Telemetery Cable

Posted by Cletus Berkeley on May 2, 2013 at 5:01pm

Any issues if I lengthened the cable that connects the APM2.5 to the Telemetry Transceiver? ...maybe double the present length.

Reason being, I have a preferred location for the transceiver/antenna.

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    Bill Bonney May 2, 2013 at 11:15pm

    The further the radio is away from any other antenna the better. There is a limit of how far you can go due to voltage drops in the cable, but on a small aircraft it's not something to worry about.

  • Cletus Berkeley May 2, 2013 at 5:25pm

    Cool!  ....thanks!

  • criro1999 May 2, 2013 at 5:17pm

    The telemetry cable I did have with APM2.0 was double lenght comparing with APM2.5. I don't know a specific reason.

    Usually I twist the telemetry cables and this help to avoid interference. If you made your own cable, you can add ferite rings (4 times passing), this will help also.

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