I am new to this forum ,and I am wanting to setup a plane to monitor feral animals in remote Australia .I need long range ,10 to 20 kms and was wondering if this TX/RX from radiometrix would be suitable as I have a large number of them .I plan on using the ArduPilot.http://www.rfmodules.com.au/rm/dsheets/tx1rx1.pdfThe units I have are 151.300 Mhz.
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Hi Brett,
I wanted to ask, as you are going to analyse the video anyway, why you need long range modems?
Wouldn't the task simply be to carry a camera over the grid and return, then take the footage and analyse it?
We use the XTend OEM modules for the plane and the PKG for the ground station, just be sure the PKG has the right firmware burnt to it and they talk very sweetly.
The distance is not a problem only the reliability of the autopilot. Ardu is not known for it's tolerance of wind, the navigation functions are very basic.
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I wanted to ask, as you are going to analyse the video anyway, why you need long range modems?
Wouldn't the task simply be to carry a camera over the grid and return, then take the footage and analyse it?
We use the XTend OEM modules for the plane and the PKG for the ground station, just be sure the PKG has the right firmware burnt to it and they talk very sweetly.
The distance is not a problem only the reliability of the autopilot. Ardu is not known for it's tolerance of wind, the navigation functions are very basic.
Why not use the Millswood Failsafe and a couple of xtends??
That's all plug and play, I think somebody has integrated it with ArduPilot now.
Is it as a data relay for collars??