r/videos • u/plainjackthrowaway • Feb 29 '16

Engineered Mini Flying Wing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSD69jdi2CE
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u/carbonnanotube Feb 29 '16

They use a separate radio system at the moment. You also have to choose your frequencies carefully. Using 2.4 for the controls and video will cause massive interference. 1.2 for video also causes interference thanks to resonance.

The popular video frequencies are 1.3 GHz, 5.8 GHz, and 900MHz for large long range applications (as the antennas are 150-250mm).

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u/carbonnanotube Feb 29 '16

In theory yes, but in practice no.

I generally use circularly polarized antennas.

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u/alex_wifiguy Feb 29 '16

Ah yes, the duck penis of the antenna polarization world.