I use mine with the reflectors and the Yagi and can get almost double the distance out of my Mavic Mini. For a lousy $15 dollars definitely worth it...
I agree. They do work, not so much to boost the range as much as to allow you to keep control at a range where without the booster you are really struggling. They are no use if you don't know accurately in which direction your drone is. If you know the right direction to within twenty of thirty degrees they are useful. If you go outside that cone then you are better off without them. I tend to pause the drone and slip them on when I get a hint of starting to lose signal reliability, and take them off again when I am past halfway back home.
They actually do work I purchased a pair for my mavic air I live in a residential area so I have a lot more interference where I fly then you do where you're flying it at now but my mavic 2 Zoom no issues at all don't need no antenna extenders ocusync 2 is unbelievable 6 miles in a low to medium residential area and there is a video to prove that
@@InfiniteTDigital Hi, is it true using the recommended phone model will ease access with Mavic Air? I keep on experiencing logs for about 100 distance of my asus Zenfone max pro 2
One thing I’ve found with the mavic air, if you can position yourself above the drone, such as flying off the side of a mountain, the mavic air preforms much better when it comes to range and signal , I have no idea why it works better under those conditions. I normally get around two miles without range extenders, with extenders I get 3 miles, the mavic air will actually out fly its own battery with those extenders installed, my record distance is slightly over 16000 feet. All these results were when I fly from a certain place off the side of a mountain where I can keep the drone below my position. I get 30 to 40 percent less range when I have to fly with the controller positioned under the drone.
How about putting another set of reflectors on the drone's antennas? The communication is both way drone - controller and controller - drone. Enhancing the signal just one way is not enough.
Thanks! For 7 bucks or so I think I'll get a pair for my "on its way" Fimi X8 SE. The dish for satellite tv is passive as well, it just helps gather and help concentrate the signal so I guess it works like that... Worth having in the bag for the price
They do make the controller directional, got to be pointed in the direction of the drone, or they will severely limit your control range. I think that’s why people think they don’t help, like many other things though they do work if used properly.
Thanks for the demonstration! I have a pair but have never used them (yet). Now I am inclined to try them out because I’ve been getting short distance interference a lot where I’ve flown. Thanks again.
I dont know a thing about drones and found you through your "doneventure" videos. But this seems very interesting and you do a great job of using them to make some amazing videos.
The antenna would already have a cardiod pattern such that facing the aircraft has the greatest range and the extender would just increase the front lobe and reduce the rear one. You are right about the power though. There is no increase.
Just one regulatory snag with these. The transmit radiated power limits are assumed to be isotropic (360 degrees), when you change this to be directional you are probably (depending on the controller power) exceeding the rules for maximum allowable radiated power from the controller, it is likely that you are breaking the law, this would be the case for any directional antenna. So it might pay to check what the power limits are (depends on country), and the specification for the controller you are using.
Thanks for the test. I've been wondering about those reflectors. I'm really impressed that they seem to really add some range and signal, and especially when you went behind the trees and foliage. That's pretty impressive. I guess the 4-Hawks unit is really really great, but it's of course a lot more money and the worst part, if I'm correct, is it can void your warranty. Good review! Marc
I agree. I was surprised how well they worked. In not familiar with the 4-hawks, but I know someone that has an expensive amplified unit and i am pretty unimpressed with it. For
Hi! I noticed, how slowly battery is used up in relation to the distance traveled. Battery and software are original? Any reworks? Thank you in advance!
My first drone was a phantom three pro and I had some of the same type of reflectors they made a very big definitive difference for the better. In my case I probably got an easy 25% more distance/range. I also think my longest flight was about 20,000 feet. In one direction. This was in the Houston Texas area and was very flat.
Lots of information on the internet confirming that metallic surfaces, even aluminum foil, will reflect WiFi signals. Don’t be put off by people that suggest otherwise. I’ve done my own Mavic Air tests with reflective “range boosters” like the ones used in this video and definitely see improvement in control and video transmission range. Very simple to do your own real world test in a single flight. Use the drone controller without reflectors and send your drone out until you reach maximum control distance and it initiates an automatic return-to-home. At that point, slip reflectors onto the controller antennas, cancel the return and see if you can send the drone past where you lost control with reflectors. I typically get about 20% more control range. If it lost connection at 8,000 feet without the reflectors, then with reflectors my drone can be controlled out to about 9,600 feet. Of course, one always gets the longest range if there are no buildings, trees or other obstructions between controller and drone.
It depends on a LOT of factors too, wind, how you fly, etc etc. Straight line flying at a constant speed is most efficient... a bit like driving your car with cruise control on a flat freeway
My son borrowed my Mavic Pro and nearly beat my best ever flight range on his first flight! The secret? Constant smooth moderate speed. He was trying to keep the footage smooth, all turns gradual, he never used Sports mode. Using that insight I now get better flight distances and times. If you are flying in the open well above trees and away from tricky slopes consider turning off obstacle avoidance. This can enable you to get better range and a higher speed. This works really well on the Spark and quite well on the Mavic Pro. The benefit to the Spark is that the speed difference between GPS and Sport mode is large, and in Sport mode the Spark acts like it has a broken neck, the gimbal flops around crazily. In GPS mode without obstacle avoidance the drone will fly as fast as the gimbal can handle, which is much faster than the braking on obstacle avoidance will allow.
Reconnaissance Squadron I’ll keep that in mind thank you so much, I use my dads mavic pro and I got 22,000ft but in general the mavic air and pro are both great drones
Still far better to either get circular polarised antennas (because omni dipoles are vertically polarised, and signal drops off rapidly if your controller antennas are not directly in line and parallel with the aircraft antennas), or a patch sectorised antenna is a great idea too. Both will give +9 to +11dBi increased signal strength without amplification. They are cheap to buy, easy to install (if you are patient). Signal strength and reliability are far more important to me than distance. Omnidirectional dipoles also have severe blackspots in coverage: e.g. a large expanding cone directly overhead from the antenna. I have circular polarised boosted antennas on my Phantom 4 Pro, not had any signal strength challenges since, and a 4Hawks Raptor SR on my Mavic Air. Again, no signal loss, and the latter is especially good for improving the 5.8G band coverage (which affords better data transfer speeds than 2.4G)
I just purchased my mavic air 3 weeks ago and I'm returning it tired of the lagging the range boosters help but still it's ridiculous it lags going over a few trees with no leaves on them my mavic 2 Zoom no issues when flying over buildings and trees i wish DJI would have used ocusync instead of Wi-Fi I will miss the mavic air but I won't miss the lagging hopefully DJI comes out with mavic air 2 and they use ocusync instead of crappy Wi-Fi
Hmm, im not real sure. I have not seen white reflectors. I could be wrong, but I would imagine you would want the "reflector" part of the piece to be shiny to reflect the radio waves, such as silver or gold color.
@@InfiniteTDigital The silver one is made of aluminum, the golden one is made of copper. Both have the same signal amplifying quality as long as the parabolic reflector is properly set and the feed antenna is at the reflector's focal point. This is a very cost-effective way to boost up the signal. BTW, I have seen a much more beefed-up mod for the mavic pro antenna (should also work on the air ) which requires uninstalling the OEM antenna and switching to this beast: ua-cam.com/video/G_XDrSrM0oc/v-deo.html
As long as it's metal it doesn't matter what color it is. These are radio waves, not light waves. Regular plastic is transparent to these radio frequencies (like the plastic covering the antennas on the drone and controler.) The colors are for cosmetic purposes.
When flying my mavic air a sensor comes on for the back sensor while flying. It doesn't detect anything, it just shows the green obstacle avoidance line. Is that normal?
Yea, I wouldnt worry about it. Unless it is giving false readings. In that case flying into the sun, or extreme sun glare of shinny objects and water can fool your sensors
I have 2 questions if u don’t mind me asking... question 1, do I need Internet to fly the drone? Question 2, if I buy these extenders can I get a range extent without internet or do these extenders need wifi to actually work?
Yes they make a pretty significant difference. But I have also heard that DJI ships different packages out to different countries. In some countries you can fly up to 4 I'm and in others only 2 km. You just need to look up your country and see the specs for that specific one. Great Video 👍
All shipped drones are the same. Depending on your geographical location, it will switch between modes. FCC mode for the US is twice as strong as the EC mode for Europe. So if you bring your DJI with you on holiday from the US to Europe, you will have to deal with a different range too. Unless you cancel the switching to a different mode, or use a fake GPS location ;-)
I am wireless engineer Working with long range point to point 5.8 for long and maximum throughput bandwidth 2.4 short link low bandwidth but can cross singles through trees obstacles
You better check you’re Xmtr if they two antennas are connected at all. On my xmtr .... they are fake just inside the housing is a little antenna wire ... but that’s all. Yano connection to the two antennas.
The issue with getting a good signal in the trees is all to do with the frequency you are using. The higher the frequency the smoother the video but the lower the range and signal absorption caused by obstacles. By default the Mavic mini should choose the best signal which will be 5.8 Ghz when it is close and as you get farther out or if the signal gets patchy due to vegetation / buildings it will automatically swap to the 2.4 Ghz band. For long range FPV some operators use 1.3 Ghz or even 900 Mhz. These frequencies can give ranges of 25 miles or more depending on the power used and antennas these frequencies give great penetration but the downside is the lower the frequency the bigger the antennas. A 900Mhz antenna would be much bigger than the drone. Also in many parts of the world to use 900 mhz or 1.2 Ghz for FPV requires a radio license.
"Range booster" does not claim to be signal booster. But anyway, if the reflected signal does indeed boost the front part, its a signal booster surely? Also, I am curious why the signal should be more directional, within the normal range distance at least. After all, the front part of the omni-directional signal is not touched, or concentrated by the reflectors?
You do have a point as far as the "Range booster" terminology. As far as the signal being more directional, I'm not sure of all the science behind it except that the radio waves being emitted are more "focused " by the reflectors. I have witnessed it multiple times that if the angle of your controller is a little off, you lose signal with the drone very quickly. It also might have to do with the return signal coming from the drone itself.
UHF energy or signal don't work that way , you don't put a mirror in the back to reflect the signal. to the ignorant those devices look good and will make sense. NO! shit don't work like that, to make a proper antenna that will work directional you have to make a boom then take the driven element (the antenna you working with now) then place another element at the right distance and somewhat 5% bigger and that will be your reflecting element they call this antenna beams or yagis antennas. place those on the same boom with the proper distance form each other now will you be able to reflect at least 70% of your signal to one direction.
Somebody needs the actually do a 360 deg rf test to see if the Mavic antennas radiate equally in both directions. Until we know that, your underlying assumptions are just a guess.
Good question. I am not sure if its equal or not. But one thing for sure, with them on, i got better results in front of me, which is the whole purpose, and if you fly out of the "angle" the signal drops dramatically!
The DJI units are a bit directional, working better with parallel antennas with the "broadside" facing in the right direction. If you imagine you are in the drone looking back angle the antennas so the drone can see as much of them as possible, point with the broadside pair not the tips! With the reflectors on that advice is the same but following it has a bigger advantage.
These signal boosters working as pathetic reflectors. That means signal is been reflected in a compact field of target but not only the controller signal. They also boosting a targeting signal coming from any point of wifi transmiter within range. So that is why in some cases it works fine and in some others does'nt do any improvement. Prefer interfierence clean environment.
That is correct. There is a lot going on with these things as far as the signal going to the drone, and the signals being received. My results are sometimes mixed. In this case, in its simplest form, they made a good difference.
why does everyone bring them home before attaching the extenders? cant you just pop them on once you lose signal and see if they help?
Well done for testing in the trees, no one ever does that usually !
I got my one today and did try it out with the mavic air and I could really not believe it i made it 2.3 mil this 8$ was good invested 😁😁😁
Just got one of these for my birthday. I too am sceptical. Your video encourages me to give them a try on my Spark.
I use mine with the reflectors and the Yagi and can get almost double the distance out of my Mavic Mini. For a lousy $15 dollars definitely worth it...
didn't test the ARGtek upgraded antenna?
I agree. They do work, not so much to boost the range as much as to allow you to keep control at a range where without the booster you are really struggling.
They are no use if you don't know accurately in which direction your drone is. If you know the right direction to within twenty of thirty degrees they are useful. If you go outside that cone then you are better off without them. I tend to pause the drone and slip them on when I get a hint of starting to lose signal reliability, and take them off again when I am past halfway back home.
They actually do work I purchased a pair for my mavic air I live in a residential area so I have a lot more interference where I fly then you do where you're flying it at now but my mavic 2 Zoom no issues at all don't need no antenna extenders ocusync 2 is unbelievable 6 miles in a low to medium residential area and there is a video to prove that
I like that you stick with practicality in your videos.
Thanks! Something I really try to do!
@@InfiniteTDigital Hi, is it true using the recommended phone model will ease access with Mavic Air? I keep on experiencing logs for about 100 distance of my asus Zenfone max pro 2
One thing I’ve found with the mavic air, if you can position yourself above the drone, such as flying off the side of a mountain, the mavic air preforms much better when it comes to range and signal , I have no idea why it works better under those conditions. I normally get around two miles without range extenders, with extenders I get 3 miles, the mavic air will actually out fly its own battery with those extenders installed, my record distance is slightly over 16000 feet. All these results were when I fly from a certain place off the side of a mountain where I can keep the drone below my position. I get 30 to 40 percent less range when I have to fly with the controller positioned under the drone.
How about putting another set of reflectors on the drone's antennas? The communication is both way drone - controller and controller - drone. Enhancing the signal just one way is not enough.
Thanks! For 7 bucks or so I think I'll get a pair for my "on its way" Fimi X8 SE. The dish for satellite tv is passive as well, it just helps gather and help concentrate the signal so I guess it works like that...
Worth having in the bag for the price
4:26 what are those things flashing?
I have the Air and find the signal strength bad what are the other DJI drones like
They do make the controller directional, got to be pointed in the direction of the drone, or they will severely limit your control range. I think that’s why people think they don’t help, like many other things though they do work if used properly.
That Woodinville? Looks like the Burke-Gillman trail!
Thanks for the demonstration! I have a pair but have never used them (yet). Now I am inclined to try them out because I’ve been getting short distance interference a lot where I’ve flown. Thanks again.
Fly safe!
Would love to see you test some of the yagi range extenders. The ones that look like tv aerials. Would make a great vid
Agreed!
I dont know a thing about drones and found you through your "doneventure" videos. But this seems very interesting and you do a great job of using them to make some amazing videos.
Thanks!
I got that setup and really works.
The antenna would already have a cardiod pattern such that facing the aircraft has the greatest range and the extender would just increase the front lobe and reduce the rear one. You are right about the power though. There is no increase.
Just one regulatory snag with these. The transmit radiated power limits are assumed to be isotropic (360 degrees), when you change this to be directional you are probably (depending on the controller power) exceeding the rules for maximum allowable radiated power from the controller, it is likely that you are breaking the law, this would be the case for any directional antenna. So it might pay to check what the power limits are (depends on country), and the specification for the controller you are using.
Thanks for the test. I've been wondering about those reflectors. I'm really impressed that they seem to really add some range and signal, and especially when you went behind the trees and foliage. That's pretty impressive. I guess the 4-Hawks unit is really really great, but it's of course a lot more money and the worst part, if I'm correct, is it can void your warranty. Good review! Marc
I agree. I was surprised how well they worked. In not familiar with the 4-hawks, but I know someone that has an expensive amplified unit and i am pretty unimpressed with it. For
Hi!
I noticed, how slowly battery is used up in relation to the distance traveled. Battery and software are original? Any reworks?
Thank you in advance!
Hey ! Infinite-T ! Can these be used with a mount and a 10.4 inch tablet ?
My first drone was a phantom three pro and I had some of the same type of reflectors they made a very big definitive difference for the better. In my case I probably got an easy 25% more distance/range. I also think my longest flight was about 20,000 feet. In one direction. This was in the Houston Texas area and was very flat.
These antennas are not omni directional, its either front facing or rearward face, you stand sideways on you will lose signal
Excellent video and love the music. Thank you for taking the time to share with us.
how did you make the sky transparent like that ??
Is this working in mavic pro 1 using ocusync?
At 3:21 how in the hell did you make it past 8000 ft and still have more than 80% battery??? 🤔🤔🤔
🤔same question
Great Test! Thanks!
Lots of information on the internet confirming that metallic surfaces, even aluminum foil, will reflect WiFi signals. Don’t be put off by people that suggest otherwise.
I’ve done my own Mavic Air tests with reflective “range boosters” like the ones used in this video and definitely see improvement in control and video transmission range.
Very simple to do your own real world test in a single flight. Use the drone controller without reflectors and send your drone out until you reach maximum control distance and it initiates an automatic return-to-home. At that point, slip reflectors onto the controller antennas, cancel the return and see if you can send the drone past where you lost control with reflectors.
I typically get about 20% more control range. If it lost connection at 8,000 feet without the reflectors, then with reflectors my drone can be controlled out to about 9,600 feet.
Of course, one always gets the longest range if there are no buildings, trees or other obstructions between controller and drone.
how do you guys get such good battery life my drone only gets 14:35 min and im not able to get as far away any tips on battery life?
I Get over 30mins on mavic pro platinum
It depends on a LOT of factors too, wind, how you fly, etc etc. Straight line flying at a constant speed is most efficient... a bit like driving your car with cruise control on a flat freeway
My son borrowed my Mavic Pro and nearly beat my best ever flight range on his first flight! The secret? Constant smooth moderate speed. He was trying to keep the footage smooth, all turns gradual, he never used Sports mode. Using that insight I now get better flight distances and times.
If you are flying in the open well above trees and away from tricky slopes consider turning off obstacle avoidance. This can enable you to get better range and a higher speed. This works really well on the Spark and quite well on the Mavic Pro. The benefit to the Spark is that the speed difference between GPS and Sport mode is large, and in Sport mode the Spark acts like it has a broken neck, the gimbal flops around crazily. In GPS mode without obstacle avoidance the drone will fly as fast as the gimbal can handle, which is much faster than the braking on obstacle avoidance will allow.
Reconnaissance Squadron I’ll keep that in mind thank you so much, I use my dads mavic pro and I got 22,000ft but in general the mavic air and pro are both great drones
Very good review. Just got my boosters from Wish. It´s going to be interesting to test them.
I'll give this a try on my Mavic mini when it gets here. Tried some on my Phantom 3 pro but it wasn't consistently effective.
I can even go more than 2000 Feet out flying around my city. Any suggestions?
Victor Santiesteban me to
I only get maximum of 0.6mile with an extender in suburb area. Do i have to connect to drone wifi on my phone?
I think i will jump too Amazon and buy them. I was too very sceptical about them.. But i think i will give them a chance :D Great video...
Didi you bought them?Are they good or no?And if they are good how many more metres did you succeed to go with the them?
Do they help like when u fly in populated areas with building and houses and things around ?
first one Ive seen do this test, in a real life situation, very good, actually been using those for a whle and they do work,
Awesome, thanks for watching!
Cool video, thank you. I just ordered some. 2300 feet seemed to be my brick wall, will see how that improves.
Thanks for watching! Fly safe!
How did they work?
Hi Bruce Willis,great review sir.
Still far better to either get circular polarised antennas (because omni dipoles are vertically polarised, and signal drops off rapidly if your controller antennas are not directly in line and parallel with the aircraft antennas), or a patch sectorised antenna is a great idea too. Both will give +9 to +11dBi increased signal strength without amplification. They are cheap to buy, easy to install (if you are patient). Signal strength and reliability are far more important to me than distance. Omnidirectional dipoles also have severe blackspots in coverage: e.g. a large expanding cone directly overhead from the antenna. I have circular polarised boosted antennas on my Phantom 4 Pro, not had any signal strength challenges since, and a 4Hawks Raptor SR on my Mavic Air. Again, no signal loss, and the latter is especially good for improving the 5.8G band coverage (which affords better data transfer speeds than 2.4G)
Manual or Auto Tx mode? 5.8 ghz?
I just purchased my mavic air 3 weeks ago and I'm returning it tired of the lagging the range boosters help but still it's ridiculous it lags going over a few trees with no leaves on them my mavic 2 Zoom no issues when flying over buildings and trees i wish DJI would have used ocusync instead of Wi-Fi I will miss the mavic air but I won't miss the lagging hopefully DJI comes out with mavic air 2 and they use ocusync instead of crappy Wi-Fi
I cannot understand, how can you still use imperial units ;-)
Divide by 3, be close enough for that other system.
I'm in China and see an exact same copy of these, but they have them with golden reflectors and white reflectors, what is the difference?
Hmm, im not real sure. I have not seen white reflectors. I could be wrong, but I would imagine you would want the "reflector" part of the piece to be shiny to reflect the radio waves, such as silver or gold color.
@@InfiniteTDigital The silver one is made of aluminum, the golden one is made of copper. Both have the same signal amplifying quality as long as the parabolic reflector is properly set and the feed antenna is at the reflector's focal point. This is a very cost-effective way to boost up the signal. BTW, I have seen a much more beefed-up mod for the mavic pro antenna (should also work on the air ) which requires uninstalling the OEM antenna and switching to this beast: ua-cam.com/video/G_XDrSrM0oc/v-deo.html
As long as it's metal it doesn't matter what color it is. These are radio waves, not light waves. Regular plastic is transparent to these radio frequencies (like the plastic covering the antennas on the drone and controler.) The colors are for cosmetic purposes.
I noticed you're on 2.4gHz... Do you like that better this. The 5.8gHz??
Erwin Delarmente 2.4gHz has more range
When flying my mavic air a sensor comes on for the back sensor while flying. It doesn't detect anything, it just shows the green obstacle avoidance line. Is that normal?
Yea, I wouldnt worry about it. Unless it is giving false readings. In that case flying into the sun, or extreme sun glare of shinny objects and water can fool your sensors
Yeah, sometimes it detects wind / strong wind.
What range is this device designed for, 2.4 or 5.8 gigahertz?
I bought one with your link, thanks
I have 2 questions if u don’t mind me asking... question 1, do I need Internet to fly the drone? Question 2, if I buy these extenders can I get a range extent without internet or do these extenders need wifi to actually work?
1:no
2:don't need internet
E- SERIES Does those antenne boosters really work in a DJI Inspire 1?
@@oliviergoggins i don't no for the inspire 1 but the range is excellent maybe he dont need antenna boosters
Thanks for the honest review. I’ve got a signal booster on the way.
Thanks! Cheers!
Right on man! Happy flying!
Great video thanks. I did pick up some of these when I received my mavic pro.
Thanks, happy flying!
Thanks for the review
Which camera settings r u using? Looks pretty great without any post production
Thanks for your testing and air time to help us out. Very helpful and good info.
Yes they make a pretty significant difference. But I have also heard that DJI ships different packages out to different countries. In some countries you can fly up to 4 I'm and in others only 2 km. You just need to look up your country and see the specs for that specific one.
Great Video 👍
All shipped drones are the same. Depending on your geographical location, it will switch between modes. FCC mode for the US is twice as strong as the EC mode for Europe. So if you bring your DJI with you on holiday from the US to Europe, you will have to deal with a different range too. Unless you cancel the switching to a different mode, or use a fake GPS location ;-)
Impressed !!! Got some and they WORK...!!!!! Thanks for the tutorial.
Thanks for watching!
Does it fit a Eachine E58 drone?
I dont know, in the antennae are the same size, shape, and spacing, they might.
Great job friend. I like your footage. Have nice day👍
Please subtitle language Indonesia
Does those antenne boosters really work in a DJI Inspire 1?
Yes, a little improvement.
It does work. Good to know. Thanks. Btw, this is fcc unit, right?
Going to have to start using mine! Great test!
Thanks! Fly safe
I am wireless engineer
Working with long range point to point
5.8 for long and maximum throughput bandwidth
2.4 short link low bandwidth but can cross singles through trees obstacles
oh jesus..........not an engineer. you guys think you know everything.
You better check you’re Xmtr if they two antennas are connected at all.
On my xmtr .... they are fake just inside the housing is a little antenna wire ... but that’s all. Yano connection to the two antennas.
W/o extenders u were at 300 ft. With extenders u were at 273, maybe u could have gone further if u were at same altatude.
I did a similar test. The reflectors extended the range by at least 50%.
Bodo von der Donau Does those antenne boosters really work in a DJI Inspire 1?
The issue with getting a good signal in the trees is all to do with the frequency you are using. The higher the frequency the smoother the video but the lower the range and signal absorption caused by obstacles. By default the Mavic mini should choose the best signal which will be 5.8 Ghz when it is close and as you get farther out or if the signal gets patchy due to vegetation / buildings it will automatically swap to the 2.4 Ghz band. For long range FPV some operators use 1.3 Ghz or even 900 Mhz. These frequencies can give ranges of 25 miles or more depending on the power used and antennas these frequencies give great penetration but the downside is the lower the frequency the bigger the antennas. A 900Mhz antenna would be much bigger than the drone. Also in many parts of the world to use 900 mhz or 1.2 Ghz for FPV requires a radio license.
I love my dragon link ,like flying on a wire !!
"Range booster" does not claim to be signal booster. But anyway, if the reflected signal does indeed boost the front part, its a signal booster surely? Also, I am curious why the signal should be more directional, within the normal range distance at least. After all, the front part of the omni-directional signal is not touched, or concentrated by the reflectors?
You do have a point as far as the "Range booster" terminology. As far as the signal being more directional, I'm not sure of all the science behind it except that the radio waves being emitted are more "focused " by the reflectors. I have witnessed it multiple times that if the angle of your controller is a little off, you lose signal with the drone very quickly. It also might have to do with the return signal coming from the drone itself.
Subscribed. Keep the good stuff coming 🙂
Thanks! Will do!
Just remember you need to be pointed at the drone. Makes antenna from omni to directional antenna..
I got these as part of a package but never tried them. I think it's time.
I am skeptical I am ghb young to buy this on ebay
Love your t-shirt! Link to buy it!
Thanks! I got it at a local store called Fred Meyer. Not sure if they have them where you are from, maybe Amazon might have it?
*wow!! useful video!! thank you!!!*
this is not a mavic test but mabic air only.
For us this solution works great on Mavic 2
Would these signal reflectors help with flying in WI-FI congested areas too? Just in case someone knows...
They likely would, and they would directionalize your individual signal to "punch through" the others
UHF energy or signal don't work that way , you don't put a mirror in the back to reflect the signal. to the ignorant those devices look good and will make sense. NO! shit don't work like that, to make a proper antenna that will work directional you have to make a boom then take the driven element (the antenna you working with now) then place another element at the right distance and somewhat 5% bigger and that will be your reflecting element they call this antenna beams or yagis antennas. place those on the same boom with the proper distance form each other now will you be able to reflect at least 70% of your signal to one direction.
Very Nice. I ordered a pair
Happy Flying!
wrap copper wie for antennas and make 33.3 cm long end yes it had to be exactly :)))
I have heard of that, maybe ill try it some time
Good Show
Mine won't even go over 350 feet =(
Wow, that sucks!
U must have beginner mode on or somthing. As I just did 2500ft ez with mine:) even threw a few trees/building before I moved.
Great test, just what I wanted to see! Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Good information
What about VLOS?
I'm happy wit the reflectors. Better range and video feed.
on the second run , you where only at 273 ft high.
Good info
Thanks for info just started flying my mavic air I got these in bundle
Awesome! Happy Flying
Love that shirt
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It's the same I have one and???
Thanks for chare and good video and test. 👍💪
Thanks!
Add yogi antennas to the parabolic sand try again. You’re welcome.
Cool video!! Interesting, by the way it’s camren!
Thanks and Hey dude!
Somebody needs the actually do a 360 deg rf test to see if the Mavic antennas radiate equally in both directions. Until we know that, your underlying assumptions are just a guess.
Good question. I am not sure if its equal or not. But one thing for sure, with them on, i got better results in front of me, which is the whole purpose, and if you fly out of the "angle" the signal drops dramatically!
The DJI units are a bit directional, working better with parallel antennas with the "broadside" facing in the right direction. If you imagine you are in the drone looking back angle the antennas so the drone can see as much of them as possible, point with the broadside pair not the tips! With the reflectors on that advice is the same but following it has a bigger advantage.
Just got them for my Spark, and they almost doubled the range. Best $8 I've ever spent.
These signal boosters working as pathetic reflectors. That means signal is been reflected in a compact field of target but not only the controller signal. They also boosting a targeting signal coming from any point of wifi transmiter within range. So that is why in some cases it works fine and in some others does'nt do any improvement. Prefer interfierence clean environment.
That is correct. There is a lot going on with these things as far as the signal going to the drone, and the signals being received. My results are sometimes mixed. In this case, in its simplest form, they made a good difference.
Brilliant, just bought a pair for a fiver!
Any use?
@@godspeed231280Haven't tested them yet - there again have you seen the MA2's distances?
4hawks are the way to go..
Also argteks. They are a cheap, 4 patch and two Omni directional antenna kit for 50 bucks