Title: Telemetry radios Post by: ashimda on February 23, 2016, 11:51:35 AM I have a question for all the APM and Pixhawk users.
Which Telemetry system do you use, and what sort of range do you get. I have started to build a Pixhawk system for a fixed wing, and cant decide on Telemetry. Waiting for your inputs. Ashim. Title: Re: Telemetry radios Post by: SK1701 on February 23, 2016, 12:55:03 PM I am using the regular 433 MHz module that I bought as a set with a clone APM 2.8 from EBay. The range is pretty poor - I had pretty erratic signal only about 200 metres out. I believe that the main fault lies with the antennae that are included. I am planning to try making my own antenna and seeing if that helps.
Title: Re: Telemetry radios Post by: ashimda on February 23, 2016, 07:24:05 PM Thanks for the reply, I have also read that the Telemetry radios have poor performance. It would be nice to hear from other users, how they have improved the telemetry link.
Title: Re: Telemetry radios Post by: saikat on February 23, 2016, 09:22:18 PM the higher you go the better range you get.
a quad flys at little more than tree top height , whereas you will be flying at least triple that with a fixed wing, so range normally should not be an issue. if you are looking for longer ( > 1 km) then you can buy two of the orx open lrs transmitter modules and use one as a receiver and the other as sender. you should expect >5 km with this setup , but it involves some diy ing. look at the it.luxemborg site Title: Re: Telemetry radios Post by: ashimda on February 23, 2016, 09:36:25 PM I was reading that article, and you are right, there is quite a bit of DIY involved. Another option though expensive is the RFD900 radios.
with the right antenna 50km+ is possible. Another option I saw was Telemetry over 3g/4g for theoretically unlimited range. Again these are expensive alternatives. Title: Re: Telemetry radios Post by: sooraj.palakkad on February 26, 2016, 04:33:27 PM There is a 500mW version available ,
It has pretty good reviews . Title: Re: Telemetry radios Post by: uj victor on February 27, 2016, 10:48:24 PM Hi,
i have been using telemetry radios with my quad's hex... OK here u go: 433mhz or 900 mhz i have tried both of the radios from rc timer , other china manufacturer and 3dr also.... 3dr ones are little better ( slightly ) no big difference as they all are 100mW radios... finally i did more tweaking playing around with firmware and at last antenna ... max range i got was 500m. and for a multirotor it does the job. now when it comes to aircraft better go for 3dr radio with good gain antennas otherwise it will be waste.. It won't give give u any real time data , infact it will be a dangerous idea to deploy your bird with poor communication system. get a good 3dr telemetry , tune it properly , test with default antenna , change the antenna for better for better reception and real time data , Good luck buddy :thumbsup: Title: Re: Telemetry radios Post by: ashimda on February 28, 2016, 09:07:34 AM Thanks for sharing, did you have any interference using the 900 MHz radios?
I have been experimenting with 3g telemetry using Andruav, and the results were not confidence inspiring, but it works to a certain degree. Maybe using 4g will give better results. The best option I can find, though expensive, is the RFD900+. An advertised 1W radio with ample range. If anybody has found and is using a cheaper solution to get range of at least 5km, I would love to hear about it. Ashim. Title: Re: Telemetry radios Post by: uj victor on February 28, 2016, 09:54:03 AM Hey,
With 900 mhz fortunately it was working fine ( no interference ) 3g and andruav lots of glitches and lags are there.. RDF 900+ is the best option but i would suggest you to get original 3dr tele with good antennas ... they work fine >1km but smooth.. regards |