You are correct, the Commbox is part of the ground system, that is the only part of that picture that will not be in the UAV, sorry about any confusion. I believe the WiFi card in the onboard computer has a transmit power of about 600mW and with a roughly 15dB antenna on the ground, we're hoping to get 2-4 miles range, but that is yet to be tested.
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