Nice job. Here's what the DJI Support says regarding transmission distance for the remote to the Spark. Note that max distance is the same for either 2.4 or 5GHz wiFi setting. 2000 meters or over 6,500 feet - more than a mile. The OTG cable helps with potential latency between the received video signal from the controller to the phone display. I always use the OTG and turn off wiFi on my phone just to eliminate any possibility of interference. What is the maximum transmission distance? (1) If the aircraft is connected with the remote controller: a. The remote controller is operating at 2.4 GHz (Unobstructed, free of interference) : FCC Compliant: 2000 meters; b. The remote controller is operating at 5.8 GHz (Unobstructed, free of interference) : FCC Compliant: 2000 meters; (2) If the aircraft is connected with DJI GO 4 via Wi-Fi: Within 100 meters at a height of 50 meters.
Oh man, thank you for explanation... I use FCC mode with wifi connection, you know what...not more than 300m distance and 50m height and spark RTH always...
Hi Dustin, I'm following your videos, quite interesting. Here comes some hints to get better range test results, coming from my experience with a Bebop2: 1) ensure you are in 2.4Ghz as you did 2) ensure is remote control but not the phone the one connected to the drone (maybe that is what you mean "spark must be in RC mode") 3) get 100meters high (330feet) 4) check if transmitter uses higher power in different countries (power is regulated by law) if so..... try to say Spark you're in that country 5) check if Spark antenna are in front or back, and fly accordingly forward or backwards and 6) please please, don't do tests over forest or sea, try better some space where drone is easy to rescue (following a land track, for example) For sure next test will yield better results.
you can take the controller apart and look for the piazo speaker and de-solder it. There is another way to disable the beep, but you would have to hack it and then turn it off within its parameters.
Hi Dustin doing the covit lock down and really enjoying your great videos the spark still punches above it weight even now pity about the battery life and all that stuff 👍👍👍
Thanks for sharing. I always thought you had better video with the 5.8 and better overall range with the 2.4. Once again we learn something from your flights.
the 2.4 or 5.8Ghz selection is the connection between the controller and the phone, thats why it disappears when you plug the cable in. the connection between the controller and the drone is RC, hence the distance of 10000+ft in your previous video with the dishes.
When the wifi symbol is still shown in the app this means your controller is connected with the phone over wifi. When OTG takes over the wifi symbol gets blank in the app. You did not switch off the wifi of the phone before take off.
Well done Dustin, alot of people over in my neck of the woods (UK) have said 2.4 is the better frequency but as you have just proved, it's not! 2.4 is ok with rc planes and racing quads, but not with the Spark, thanks for taking the time and trouble to do these vids for us! 👍👍
I've read a lot of guys saying that you get better range using 2.4ghz, but I've never bothered to try. I've gone out beyond a mile with 5.8ghz stock using the OTG, and that's far enough for me. Generally, I shoot video less than 1000 feet away, so the distance isn't that big a deal. I suppose you could do without the OTG cable .. go strictly wi-fi, use Litchi (which won't work with an OTG cable) and put in Airplane mode and give it another try. I think the limiting factor on the Spark is the battery size anyway. You're not going to get too much over 2 miles and be able to get home safely with such a small battery. Thanks for the report .. I'm sure others will put up posts that they went 4.8 miles on 2.4ghz, but I'd have to see it to believe it. Mahalo ...
Great channel! I've been doing RC reviews for 10 years now and yo have a channel I really like to watch! Great information and content! Keep up the great stuff! -Pete
Yes, battery determines distance. No difference when flying in 2.4 or 5.8, I can certainly recommend the Spark for reliability and speed of acquiring satellites on top or down under.
2.4 and 5.8 does determine distance. The 5 GHz band has a shorter range compared to a 2.4 GHz band because in radio frequencies, the higher the frequency the shorter its range.
My boyfriend has the spark and got the otg cable. When he plugs it up it doesn't show like his height and mph and battery but it works with it. Any idea how to fix it?
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2.4Ghz is more used because WiFi(internet) mostly uses 2.4Ghz, so in theory 5.8Ghz should be better because there is much less interference, but there is also fact that 5.8Ghz isnt that good going thru objects, so by that 2.4Ghz channel has a better range. But you are on the mountain so there isnt walls of any sort or any other object blocking signal(except trees) so once again in therory 5.8Ghz should be better. Sorry for the long post and a lot of buts. And you are awesome.
put your phone in airplane mode and use OTG only it works better. if you forget to use airplane mode and you linked your phone to RC via wifi in past your phone and the app prioritizing using wifi together even with a cable plugged in. side note to guy you are responding to above us: 2.4ghz is superior outdoors away from interference, it takes less energy to propagate outdoors and have a much larger wavelength which helps it out as well, it is also most efficient band to use on dual band antennas like the DJi antennas and its a reason occusync and lightbridge 2 use 2.4Ghz band as well.. 5.8Ghz takes more energy in the same package to propagate, not to say it wont go as far or anything, conditions do apply. but it does seem that Dji last update has slightly decreased the effectiveness of 2.4Ghz wifi scanning and hopping in favor of better 5.8Ghz channel hopping with the RC. not sure if thats 100% true either.
You can only select the channel for your phone-controller connection. With controller bound to the drone it's not using regular wifi and you tested this same connection again. Also your otg was just charging your controller, no connection there.
Michael Steven Think what he meant is that the phone was still connected to controller via WiFi regardless of plugging in OTG, think you have to disconnect phone WiFi from controller as it won’t automatically switch to OTG when it’s already connected via WiFi if you know what I mean.
Dustin, try an higher flight of the drone, because on that frequency the drone and controler need visible connection, Trees and buidings mute and disturb the connection.
I just put mine in 2.4 I don't have to do all that stuff but I get 7500 feet qith a cable on 5.8...I think 5.8 does better and is faster. Idk why people say use 2.4...but anyways I been wondering about if a spark tells me where I'm pointing my remote and u finally showed me thanks
You made me pull the trigger on one of these guys, cool little aerial quads. But Dustin can you do a review on the TBS new rtf? They have cool products now I guess 🤘
The spark now auto switches 2.4 and 5.8. Would be cool to see another range test pt.6 lol. There is an app to stop the beeps. Not sure on the name of it, the beeps dont bother me
Thanks for the video! Aren't we talking two different animals? Wifi is used for video transmission and R/C signal (Digital PCM) is used for controlling the aircraft. I am not sure about the Spark though. Is the aircraft controlled by wifi or r/c signal? I have drones that the wifi signal will interfere with the r/c signal sometimes. I try to make sure they are operating at different frequencies ie; 2.4ghz and 5.8ghz. I have better luck with interference doing that. Also if I may procrastinate ;-), as an old pilot we should all do a preflight check list. In my experience it has saved the bacon on many occasions for me. A simple list can go a long way. Always a pleasure to watch your videos!
he was doing this ontop of a mountain, if your flying in like a park or something, your realistically gonna only get to about half a mile. i never gotten any farther than that.
Hi, My drone range is defaulted to 100m. When I try to change the distance it would not let me. Do you have any idea how to change the range and save it to the RC?
I dont know if you're still wondering but you should use 5.8ghz in the city because 2.4 is used by wifi networks so there would be an extreme amount of interference
@joshua broughton-herrick yeah everyone uses 5 GHz but 99.9 percent of routers still output a 2.4ghz frequency. That's why your router outputs 2 networks one with 5g on the end. A lot of mobile networks also operate on a frequency close to 2.4 ghz
In theory, 2.4 should give you better control range and that is true on home built aircraft (in most cases) where the only option for control is 2.4 and the 5.8 is for video only. But...I think with the Occusync system the control signal is sent on top of the video signal. IOW...One frequency+ sync signal. This one frequency signal going out for control and back for video on the same channel is unlike the "normal" RC system. What gave me that thought was that control is lost at or about the same time as loss of video, within seconds in my experience with the Spark. Not true with normal RC w/video use. So that's my take on why the range is so limited compared to the Mavic. And most of the views I've seen using parabolic antennas was that it didn't help and in one case actually caused less distance.
How much difference would it have made in the distance if you were in different setting such as level terrain in a neighborhood? Nice demo though for the Spark. Thinking of buying one.
Quick question, is precision landing automatic or is there an option to turn it on? As long as you fly up to atleast 30ft on liftoff you should be set to my understanding? Thanks! Love ur videos btw, the locations and detailed explanations are the best 🙌🏼🙌🏼
With recent updates, if you auto takeoff you have the choice. If you manually launch take it up 30ft like you said and it should activate automatically 👍
wow I dint know about this that you can change the frequency on the Spark like that. Interesting. I have struggled with the range on the spark myself but that i think is mostly from where I fly as lot of buildings around and a lot of interference... will try this 2.4 ghz and see if it makes any difference at all for me.
I don't understand why you'd get better range on 2.8... it's lower??? I'd think I'd be the opposite!! I'm still very very impressed with the range.. I literally just un-boxed my Spark from Santey Clause!! I believe I watched every video about it on TH-cam.. This is my first Drone that costs more than $20.00 lol... I'm pretty excited about tomorrow so I can fly it.
@@Thatguybash Dude, I absolutely love it... Perfect drone for a beginner plus it's amazing... It's so easy to fly and when I'm ready I can switch to sport mode... As I'm learning on my spark I'm already building a racing drone. I'm buying piece by piece so I got time to master the spark... But I'll never not fly my spark cause it's just that good! If ya don't have one I suggest buying one, you will not be disappointed
Hi Dustin great test again! Im not sure on the DJI Spark but probably the VLC player re-index/rebuild a broken off video again. Regularly I forget to shut down the footage of the Bugs 2 and the 3.0.1 Vetinary rebuilds it again. Then it depends on the editor software whether you can import the footage again yes or no.
why do the specs and all other spark videos say the range for this drone is very limited? 100m? Yet you are able to get over a mile or two every time... and you know it only makes sense you get less with 2.4?....thats weaker than 5ghz ...correct?
Nice try on the 2.4 ghz range, at least now we know to say with the stock setting of 5.8ghz. After all, two miles of range with FPV is all most of us really need from this small selfie style quad.
With 2.4 Ghz, only choose channels 1 or 6 or 11, no other channel, all others overlap and will make your drone/controller less reliable. Even though you are not near homes, you are will actually pick up GoGoInternet etc. from aircraft.
When comparing 2.4GHz with my home wifi, it seems that 2.4 better penetrates walls, etc while 5 just has a higher bandwidth. So while 5 might have a longer range in an open area, 2.4 might better be able to handle trees and infrastructure, etc.
Why would you use the parabolic range extenders in part 4 but not use them in part 5?? I'm pretty sure the controller always uses 5.8 for FPV video and 2.4 for control. Why would it not, when the video and control signals could possibly interfere with one another??
I think you were still connected to the remote controller via WiFi even though you had the OTG cable plugged in. If you could switch off your WiFi or put your phone on airplane ✈️ mode after you connect the OTG cable it may well stay connected, I have not tried this yet?
Hello there , cool video I wanted to know how does you reach with the spark up to 6600 feet mine reaches only 1181 feet with the same conditions on the video (remote controller and OTG cable connected to the phone ) I scratched all the web to understand what is happens , but no answer it's confusing me hope for you to reply
The choice here between 5.8 and 2.4 is only for the wifi connection between the remote and the phone. This also why you don't get the option when you use the OTG usb cable. if it was a real wifi connection where you can chose the channel, the distance would be max 200 meters. (because of the legal wifi regulations.) So I would very suprised if there would be a diffrence ;-)...
What could happen if you fly without caching the map on your monitor or if you forget to cache the map before you fly? In my case i only have wifi option and non cellular on my iPad mini 4. Would the drone be confused and fly away?
Dustin Dunnill Do you think you have enough subs to ask Yuneec to send you one for review? Never hurts to ask I guess.. I think you will really enjoy it..
Dustin Dunnill for the .20 and .22 of the app for Android it won't show satellite info or battery info with otg cable. App version .15 will. Absolutely sucks. I couldn't tell you about ios
It has now been reestablished. I have been using OTG since August. It works much better than the WiFi connection to the phone which I had used for several weeks. Sometimes it glitches and you lose telemetry but most of the time it works just fine and it has to be a cleaner and simpler way to operate. I don't understand why they didn't just put a simple USB socket on the controller so you can connect your phone's normal USB lead, like the Anafi does: simple and elegant.
What's up brother just got a spark the other day was wondering is there any upgrades for the battery it seems like 6 minutes is a very short time to get back I know the initial is 12 or 16 minutes. Does any of the other DJI Batteries work in the spark
+David Thompson Thanks David. Most likely. Since the mountain slopes down quickly here I try not to get too high when doing range tests, otherwise I'm over 400 in a matter of a minute 👍
+David Thompson I think it will be really cool when DJI starts including an AGL (above ground level) reading for altitudes above what it's ground sensors can see by pulling in ground elevations and triangulating it's alt based on it's GPS coordinate at any given time 👍
I have a phantom 3 currently. I was wondering if I get a spark, is the DJI go app the same other than choosing a different drone at the app startup? I do not want to lose the ability to run my phantom 3.
Seems iam stuck in 5.8 Ghz and cant get it to go back to 2.4GHz... when i fly it with my tablet I can change it to 2.4...but when iam using the controller it stays in 5.8... even the when it tells me "wifi will restart to take effect" i guess somehow i need to change it in the controller. Any sugestions ?
Hey Dustin, is the spark fliable with mobile device only to start? Eventually I will get the remote, guards, otg cable, and one more battery probably off my Amazon. To start I'm probably going to go with quad only what you think? I can't afford fly more at start that's why I got to buy like I mentioned above. Thanks
+nick svaluto It does fine in the basic package. You just have to get used to controlling on your phone screen and the range is only going to be about 300ft until you get a Controller 👍
I am having problems with the rc. I connect them and then when I fly it it responds well however the quality of the camera is so bad as if your streaming it or something like that but I still have 7 satellites connected but when I connect it to the phone it's good and not blurry. do you know why that's happening.
I lose conection on both signals and i cant even pass like 500 feet out. Can anyone tell me exactly how i can get it to go for 2.4 miles? And for long range whTs better? 2.4 ghz or 5.8?
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I remember this channel and these spark videos from many years ago, a large part of why I bought a spark in the first place.
Hello dustin , I remember seeing this video 7 years back now in 2024 I have returned to see again nostalgic 🥺!
Nice job. Here's what the DJI Support says regarding transmission distance for the remote to the Spark. Note that max distance is the same for either 2.4 or 5GHz wiFi setting. 2000 meters or over 6,500 feet - more than a mile. The OTG cable helps with potential latency between the received video signal from the controller to the phone display. I always use the OTG and turn off wiFi on my phone just to eliminate any possibility of interference.
What is the maximum transmission distance?
(1) If the aircraft is connected with the remote controller:
a. The remote controller is operating at 2.4 GHz (Unobstructed, free of interference) :
FCC Compliant: 2000 meters;
b. The remote controller is operating at 5.8 GHz (Unobstructed, free of interference) :
FCC Compliant: 2000 meters;
(2) If the aircraft is connected with DJI GO 4 via Wi-Fi:
Within 100 meters at a height of 50 meters.
Oh man, thank you for explanation... I use FCC mode with wifi connection, you know what...not more than 300m distance and 50m height and spark RTH always...
I was impressed with the 5.8 with the parabolic dish attempt. Incredible range. 2.4 doesn't seem to hold a candle haha
Hi Dustin,
I'm following your videos, quite interesting. Here comes some hints to get better range test results, coming from my experience with a Bebop2: 1) ensure you are in 2.4Ghz as you did 2) ensure is remote control but not the phone the one connected to the drone (maybe that is what you mean "spark must be in RC mode") 3) get 100meters high (330feet) 4) check if transmitter uses higher power in different countries (power is regulated by law) if so..... try to say Spark you're in that country 5) check if Spark antenna are in front or back, and fly accordingly forward or backwards and 6) please please, don't do tests over forest or sea, try better some space where drone is easy to rescue (following a land track, for example)
For sure next test will yield better results.
you can take the controller apart and look for the piazo speaker and de-solder it. There is another way to disable the beep, but you would have to hack it and then turn it off within its parameters.
Hi Dustin doing the covit lock down and really enjoying your great videos the spark still punches above it weight even now pity about the battery life and all that stuff 👍👍👍
nice vid. wish i have one of that dji spark or mavic.. but it's too expensive :(
Thanks for sharing. I always thought you had better video with the 5.8 and better overall range with the 2.4. Once again we learn something from your flights.
+dheller777 A good test Indeed. I thought the same until this test 🍻
I now want to see you do this with the parabolic range extenders you used previously with airplane mode on and on the 2.4ghz
the 2.4 or 5.8Ghz selection is the connection between the controller and the phone, thats why it disappears when you plug the cable in. the connection between the controller and the drone is RC, hence the distance of 10000+ft in your previous video with the dishes.
This! Most important comment here
Wow amazing how something so small, can pack so.much technology. Well thanks D for showing us the difference in the antennas. Cheers and happy flying
+Big drone flyer77 Right on 🤙
When the wifi symbol is still shown in the app this means your controller is connected with the phone over wifi.
When OTG takes over the wifi symbol gets blank in the app. You did not switch off the wifi of the phone before take off.
Well done Dustin, alot of people over in my neck of the woods (UK) have said 2.4 is the better frequency but as you have just proved, it's not! 2.4 is ok with rc planes and racing quads, but not with the Spark, thanks for taking the time and trouble to do these vids for us! 👍👍
+Pete G You bet Pete ✌
Great video. Looking forward to see more DJI SPARK videos. Good luck!!!!
I've read a lot of guys saying that you get better range using 2.4ghz, but I've never bothered to try. I've gone out beyond a mile with 5.8ghz stock using the OTG, and that's far enough for me. Generally, I shoot video less than 1000 feet away, so the distance isn't that big a deal. I suppose you could do without the OTG cable .. go strictly wi-fi, use Litchi (which won't work with an OTG cable) and put in Airplane mode and give it another try. I think the limiting factor on the Spark is the battery size anyway. You're not going to get too much over 2 miles and be able to get home safely with such a small battery. Thanks for the report .. I'm sure others will put up posts that they went 4.8 miles on 2.4ghz, but I'd have to see it to believe it. Mahalo ...
+Bill Somrak 🍻 cheers Bill
What is Litchi?
I am always looking forward to your next review as they are so interesting!
+William Mjema Thanks William. A good test 😁
Your Da Best bruv...keep it up DUSTIN...
Great channel! I've been doing RC reviews for 10 years now and yo have a channel I really like to watch! Great information and content! Keep up the great stuff! -Pete
Yes, battery determines distance. No difference when flying in 2.4 or 5.8,
I can certainly recommend the Spark for reliability and speed of acquiring satellites on top or down under.
2.4 and 5.8 does determine distance. The 5 GHz band has a shorter range compared to a 2.4 GHz band because in radio frequencies, the higher the frequency the shorter its range.
Thanks for that educational information! I had no idea of that. I always thought it was the other way around (home WiFi network)
really nice review 👍 I want to buy spark if I have money 😎
My boyfriend has the spark and got the otg cable. When he plugs it up it doesn't show like his height and mph and battery but it works with it. Any idea how to fix it?
2.4Ghz is more used because WiFi(internet) mostly uses 2.4Ghz, so in theory 5.8Ghz should be better because there is much less interference, but there is also fact that 5.8Ghz isnt that good going thru objects, so by that 2.4Ghz channel has a better range. But you are on the mountain so there isnt walls of any sort or any other object blocking signal(except trees) so once again in therory 5.8Ghz should be better. Sorry for the long post and a lot of buts. And you are awesome.
+Mihael Mutić Perhaps my phone interfered with the 2.4ghz than the 5.8 as well.
put your phone in airplane mode and use OTG only it works better. if you forget to use airplane mode and you linked your phone to RC via wifi in past your phone and the app prioritizing using wifi together even with a cable plugged in.
side note to guy you are responding to above us: 2.4ghz is superior outdoors away from interference, it takes less energy to propagate outdoors and have a much larger wavelength which helps it out as well, it is also most efficient band to use on dual band antennas like the DJi antennas and its a reason occusync and lightbridge 2 use 2.4Ghz band as well.. 5.8Ghz takes more energy in the same package to propagate, not to say it wont go as far or anything, conditions do apply. but it does seem that Dji last update has slightly decreased the effectiveness of 2.4Ghz wifi scanning and hopping in favor of better 5.8Ghz channel hopping with the RC. not sure if thats 100% true either.
You can only select the channel for your phone-controller connection. With controller bound to the drone it's not using regular wifi and you tested this same connection again. Also your otg was just charging your controller, no connection there.
Thats not all the OTG cable does, charge the controller..Are you serious?
Michael Steven Think what he meant is that the phone was still connected to controller via WiFi regardless of plugging in OTG, think you have to disconnect phone WiFi from controller as it won’t automatically switch to OTG when it’s already connected via WiFi if you know what I mean.
Please make another video with Xiaomi Mi Drone, but this time the distance test
Dustin, try an higher flight of the drone, because on that frequency the drone and controler need visible connection, Trees and buidings mute and disturb the connection.
I just put mine in 2.4 I don't have to do all that stuff but I get 7500 feet qith a cable on 5.8...I think 5.8 does better and is faster. Idk why people say use 2.4...but anyways I been wondering about if a spark tells me where I'm pointing my remote and u finally showed me thanks
Awesome video, gonna get me some parabolic dishes for sure!
Their is a RC sailor video where. they have a 5 year old flying it ,the quad looked like yours ,but the transmitter way kool .that's why I ask you .
You made me pull the trigger on one of these guys, cool little aerial quads. But Dustin can you do a review on the TBS new rtf? They have cool products now I guess 🤘
+Allen Brooks I will try ✌
I love your DJI Spark videos
The spark now auto switches 2.4 and 5.8. Would be cool to see another range test pt.6 lol. There is an app to stop the beeps. Not sure on the name of it, the beeps dont bother me
Thanks for the video! Aren't we talking two different animals? Wifi is used for video transmission and R/C signal (Digital PCM) is used for controlling the aircraft. I am not sure about the Spark though. Is the aircraft controlled by wifi or r/c signal? I have drones that the wifi signal will interfere with the r/c signal sometimes. I try to make sure they are operating at different frequencies ie; 2.4ghz and 5.8ghz. I have better luck with interference doing that. Also if I may procrastinate ;-), as an old pilot we should all do a preflight check list. In my experience it has saved the bacon on many occasions for me. A simple list can go a long way. Always a pleasure to watch your videos!
he was doing this ontop of a mountain, if your flying in like a park or something, your realistically gonna only get to about half a mile. i never gotten any farther than that.
Hi,
My drone range is defaulted to 100m. When I try to change the distance it would not let me. Do you have any idea how to change the range and save it to the RC?
I live in the city and I have an OTG cable and a range extender what would you prefer 2.4ghz to 5.8ghz?? thanks!
I dont know if you're still wondering but you should use 5.8ghz in the city because 2.4 is used by wifi networks so there would be an extreme amount of interference
@joshua broughton-herrick yeah everyone uses 5 GHz but 99.9 percent of routers still output a 2.4ghz frequency. That's why your router outputs 2 networks one with 5g on the end. A lot of mobile networks also operate on a frequency close to 2.4 ghz
GREAT REVIEWS EVERYTIME!!! THANK YOU!!!
In theory, 2.4 should give you better control range and that is true on home built aircraft (in most cases) where the only option for control is 2.4 and the 5.8 is for video only.
But...I think with the Occusync system the control signal is sent on top of the video signal. IOW...One frequency+ sync signal. This one frequency signal going out for control and back for video on the same channel is unlike the "normal" RC system. What gave me that thought was that control is lost at or about the same time as loss of video, within seconds in my experience with the Spark. Not true with normal RC w/video use. So that's my take on why the range is so limited compared to the Mavic. And most of the views I've seen using parabolic antennas was that it didn't help and in one case actually caused less distance.
I just bought my Spark and there is no option for 5.8ghz. its only 2.4 ghz? is that normal. I am in Europe
Yes it is in Ce mode no 5.8ghz
Love your reviews maybe doing one on Cosmo automas toy robot
with the 2.4g you should fly around the 100m to achieve better distance....love your long distance flights
+Demosthenis Loizou Thanks. You mean a specific channel?
I mean it is important the angle of quadcopter with you. 100m and higher the better... i fly mine at 150-160m
Thanks for this. Next time would you label it has Android - In-Depth Range. Trying to find out which is better iOS or Android.
Great range test man, great work
+Elvis Campbell 👍
How much difference would it have made in the distance if you were in different setting such as level terrain in a neighborhood? Nice demo though for the Spark. Thinking of buying one.
Definitely less in a neighborhood with more interference and your FPV picture will break up more.
The dji spark is the best purchase I’ve made in awhile. I definitely recommend it.
Have the mod where you add an spst switch to that buzzer. I'd just hack it off after a few times.
Quick question, is precision landing automatic or is there an option to turn it on? As long as you fly up to atleast 30ft on liftoff you should be set to my understanding? Thanks! Love ur videos btw, the locations and detailed explanations are the best 🙌🏼🙌🏼
With recent updates, if you auto takeoff you have the choice. If you manually launch take it up 30ft like you said and it should activate automatically 👍
wow I dint know about this that you can change the frequency on the Spark like that. Interesting. I have struggled with the range on the spark myself but that i think is mostly from where I fly as lot of buildings around and a lot of interference... will try this 2.4 ghz and see if it makes any difference at all for me.
So did it make a difference?
I don't understand why you'd get better range on 2.8... it's lower??? I'd think I'd be the opposite!! I'm still very very impressed with the range.. I literally just un-boxed my
Spark from Santey Clause!! I believe I watched every video about it on TH-cam.. This is my first Drone that costs more than $20.00 lol... I'm pretty excited about tomorrow so I can fly it.
Charlie Eichholz Charles how are you liking your spark
The lower the frequency the better the range under ideal conditions and same power levels.
@@Thatguybash Dude, I absolutely love it... Perfect drone for a beginner plus it's amazing... It's so easy to fly and when I'm ready I can switch to sport mode... As I'm learning on my spark I'm already building a racing drone. I'm buying piece by piece so I got time to master the spark... But I'll never not fly my spark cause it's just that good! If ya don't have one I suggest buying one, you will not be disappointed
@@Jpilgrim30 Thanks a lot... I'm still scared to fly too far away
Hi Dustin great test again! Im not sure on the DJI Spark but probably the VLC player re-index/rebuild a broken off video again. Regularly I forget to shut down the footage of the Bugs 2 and the 3.0.1 Vetinary rebuilds it again. Then it depends on the editor software whether you can import the footage again yes or no.
why do the specs and all other spark videos say the range for this drone is very limited? 100m? Yet you are able to get over a mile or two every time... and you know it only makes sense you get less with 2.4?....thats weaker than 5ghz ...correct?
Nice job Dustin, love your vids dude 🤘🏻
Nice try on the 2.4 ghz range, at least now we know to say with the stock setting of 5.8ghz. After all, two miles of range with FPV is all most of us really need from this small selfie style quad.
+Ron Brown 👍
With 2.4 Ghz, only choose channels 1 or 6 or 11, no other channel, all others overlap and will make your drone/controller less reliable.
Even though you are not near homes, you are will actually pick up GoGoInternet etc. from aircraft.
Ron Brown it’s not a selfie drone. If it was the only thing you could do with it is hand gesture mode.
When comparing 2.4GHz with my home wifi, it seems that 2.4 better penetrates walls, etc while 5 just has a higher bandwidth. So while 5 might have a longer range in an open area, 2.4 might better be able to handle trees and infrastructure, etc.
Ron - 5.8 is only for bandwidth as its inferior in range and penetration. A modern wireless router is a good example of that.
Why would you use the parabolic range extenders in part 4 but not use them in part 5?? I'm pretty sure the controller always uses 5.8 for FPV video and 2.4 for control. Why would it not, when the video and control signals could possibly interfere with one another??
2.4 GigaHurt - love it :)
I think you were still connected to the remote controller via WiFi even though you had the OTG cable plugged in. If you could switch off your WiFi or put your phone on airplane ✈️ mode after you connect the OTG cable it may well stay connected, I have not tried this yet?
Just tried this out & found that the DJI GO 4 app did not give me the option to change to 2.4 but I changed the channel from 149 to 9 anyway which prompted a WiFi restart.
You then need to leave DJI GO 4 app running but exit it into the multi task pane, then connect your OTG cable (you should hear a ding) then switch to airplane ✈️ mode. Now all you need to do is flip back to DJI GO 4 app in the multitasking pane & voila, your connected to the controller via OTG on 2.4Ghz
and your phone is in airplane ✈️ mode!
I’ve tested this with an iPhone 6 on latest IOS, with recently purchased & fully updated Spark©️ fly more combo! 👌
I think some channels are allocated to the 2.4Ghz band & some others to the 5.8Ghz. 👍
Pick a channel & try your luck?
You’re welcome. 😉
Hello there , cool video
I wanted to know how does you reach with the spark up to 6600 feet
mine reaches only 1181 feet with the same conditions on the video (remote controller and OTG cable connected to the phone )
I scratched all the web to understand what is happens , but no answer
it's confusing me
hope for you to reply
Open area and no interference 🍻
The choice here between 5.8 and 2.4 is only for the wifi connection between the remote and the phone. This also why you don't get the option when you use the OTG usb cable. if it was a real wifi connection where you can chose the channel, the distance would be max 200 meters. (because of the legal wifi regulations.) So I would very suprised if there would be a diffrence ;-)...
That's not true, any of it.
have you figured out the best way to get the best signal/ most distance? I'm thinking otg+ parabolic+5.8g... also you're awesome!
Thank so much 🙏👍❤️🍺
have you ever had any flyaways ?
What could happen if you fly without caching the map on your monitor or if you forget to cache the map before you fly? In my case i only have wifi option and non cellular on my iPad mini 4. Would the drone be confused and fly away?
You'll just have a blank map but everything will work fine 👍
I dont get why we cant put LTE on these phones and just be limited by the battery
Are those guys on the righthand side of yours always standing there annoyingly?
So what is the ultimate way to get the best way? Is it with otg and parabolic dishes on 2.4ghz?
Have you ever done a review of the Yuneec Typhoon H? I think you would like it very much! The only review I have seem was for the Breeze..
+Shane Eyanson not yet. Almost bought one for review when they had them at Costco but had family food purchase priorities 😅
Dustin Dunnill Do you think you have enough subs to ask Yuneec to send you one for review? Never hurts to ask I guess.. I think you will really enjoy it..
+Shane Eyanson I'll give it a try. Thanks for the suggestion 👍
Do you notice a difference without the otg cable?
Thanks it's good to know
try the drone
XS809W Foldable RC Quadcopter with Altitude Hold FPV VR Wifi
He did a review of the version without Altitude hold so no point in doing another.
keep upload more videos.like it!
Great the last 2 app updates kills otg usage at all
+Santiago Almendarez bummer. Thanks for sharing. Is this info 100% confirmed?
Dustin Dunnill for the .20 and .22 of the app for Android it won't show satellite info or battery info with otg cable. App version .15 will. Absolutely sucks. I couldn't tell you about ios
It has now been reestablished. I have been using OTG since August. It works much better than the WiFi connection to the phone which I had used for several weeks. Sometimes it glitches and you lose telemetry but most of the time it works just fine and it has to be a cleaner and simpler way to operate.
I don't understand why they didn't just put a simple USB socket on the controller so you can connect your phone's normal USB lead, like the Anafi does: simple and elegant.
Do you think the OTG is killing the distance on 2.4? Try 2.4 without it..😉
What's up brother just got a spark the other day was wondering is there any upgrades for the battery it seems like 6 minutes is a very short time to get back I know the initial is 12 or 16 minutes. Does any of the other DJI Batteries work in the spark
Nice video! Do you think you could have increased range with more altitude? I typically get dramatically more range if I fly a little higher.
+David Thompson Thanks David. Most likely. Since the mountain slopes down quickly here I try not to get too high when doing range tests, otherwise I'm over 400 in a matter of a minute 👍
Very true, my friend! I didn't think about that!
+David Thompson I think it will be really cool when DJI starts including an AGL (above ground level) reading for altitudes above what it's ground sensors can see by pulling in ground elevations and triangulating it's alt based on it's GPS coordinate at any given time 👍
Dustin Dunnill I agree wholeheartedly!
I have a phantom 3 currently. I was wondering if I get a spark, is the DJI go app the same other than choosing a different drone at the app startup? I do not want to lose the ability to run my phantom 3.
Seems iam stuck in 5.8 Ghz and cant get it to go back to 2.4GHz... when i fly it with my tablet I can change it to 2.4...but when iam using the controller it stays in 5.8... even the when it tells me "wifi will restart to take effect" i guess somehow i need to change it in the controller. Any sugestions ?
For some reason weneva I fly my channel mode is in 5.8 and it lets me choose auto or custom but I can’t actually choose 2.4 on select channel
How come I don't have map on the bottom left like yours? Thanks
+555kaneda Enable your tablet or wireless phone data and be in a coverage area.
when flying the drone out are u using the phones wifi or the wifi between the controller and the quad?
Is it worth getting a spark if i already have a Phantom 3 SE ?
Hey Dustin, is the spark fliable with mobile device only to start? Eventually I will get the remote, guards, otg cable, and one more battery probably off my Amazon. To start I'm probably going to go with quad only what you think? I can't afford fly more at start that's why I got to buy like I mentioned above. Thanks
+nick svaluto It does fine in the basic package. You just have to get used to controlling on your phone screen and the range is only going to be about 300ft until you get a Controller 👍
I am having problems with the rc. I connect them and then when I fly it it responds well however the quality of the camera is so bad as if your streaming it or something like that but I still have 7 satellites connected but when I connect it to the phone it's good and not blurry. do you know why that's happening.
I lose conection on both signals and i cant even pass like 500 feet out. Can anyone tell me exactly how i can get it to go for 2.4 miles? And for long range whTs better? 2.4 ghz or 5.8?
Dustin, ust got my spark, right now I’ll fly it by Mobile device but when I do is it better to start the craft facing you or away? Thanks
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Nice flight,I guess it's safe to say 5.8 ghz is the better frequency.I'm surprised I thought 2.4.
+C0ckPitVuE 777 A.K.A The long ranger. I'll have to try another with my phone on airplane mode to see if there was Interference.
Same as 5.8 right?
Thought in ur other video it reached 7k ft aswell
Have you tried 2.4 without the OTG?
how do you know the otg cable has been recognized please explain ???
In the beginning of the video what does selecting channel 9 do exactly? anything different about the other channels?
Hi Dustin, how would you compare the spark to the bebop 2 as I'm considering getting one in replace of the bebop?
Thanks
My spark few days ago started to lag at 100m
I just had my first flight with DJI Spark my max distance was 115 meters 😅
Whats the OTG cable specifically do for drones?? I have one that I used to use for my android
are you gonna do a test with 2.4 and parabolics?
Do they make more than one type of transmitter,I saw another review of the spark with a transmitter that had a built in fpv screen built in.
+Ron Thompson Not that I know of. Perhaps you saw the white Phantom 4 pro plus which has a built in swivel FPV screen.
Ron Thompson Might have been Crystalsky monitor attached?
Did you adjust the antennas?
What do the different channels do
+Gamer god 1200 It just changed the frequency a little within the 2.4ghz band.
How do i get 3km? 2.4ghz or 5.8ghz?
aloha Dustin, any store on Maui I can pick up the OTG cable for the RC to phone hook up?
+Paul Maeda Hey Paul. Haven't checked around locally. I just bought mine direct from DJI 🤙
if youre using the cable between phone and controller, you dont turn wifi in the phone on, right?
Right
How many drone have you lost?