DJI FPV - TrueRC Dual Antenna vs Stock Antenna for V2 Goggles. (RANGE TEST) I almost LOST my drone.
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- Here i put the TrueRC Duality Antenna to the test against the ORIGINAL Stock Antenna.
I almost lost my DJI FPV Drone on this.......
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Thanks for the test. I’ll always carry my OTG cable now too! 🙏🏼
Nice video. I love my DJI FPV Drone. Thanks for sharing.
Thx for sharing. Great honest recount of the event.
The intro is fire I tell you! Thanks for testing and sharing Sir!
Thankyou Sir, there's more of this coming soon.
Thanks for that honest review. It's help the drone community to gets better and avoid some mistakes.
You're welcome buddy and thanks for watching 👀 🙂 🙏
Like #14. Very good flying n editing 👍🏽👍🏽. It was shared in my feed n I'm not a dji guy yet lol. Thanks for sharing 🤘🏽
Thanks buddy, I appreciate it.
That started out a glorious day and even though I almost lost it, it was still glorious.
It's all part of the journey looking back at it, a day I'll never forget
Thank you for doing a proper range test showing GPS distance and a map. Sooo many "range tests" on TH-cam don't even have GPS distance, let alone a map... they're just like "Yea, i went pretty far, maybe farther than with other antennas." ugh.. Anyway, just wanted to say thanks, this is always how I try to make my videos. Cheers!
It helps to show a visual reference of what you're doing, rather than just say I got this far etc.
Glad you liked it.
@@LONE-WOLF-FILMS Exactly, we wanna clearly see performance and results of the tests. Some people don’t even say how far they go, just “went all the way across a field and near a tree. It seems to perform well”. If you’re ever bored check out my channel, I have a lot of fun providing useful tests in an entertaining way. Keep up the good work, the internet needs more quality information like this!
Same here, much better range with stock antennas 😱🤓
Cheers fella, made me think about making sure I know how to use "find my drone" 👍
Definitely lol.
Don't leave home without it 😄
Cool vid, thx for sharing your experience :-)
Thanks buddy, I appreciate it.
Lost mine in a field with grass up to my elbows looked for probably 2 hrs went back with the otg cable and find my drone looked through the goggles and when it told me I was on top of it I lifted my goggles and low and behold about 1.5ft to my left buried in the grass my drone sat best feature ever hands down saved me from having to pay 750 for a new unit
It's a very scary experience when your very expensive drone goes down in an unfamiliar area and a mile or so away.
I shit it and I panicked a bit, it caused me to not think wisely and do the correct procedure.
Thank god I had my OTG cable with me or god knows what would have happened to it.
I think I'd have cried 😢 😭 😆 🤣 😂
Glad you got yours back, we can only learn valuable lessons from the experience.
@@LONE-WOLF-FILMS oh yes forsure always keep the cake on hand now especially after I had to drive home get it and go back ‘‘twas quite the Hassle
Do admire your persistence of researching and developing drones extreme capability of flying. esp your footage's guiding is so close to interpreting at the right dots.
Thanks 😁
I've been practicing for a while and I've got more tutorials coming soon when the weather gets better 😌 ☺️
Great video! Is this with D3VL? 5.8 or 2.4? worth the money?
Risky But Fun, Good Video
Thanks.
I hope to do more soon... the weather is awful at the moment 😕
Dope intro, new FPV sub 👊
Thanks dude, I really appreciate that. 😆
Excellent video! Most I get is 2000 feet plus before I get image signal break up my DJI FPVs.
I've had it where I get image signal loss at under half a mile in open countryside and that's why I bought these stubbys, they've had some mixed reviews but then again, so do the stock antenna so I'm still putting them to the test in comparison and I'll upload that video.
I need to do a penetration test too on both sets of antenna and again il make a video from that.
I'm not sure why they break up so suddenly when I've got perfect line of sight, but then on some days I can get over 3 miles out in the same location.
Thanks for watching and I'm glad you like it, stay tuned for more, it'll be up in the next few weeks as I'm off to the Welsh mountains for those tests.
Fingers crossed I don't lose my drone again 😅
Download the B3YOND app and turn the 25mw limit off and run at 1400mw I am on stock antennas and out of battery before signal, that being said I'm in open countryside with no interference
@@Loci333 thanks but I'm a bit skeptical about using third party apps on my drones.
I generally stick to what was put on originally and it doesn't void the warranty.
I just don't trust them for safety which is my number one concern.
Thanks for the input though, I appreciate the gesture.
@@LONE-WOLF-FILMS no problem well the great thing with is is it doesn't affect to warentee and doesn't do anything that cannot be reversed, it takes 30 seconds to do including downloading the app and it just tells the drone your in a different country so it takes the restrictions off, as soon as u open the DJI fly app it turns it straight back down again doesn't affect any updates, risk any equipment any warentee, just allowes the drone to work how DJI designed it too, unfortunately some countries have restrictions so they have to turn it down to make it legal to sell.
Pretty tense Shizzle right there, never have I watched a TH-cam video start to finish
Top job
What area are you in the video
Well thanks for watching 😆
Yeah it was tense when it went down, I was shitting it 😅
Thats 'Mam Tor' in Castleton in the Peak District, lovely place for walking and paragliding.
excellent
Thanks buddy
You can try doing DISTANCE TEST with someone else that can stand half way through the field to get the Drone when you are returning.
It would be nice to see this Test again with the Dual Antennas and also other Drones.
I don't do distance tests, there's plenty on TH-cam to view.
Very good video and conclusions 👍. My last flight was 8 km with a 6 inch quad and I returned with 16% battery. Fortunately I had crosswinds and no headwind on the way back 😮💨😅.
Thanks buddy, I'm looking at getting a proper FPV Drone for future content and practice.
I'm too scared to use this one in certain ways, 😕
@@LONE-WOLF-FILMS Good decision 👍. I'm curious which drone you choose 🤩😉
@@themoggidriver I need to look into these, to see which suits me best.
It's a whole new world for me, but since buying the DJI FPV, I've fallen in love with its possibilities for cinematic video.
@@LONE-WOLF-FILMS Yeah … there are so many options with drones and cameras ! I think you will buy more than only one new drone 😂. If you like you can check this 👉 th-cam.com/video/3GQwyqj_Hc8/w-d-xo.html
I‘m in FPV now for one year and my journey just started. Hope to see more from you, buddy. All the best for your journey ✊✊
my first 'lost drone' was my meteor64. Flysky rx so it has no range or penetration. I was flying fairly high to see over the treeline, and then flew behind the house. control link cut out, but VTX let me watch it falling through tree branches for a few seconds before the video also cut out.
I marched straight out into the forest in the general direction. Armed and spun up the motors to see if i could hear it. Almost got lost in the woods, but i found it as the sun was setting... good 20 minute hike in rough forest hills. 30 minute hike to get back out. I should have taken my phone for GPS.
Ótimo voo piloto tmjs 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
Obrigado
I lost my fpv drone about a week ago. I had to land halfway back due to battery power miscalculation.
i didn't need the phone or the OTG cable. I turned on the remote and goggles and got into find my drone in the goggles menu. Although it didn't give me coordinates it showed me exactly where I landed.
The goggles somehow stored footage of the last 30 seconds or so of flight. It allowed me to find the Drone.
There was no SD card in the goggles.
Yeah, it will do, it did it to me.
I'd advise taking your OTG cable though.
Just in case
going extremely fast drains the battery faster.. not saying youd make it back. like 30mph or something will cover most distance on a battery on a lot of drones. 18mph about will give max flight time. Id test it so in an emergency you kind of know what speed to maximize the distance u can cover.
It was my one and only long range tests. I won't be doing it again as I always fly in VLOS. This was just a test, although I'm yet to do a penetration test to see how they handle.
@@LONE-WOLF-FILMS dji fpv penetration is great.. should do cool penetration test in a bando
@@divingfalconfpv4602 it's coming soon
Hi this review is so great. Would you share the link where you bought it please. Thanks
I bought mine from a UK based company so I don't know if doing a Google search would be better for you in your part of the world.
The company I got them from is called Drone authority.
Hope that helps you find them.
getting chase by cows! hahaha!
Yep. They really MOO'VE quickly haha.
Perhaps I'll hold off on purchasing those stubby antennas
At close range, they're better than stock antenna for sure, I'm yet to do more tests with them soon so stay tuned.
Did you choose the LHCP antennas ?
I bought 4 TrueRC antennas even though I was quite skeptical. From my house, in a straight line, my DJI FPV reached 2.6Km. Now it reaches 3.5km with 75% signal and I already have to turn around for the battery. In short, I have a lot more signal range than my batteries allow.
If you don't mind me asking, where did you buy them?
@@YonnBurgos
I bought them on ebay
..do you just spam this same comment in all videos??
@@BenMoyes1 If your question is directed to me... I like to ask multiple people to get different sources and compare my options. If I wait until I get a response or if I get a response it will take a while. The more questions I ask to more people, the more I increase my chances to get a faster response.
@@YonnBurgos no I’m replying to ER@THOS.. he wrote this same comment on five different videos copy and pasted it
"phew!"
I know right... 😂
What is that mapping system your using? I have the mini 2 and love that map you can use I wish the fpv came with that option
I just added the flight data to it, you can get that from fly app.
i guess you should not use sport mode, keep using N mode is more safe
The problem is not using sport mode or manual, you can fly in whatever mode you want, BUT, if youre going out a fair distance then you need to be mindful of things like head wind or tail wind.
Nothing wrong in flying the drone in manual, what i did here was to show how far you can potentially get with both sets of antennas.
For long range stuff then stick to normal or sport mode but be aware of your battery consumption.
If youre far out like i was, further out that i anticipated then dont swith it to Manual mode as it eats through the battery in no time, plus i was fighting through a deceptively strong gust at altitude, i decided to drop it lower to get out of that wind but you potentially sacrifice loss of signal and the problem with that is that if you do lose signal, youre spending time and battery to correct that where as it could be used more efficiently like coming back home, instead, when RTH kicks in, the drone stops to readjust and that uses up battery too that could have been used to get those few extra Km to get back home.
Sticking to normal or sport mode conserves the battery but if the wind is too strong for the drone to fly through, essentially you'll just be hovering or going really slow and ultimately you risk not getting the drone all the way home.
Its up to you to decide on the day the best approach and get your drone back to the homepoint, i made some stupid mistakes on this and i thought id share that info so others dont fall foul of those variable pitfalls whilst flying the FPV.
The battery uses so much power in manual mode so id keep it close or within a set distance especially over mountains and water, if you lose signal during a dive in manual mode, you risk the drone crashing before it auto corrects itself and then goes into RTH mode.
Keep it in line of sight and dont go over the other side of any obstacles and youll be fine.
Isnt the range determined by the signal from the TX? The video signal is what comes into the goggles,correct?
Yeah, to me the signal quality of what you will see in the goggles is what should be improved 🤔 not there range of rc signal
Hello,
I have a problem with my DJI FPV Goggles V2. One of the antennas got broken and I can't find a single replacement for it, only bundles. I am unsure if I can mix and match antennas, so I need some advice.
Would it be possible to use a 5.8Hz antenna with my remaining stock antennas? Or would it be better to just buy two new antennas and replace them both? I don't have much knowledge about antennas, so any suggestions or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Hey John i see you posting this on a bunch of videos. Probably down the same rabbit hole as i am lol. Seems our V2 goggles operate on both frequencies so you could replace that lost one with a 5.8Hz no problem. When the goggles go into the 2.4Hz mode then you'll be down an antenna but i can't imagine it being all that terrible for your signal... I guess just dont push it aha
How did you connect the map and data to the drone? Meaning the second screen you have on?
It's a screen recording of the flight data from my phone and I added it as an overlay during the editing.
@@LONE-WOLF-FILMS ok mate thanks for that
Does your drone is in CE mode ?
Colud go some day together to rip our FPV's .
Subbed
It's in CE mode.
I've not changed it to FCC.
I live in Manchester so it's quite possible to hook up at some point.
Thanks for subscribing dude. 🙏 😆
Just jailbreak it and put it in US mode using B3yond software
No thanks
Antenna standard + FCC = 5000 m
It cos its calculating time to get back cos maybe strong wind
Quite possibly, my only thought is how it's calculating that so soon into the flight. A low battery warning at 75% is strange, I'd expect that at 50%
@@LONE-WOLF-FILMS cos it was very strong wind so glad u got ur drone back .I know the feeling it happened to me so many times 😞
So the stock antennae are better then? CE power limits are the biggest hindrance to the range of DJI drones in Europe. All those long range tests you see are done in the US/Canada with FCC permissible power levels. There's no way you'll get 10km range on CE power levels.
I'm yet to do a full test with them, got to do a penetration test so keep your eyes peeled, it's on its way soon.
@@LONE-WOLF-FILMS will do. If you haven’t already, take a look at the B3YOND FCC unlocker...
@@spoonblender797 I'm good, I don't really ever do range tests or fly long range so it's not much use to me to be honest.
I do push the drone out a little but I've no intention of ever flying far.
The stubbys give me better close range, less signal dropout for what I need, like I say, I've still got more tests to do before I come up with any conclusions.
Thanks anyway though for the heads up, I appreciate it 🙏 🙂
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So they take the Martians to the Farmers House 😆 🤣
Hello, so which antennas work better stock or the new antennas thank you
They're both good but for different reasons, I'd use the stubbys because they give better penetration but they're not the most amazing things, or maybe my expectations were too high.
Either way, they work well and have a smaller form factor so they're easier to store or pack away whilst on the goggles.
Do the TrueRC’s improve quality while flying around dense objects, for example trees or buildings or do they purely improve the quality at range?
The problem with the original antenna is if you go even slightly out of VLOS then you're going to lose signal and the screen in the goggles goes black, RTH will kick in and eventually you'll regain control.
These antenna just boost that signal by a fraction but even on a normal day 300 to 400 yards with perfect line of sight I can lose signal, then on other days I can go about a mile out and out of VLOS and still have good signal.
I'd say these antenna just boost the signal close by and they're not designed for range.
Best case scenario is stay in visual line of sight, try and be equidistant to where you're flying left to right and your signal will be even better than just sending it out as far as you can.
@@LONE-WOLF-FILMS thanks for the reply, tbh, I’m not interesting in sending my drone off into the abyss. I’m just looking to boost the amount of signal in a small localised area, so I can fly freely and not have to work about the signal dropping out 😁 I have made the purchase, so hopefully these will help 🤞🏼
@@GFX_media I think the common misconceptions are the if you buy antenna or range extenders that this is a bulletproof excuse to fly into the sunset when in actual fact they're just to give your signal a boost and less dropout.
I've seen so many times where people lose their drones because they send it too far out and it's stupid to me to even think about doing that.
I've only ever done that twice and I'm extremely uncomfortable at the thought of it, I always stay in line of sight.... ALWAYS!
These are good enough for what you need so I hope it helps.
Just stay local and don't make the mistakes that others do and like I did, I sent mine out too far and didn't have the battery to get back.
I was lucky to get my drone back and I won't be flying more than VLOS again, it's just not worth it.
I've subscribed to your channel as I love your editing skills, you deserve more subs as your content is great and honest.
@@LONE-WOLF-FILMS thank you for your detailed reply. FPV is an absolute minefield but I love it 😁 I have bought them and I’m going to do my own comparison video from stock antenna and the true rc based on my own needs. But I agree, VLOS is extremely important, but sometimes impossible if one wants to push the boundaries of FPV. As long as it is safe, and only the drone at risk then I’m willing to take the risk 😅 But again, thank you for the advice and thank you for your kind words, I will also sub to you as your video was very interesting and helpful, as well as your reply to my comment. Thank you 👊🏼
@@GFX_media you're welcome and thanks.
hi. Are the stock antena rhpc sma or lhpc?
These are rhpc.
Is it ok also for dji goggles v1?
I don't know, I'm sure they are but don't quote me on this.
I've seen others use stubbys with other fpv drones but I don't know too much about their systems they use.
Verstehe ich das richtig, die originalen DJI-Antennen sind besser?
Die Original antennen sind auf große Entfernungen besser, die Stubbys sind auf kurze Entfernungen besser
Wo wie sind die stubbys kurze Distanz besser ? Hinter gebeäuden oder Bäumen bekommen die Standard Antennen Bild Probleme Qualität verschlechtert sich erheblich … und durch dir stubbys sollte man hinter Gebäuden oder Bäumen besseres Bild bekommen ? Sorry Mein englisch ist nicht so gut …
where can I buy the antennas for my Goggles?
If you're in the UK.....
www.droneauthority.co.uk/products/truerc-duality-2-4ghz-5-8ghz-stubby-for-dji-fpv-goggles-v2-4-pack
Also in the UK...
www.hobbyrc.co.uk/truerc-duality-stubby-for-dji-4-pack-lhcp
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Oh wow he just bought the dji fpv to fly in normal mode
But thx for the share
Oh I've flown it in manual mode many times my friend.
13 hundred lbs !!!? It would never be able to fly
🤔🤔🤔
I don't want to watch 38 mins of that, whats the result?
You'll just have to watch it.
You might learn something
@@LONE-WOLF-FILMS Thats your choice, I can guarantee if this vid was 5 mins long it would have x10 the views...
@@ruslanl4577 thanks for the advice
@@LONE-WOLF-FILMS I watched it all but TBH didn't learn enough to help me make a decision about whether to buy these stubbies for improved range. The same info could have been edited down to a 5 mins IMHO. I would have re-run the test starting on low power over a shorter distance and pushed the range to the max until RTH kicked in. Glad you found your drone (we've all been there) but didn't really need all that detail. For the record, did you decide to keep the True RC's or return? Cheers. Safe flying :)
@@Ddraig62SPD the video was a bit long I agree but I wanted to give a real time view of events.
I'm still learning about condensing my videos down but I don't want to lose important information either.
I'm still on the fence with these too, I've not flown it much since then due to being extremely busy.
I've just started a 3 Yr degree course in Film Production so hopefully I can apply what I learn to my future content creation.
I appreciate the sentiment dude,
Stock works better wtf xD
It's a difficult decision to make.
They're both good but you get better boosted signal with the true rc stubbys
Why even upload this? Lol.
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