Eagle Tree Tracker and setup with Eagle Tree OSD Pro for tracking...Any help is APPRE

[helloman1976]

Hey, just working on building my Eagle Tree Tracker and I THINK I have it working but want to confirm with those who know for sure and see if this behavior is expected. Ok so I've noticed a few things, first when the tracker loses "telemetry" it beeps for a while and then seems to return to "50%". Also, the tracker doesn't seem to be perfect as it seems to a take a generalized guess as to where your model is. I setup all the degree angle in the tracker setup so 0, 90, 45, 315 and so on. My house faces 315 degrees so I used a compass rose based on that. I set the tracker up for anything beyond 5 feet is when it starts tracking. I'm using diversity as well. It seems to track the model ok when the model has good GPS. Couple questions, is all of this normal behavior Is there anything I should or shouldn't do with the tracker setup or the configuration? Any lessons learned type information? What servos is everyone using, the ones from readymaderc seem to be ultra weak and will certainly need to be replaced. They can spin the tracker if there's ABSOLUTELY nothing in the way but one wire bumps against, not catches, the camera mount and it struggles whereas it should blow past it. I checked to see if there was any mechanical binding and aside from the tilt wire bumping the tripod when it swings by there was nothing in the way or hanging up. Anyway, thought I'd check with the crew before I put this bird in the air. Thanks all!

 

[helloman1976]

Bump!

 

[kloner]

the trackers only need single receivers, but that's alright, duos work

when you take something a mile away, the tracker is designed to keep an antenna within it's beam width, and that can vary from 20-100 degrees so usually there close, but they aint always ginsighting perfect. The only times i've had problems with mine was when using 1280 video. it made the sattelite signal come and go and would beep, spin all over looking for me, etc.

they do hang up easy when the servos are too weak,,,, too much so it'll freeze mid flight like it has a servo saver in the electronics

Mine has a 2.4 video rx and a crosshair on the face, then instead of a bunch of wires and crap, mine uses 5.8 to transmit from the rotating tracker part to my monitor, goggles, whatever. mkaes no wires to hang up

You need pretty strong servos depending how big the stuff on the backside of the tracker weigh. smaller antennas are best, like flat patch type. helicals are a pain, need really big servos and mine needed stretchers to make it go all the way around

 

[helloman1976]

the trackers only need single receivers, but that's alright, duos work

when you take something a mile away, the tracker is designed to keep an antenna within it's beam width, and that can vary from 20-100 degrees so usually there close, but they aint always ginsighting perfect. The only times i've had problems with mine was when using 1280 video. it made the sattelite signal come and go and would beep, spin all over looking for me, etc.

they do hang up easy when the servos are too weak,,,, too much so it'll freeze mid flight like it has a servo saver in the electronics

Mine has a 2.4 video rx and a crosshair on the face, then instead of a bunch of wires and crap, mine uses 5.8 to transmit from the rotating tracker part to my monitor, goggles, whatever. mkaes no wires to hang up

You need pretty strong servos depending how big the stuff on the backside of the tracker weigh. smaller antennas are best, like flat patch type. helicals are a pain, need really big servos and mine needed stretchers to make it go all the way around

Hey, thanks for the info!! Clever idea to go wireless, good one. I finally got to use the tracker and it really worked great. I videoed the tracker from behind me while I was flying and that tracker was almost always dead on. The diversity is nice too, I bet required really, as when the antenna is spinning around you go blind without out. I turned the sound on so I can hear when it swaps antennas and I just count that to know which one it's on. I replaced the YAW servo with a better and heavier metal servo and that cured all problems and I have no shutdowns at all. The PITCH servo does the job fine with the 8dbi patch antenna. I was able to switch back to 910Mhz too which was crazy because before the tracker it was the furthest from 910Mhz the better or 1040Mhz for me. Anyway, it's a little annoying that you have to find North every time you setup your antenna and that if your tripod twists up you end up having to reset North and all the cardinal directions again...annoying. I've pretty much locked everything down from spinning so I don't think it'll be a problem for me but it'll be important to mention to anyone coming behind me to setup the same thing. Thanks for your help, hope this info finds you and others well. Thanks.