Long Range Quad Build Questions

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Aaron44

Member
Hello All,

I'm in the process of building a long range quad. (10+km). I've purchased a 5.8ghz transmitter and receiver and have successfully connected this to a sony as100v which I plan to use as a video recorder and FPV camera. I've got all the motors, esc's, props, and frame. I'm about to out the build but am banging my head against the wall trying to figure out how to get the following components to work together.

DX7s transmitter
Eagle Tree Vector OSD and controller
I want to use the Dragonlink v2 to connect to my transmitter and use AR8000 as the receiver for telemetry reading to base station OSD setup.
I also want to use the 5.8ghz transmitter receiver combo that I've already got working as the fpv.

Has anyone out there built anything like this?
Does anyone have any schematics or pics showing how this combo works together?
Does anyone know if this configuration will actually work.

I can express how frustrated I am in closing the gap on the things I don't know or understand and any help from the group would GREATLY be APPRECIATED!

Thank you in advance,

Aaron44
 



stevemaller

stevemaller

Heavy Lifter
I think you're a bit in the weeds with some of this.
5.8 isn't great for distance.
10km is super long for a quad.
why would you use a AR8000 for telemetry?
 

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Aaron44

Member
stevemaller said:
I think you're a bit in the weeds with some of this.
5.8 isn't great for distance.
10km is super long for a quad.
why would you use a AR8000 for telemetry?
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I agree with the "in the weeds". I don't understand enough about the eagle tree vector. I thought I'd need the AR8000 as the receiver to my DX7s and that the vector would connect telemetry back to my transmitter. What is good for distance. I got a 5.8 to work with my sonycam and the unit with special antenna states 10+km. As far as the comments about the power cord and so forth, I plan to run 2 - 3S 4500mah in together to get max flight time. Thank you for the feedback.
 

hjls3

hjls3

Member
distance- EZUHF on bird - 2.4 on VTX and without knowing what motors and props hard to comment but to go 10km and back - i personally don't know how to make 3s 9000mah work - so I look forward to seeing your progress and how it goes.
 

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Aaron44

Member
hjls3 said:
distance- EZUHF on bird - 2.4 on VTX and without knowing what motors and props hard to comment but to go 10km and back - i personally don't know how to make 3s 9000mah work - so I look forward to seeing your progress and how it goes.
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Thank you. I'll do some research on this.
 


Old Man

Old Man

Active Member
Eagle Tree systems are all about telemetry and FPV. E.T. markets a very capable ground station designed to function with directional equipment to maximize range and control/video quality, all of which is pumped to their OSD systems integrated with their flight controllers. Telemetry and FPV functionality is probably the least of your worries with the Eagle Tree Vector. I have one and it's quite nice and easy to set up and use.

OTOH, your desire to achieve a range of ~10kM takes you into the big leagues in both directional antenna equipment and power needs, along with significant obstacles with battery sizing. If you were talking about a fixed wing things get easy because the aircraft is not continually "dead lifting" all the weight while traversing distance.

It's not at all difficult to achieve long distance video and telemetry, all it takes is money and planning. 5.8 and 2.4 are not the way to go because both can be blocked by just about any obstruction. You'll need UHF to get your fight control in order, or fly real high and boost the 2.4 signal to assure uninterrupted signal. Here in the U.S. everything you are trying to do is technically not legal or requires a HAM license so you might want to get those ducks in a row before putting something into the air. Be prepared to spend a lot of $$ getting there.
 

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Aaron44

Member
Old Man said:
Eagle Tree systems are all about telemetry and FPV. E.T. markets a very capable ground station designed to function with directional equipment to maximize range and control/video quality, all of which is pumped to their OSD systems integrated with their flight controllers. Telemetry and FPV functionality is probably the least of your worries with the Eagle Tree Vector. I have one and it's quite nice and easy to set up and use.

OTOH, your desire to achieve a range of ~10kM takes you into the big leagues in both directional antenna equipment and power needs, along with significant obstacles with battery sizing. If you were talking about a fixed wing things get easy because the aircraft is not continually "dead lifting" all the weight while traversing distance.

It's not at all difficult to achieve long distance video and telemetry, all it takes is money and planning. 5.8 and 2.4 are not the way to go because both can be blocked by just about any obstruction. You'll need UHF to get your fight control in order, or fly real high and boost the 2.4 signal to assure uninterrupted signal. Here in the U.S. everything you are trying to do is technically not legal or requires a HAM license so you might want to get those ducks in a row before putting something into the air. Be prepared to spend a lot of $$ getting there.
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Thank you. Your info is helpful.
 

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