The range for my battery voltage on the Futuba radio is less than 100 feet. It's fine if its on the ground or close by if I am doing tuning but I lose the signal if its 100 feet or further away. The connection seems solid if its closer so it doesn't seem like a connection issue. Anyone else have this issue or know of a fix?
Hi Dave: Do you have one or two Futaba radios on the ALTA? Could you post an image of how they're installed, please? Also, I'm inferring that you're referring to the telemetry signal from the ALTA back to the transmitter showing the flight battery voltage, right? Andy. Forensic Software & sUAV / Drone Analyst : Photographer : Videographer : Pilot (Portland, Oregon, USA): Trees=2, Ground=1, Props=11. The Ground Is The Limitâ„¢ ---------- Forensic Drone Analyst : Forensic sUAV Analyst : Forensic Unmanned Aircraft Analyst : Forensic Drone Expert
HI Andy I have them exactly the way Quadrocopter set them up. Yes I am referring to the Telemetry signal back from the Alta.
Just as a test, Dave, try pulling the antenna wires out of the horizontal plastic tubes and allow them to stick up/down, whatever. My working theory is that they are being shielded by the carbon fiber -- so the goal is to get the tips of the antennae more likely to have line of sight to the transmitter (well, actually, for telemetry, the roles are reversed -- the receivers are actually transmitters and the transmitter is actually the receiver for the telemetry data). Andy Forensic Software & sUAV / Drone Analyst : Photographer : Videographer : Pilot (Portland, Oregon, USA): Trees=2, Ground=1, Props=11. The Ground Is The Limitâ„¢ ---------- Forensic Drone Analyst : Forensic sUAV Analyst : Forensic Unmanned Aircraft Analyst : Forensic Drone Expert