Hi!
I have a 2.4GHz wireless video cam from draganflyer IV I used to fly before and I'd like to use it on my arducopter. The arducopter communicates via a Turnigy 2.4GHz TX/RX.
Question: What are the pros and cons for using both equipment on the arducopter? Any other insights, welcome.
Thanks.
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Hi all ... thanks for the replies/insights ... I just placed my copter on a table turn on the turnigy 9x TX, hook up the 2.4GHZ video cam receiver on the tele and turned it on, armed the arducopter and true enough almost horizontal lines appeared on the video stream which I took as sign of interference.
Hmmm ... decided to increase the distance between the transmitter and the video receiver and guess what the interference is gone! I wonder if the same thing can happen in the field. True, I should not throw my money on a 2.4G video cam when I have a 2.4G radio system but I already have the video system ... anyways, will update when I finally get to fly the copter and record the ensuing video ... wish me luck but then again luck got nothing to do with the laws of physics :)
I'd also be interested in any comments from anyone with experience of this, I know in general FPV terms its a bad idea and you would have a lot of trouble with interference, but for relatively close operations i.e. inspecting up the side/roof of a nearby building so a few hundred feet at most and simply as a guide to ensure HD video is aimed at the right place, would this still be a problem? I've never used any of this video gear so i'm not sure how it behaves in terms of "channels" within the 2.4GHz spectrum.