one I'm using now has no shielding over the amplifier does it actually help to have it in a box or have the little metal lid on it? Anyways! Thanks for your comments!
 

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