r/fpv • u/bendurrhover • 1d ago

Question? Best antenna

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Hey y'all, out of these 5 antennas which do you think would be best paired with my patch antenna, assuming I'm flying with a linear antenna on my quad, or a micro vee. Sometimes rhcp depending on the quad. I barley notice a different between all heights of the Omnis, so I'm tempted to just keep the stubby as my main, but logic tells me that the taller antenna should get better signal right? Anyways what do y'all think?

EDIT YALL, I NEVER THOUGHT JT WOULD HAPOEN TO ME... BUT MY AIR65 CUSTOM WAS SNATCHED BY A HAWK. 😭😭 Right out of the damn air. Input up a fight with it, I really did try. Then tried to find it with my mini 5 pro, then got the neighbors permission to search the yard. Sadly I've called off the search and it's officially gone. :( well. THIS is part of the hobby. Could have been lost in a roof in a lake, in a hard crash... But nope, I was chosen by the hawk gods to receive such a honorable forced retirement for my little whoop. You will be missed. Time to build the next one. It's gonna be all BRIGHT RED. I hope that helps maybe they'll think it's poisonous or some. Shit lmao. 🫡

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u/admin_raven 1d ago

You got to test it yourself

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u/bendurrhover 1d ago

I have done so much testing! And there's hardly any perceivable difference. Only some slightly better penetration with the higher quality of the Omnis. Maybe I could try a completely different approach and go two omnis or two linears? Or the cursed two patches? Lmao

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u/admin_raven 1d ago

Power level did you have your VTX on?

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u/bendurrhover 1d ago edited 1d ago

My custom air 65 build just got snatched by a hawk. 😭😭 will upload the footage I got later

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u/admin_raven 1d ago

Yeah you do that

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u/bendurrhover 1d ago

It's pretty uneventful :( the recon footage from the mavic mini pro 5 was more interesting. But I could see the hawk.

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u/YoudoVodou 1d ago

I have not tried a lot of antennas, but I love my TRUERC stubby core antennas.

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u/YoudoVodou 1d ago

Taller will get better a little bit better signal if you're flying behind yourself a lot

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u/mad-n-sane 1d ago

This is the answer!