A: Not 900mhz or 2.4ghz so it will not interfere with Xbee or my Futaba 6ex Radio
B: Long Range, 3-4 miles
C: Under 140g (save weight for batteries)
D: Good Quality (many other video systems are crap such as hobbyking and fox)
E: Under $230
Here is the list
From Birds Eye View Rc.com
LawMate 1.2G 1000mw Tx&Rx combo [LawMate 1.2G 1000mw Tx&Rx ...
BEV-1.3GHz Patch antenna [BEV-1.3GHz Patch antenna] - $29.99USD
BEV- high sensitivity microphone for FPV [BEV-microphone] - $3.99USD
From Ready Made Rc.com
Transmitter Cable [CABLE-TXSM] - $17.99
Rhino 610mAh 3S 11.1v 20C Lipoly Pack [R610-20-3] - $12.99
Camera Cable (3-wire) [CABLE-CAM3] - $8.49
From Diy Drones Store
Camera 640x480 $30
Note.......I have tested my stock Futaba 6ex 2.4ghz out to 1.75 miles with no problems,
but it probably can not match the video range. But as a general rule Futaba transmitters are twice the range of Spektrum ones.
I hope this can save other people from searching the internet for hours on end for the best deal.
You need to be a member of diydrones to add comments!
Replies
This will free up the 2.4 band for semi-legal video... at least it would be on the right band ;)
10mw 2.4 works quite good too IMO...
Given a 1000Mah battery
and
900Mhz @ 100Mw power = A hours battery life
1.2Ghz @ 100Mw power = B hours battery life
2.4Ghz @ 100Mw power = C hours battery life
3.4Ghz @ 100Mw power = D hours battery life
5.8Ghz @ 100Mw power = E hours battery life
or will they all be the same because thy are all outputting the same "100Mw" power raiting? How do these transmitters work?
thanks for your responses in advance :)
Joey
2) 1.2 GHz band is emergency services/law enforcement frequency band in the US except for the 1280 MHz channel
3) Requires an FCC Technicians license to run in the US at that output level
4) the patch antenna is really a 1.2 GHz not a 1.3 GHz antenna but it does work at 1280 MHz
other than that you got it
I've had good success with it but haven't tried much range however there's a long thread on RcGroups here: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1162250, some have flown very long distance...