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Hi all :)

I have been lurking and doing my best to learn but now I think its time to ask some questions.

I am trying to find a radio solution that will provide remote access to controlling my robot (be it a ground rover, quad copter, or a boat) via long range from my computer. It appears to me so far that everyone uses a handheld joystick device, am I just being dense or am I not finding the right posts where things can be controlled from a computer? So far the radio solutions I have found basically are as follows:

Xbee/Xbee PRO

DNT900 with the Dreamshield 16 project

and most recently this KS project

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/443556734/radius-wireless-easy-and-arduino-compatible

The range I am looking for is max 5 miles, I am pretty sure if budget was not an issue there are much longer range solution, I will get to those in the future but for now I am just looking at 5 miles max.

As far as video is concerned it seems I have found lots of POV systems that will transmit and I just receive the video and display it however way i feel like, on the pc, a monitor, or a set of googles, am I correct?

Any help would be appreciated as I am getting close to deciding on some hardware and getting things rolling. Thank you for reading my post, I am trully trying to learn and will share my projects along the way. I live in Houston, TX and anywhere within a 2 state range I am willing to travel to look or learn from anyone's projects.

Humbly,

Roo