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Posted by Ryan on August 15, 2009 at 10:48am

Hi allWhich xbee wireless telemetry system is everyone using. I have been having a look on www.digi.com and have spotted the xbee pro 900rf module(http://www.digi.com/products/wireless/point-multipoint/xbee-pro-900.jsp) and the xbee pro 868 rf module (http://www.digi.com/products/wireless/point-multipoint/xbee-pro-868.jsp)Which one would people recommend?

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Doug Weibel August 15, 2009 at 4:16pm

I was planning on using the Pro 60mW 2.4 wire antenna modules. I am on 72 Mhz for RC. Is this a bad choice? Why?
Ryan August 15, 2009 at 12:17pm

I did see that chris I was just wondering between the two as the 868 has greater distance and since I live in europe I am able to use them both. I will probably stick with the tried and tested one at the moment as the 868 seems to have some minor issues.
automatik August 15, 2009 at 12:00pm

Here is the link on DIYdrones for Xbee Pro 868:
http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/xbee-pro-long-range-made

you'll see that there are some communications issues which are not resolved as pertaining to continuous data "streaming".
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Thomas J Coyle III August 15, 2009 at 11:44am

Ryan,

The 868 MHz Xbee is for Europe only while the 900 MHz Xbee has been certified for use in the US.

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TCIII
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Chris Anderson August 15, 2009 at 11:38am

As you'll see from the ArduPilot hardware list, we use this 900mhz one in the air and this one on the ground.
Ryan August 15, 2009 at 11:05am

I didn't realise james. I will have a look for it the now.
James Turner August 15, 2009 at 10:54am

There is a discussion started by Reto on the 868 and it's limitations. I personally would like to try the pro XSC but haven't found any reviews about it yet.

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