RushFPV Max Solo VTX + Cherry Antennas - up to 2.5W of power!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
- I'm a big fan of the RushFPV VTX's and they are what I'd recommend to people should anyone ask which brand to buy. Today we're testing an update to the already powerful Solo VTX, the Max Solo. Offering up to a whopping 2.5W of power! We'll be matching this up with the new Cherry 2 antenna.
You can find these products on the new RushFPV website here:
Max Solo: rushfpv.net/pr...
Cherry 2 Antenna: rushfpv.net/pr...
Rush have kindly given us a discount code so you can save 8% off of orders in their store. Use the coupon code RUSHWAYNE (valid for 3 months from now)
These are also sold via their partners, such as Banggood (affiliate links):
Max Solo: www.banggood.c...
If you are in the UK, you can get hold of these from YourFPV
Max Solo: yourfpv.co.uk/...
Cherry 2 Antennas: yourfpv.co.uk/...
If you need to fit a Cherry 2 Antenna in your Tyro129 (or 109 I think) then you can download the adapter I designed here www.thingivers...
If you liked this video and want to show your support please feel free to join my Patreon supporters here / currykitten or if you decide to shop at Banggood, here's a general affiliate link which helps me out if you use it www.banggood.c...
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Havent even finished this video yet but doing a build with it tomorrow for an rc car and finally found a review from it from a trusted TH-camr
I was thinking about putting it in my car to see if that fan helps it actively cool
A good way to explain the inverse square law, concerning radio comms, for someone who is new to radio transmission, is to compare the Transmitter to a flashlight. (the further away the beam of light goes away from the flashlight, the dimmer, and more spread out it becomes… this is the inverse square law) Next, I explain that radio comms, are not like a laser beam, they are like a flashlight.
This gives the person I am teaching, a place to start. I can then, go on to compare a lightbulb to an omnidirectional antenna, a floodlight, to an antenna with less gain, and a spotlight, to an antenna with higher gain.
That's not a bad analogy to use.
Another comprehensive review and thanks for all the work you put into these videos. I converted to Rush VTX gear from an earlier video of yours and agree they are worth the investment. Also, great to see that 7 inch cruiser getting an outing and performing well too. Cheers!
That Tyro quad is almost unrecognisable from it's original build as it had lots of other review items stuck on it. It flies quite nicely, just a shame the battery area is too small to carry multiples.. but I just need more larger 6S's
The Rush VTX with Cherry Antenna is without a doubt whatsoever by far the best in analog.
I do tend to agree!
Yup I agree Rush makes the best analog Vtx I've ever used. I have 4 rated for "800mw" and all of them tested at 1.2w output with the IRC Rf power meter.
Be handy to have a power meter, I have to just accept the stated power output is accurate
@CurryKitten ya it's the one tool I never knew I needed so much until after I got it. Super useful to check what your vtx is making and see if it's still good. I had one of my rush 20x20s was only making about 350mw on full power setting and didn't even know it. Like I said all my other rush vtx make about 1.2w. I've also tested the happymodel fujion actually changes power, and makes about 500mw at full power.
Fantastic flying and review, Wayne! 😃
Rush's stuff are amazing. There's not much else to say, really.
Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Cheers MC - hope you are doing well
I've had this vtx on my 7in for a few months now. I'm impressed with it, I've not had a problem at all with video. But I've not flown very far. But I've been able to fly on the other side of a mountain, which was pretty cool. I've also flown inside of a tunnel. I believe I have that video on my TH-cam videos.
Pretty cool - I'd have left you a comment on your video, but you have comments turned off!
@@CurryKitten oh my bad. I'll fix that. Makes sense why I don't get any comments lol. I wanna get into video editing, I just need to find the time haha
@@CurryKitten oh it's because I make them kid friendly, so it doesn't allow comments. Tbh I've never noticed I don't allow comments
Yes i have really tried FOXEER,EACHINE and other brand but rushfpv does have really reliable vtx
Great review m8....Bardwell never has wind noise on his clips, He's in shorts and flip flops already....😮😳🙄🇬🇧
Bloody GoPro seems to constantly go wrong now. I'm not buying another one - I'll go over to Insta360 once this camera dies
That must have been a nightmare build, it took so long you grew a beard lol.
A lot happens in 4 months :D
OK thanks. I have a 1.6W VTX and after seeing this video I am thinking of abandoning my upgrade project for a 2.5W VTX.
Thanks man👍
Are you able to share your pids for this build. It flies pretty solid. Thanks for this video btw
Default betaflight pids - as most things are these days. You can go and grab a preset on betaflight that will probably do a nice job of the filtering as well
Did you ever try this in a RC car? Came across this VTX with exactly that in mind.
Thanks man. But i was hoping a more penetration Review. I don't use high output vtx for open skies but to go deep in woods and walls.
Sorry - I only tend to fly small quads into the woods and things which doesn't really suit this VTX. I did try a Tank Ultimate at 500mw on a car and I think that did pretty well in terms of the amount of trees/grass is was able to get a picture through th-cam.com/video/Q5oIhM_I4rU/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=CurryKitten
RushFPV is impressing me like AKK and I guess they must have superior filtering. The Race Ranger is an excellent vtx but I'm enjoying the Max Solo for the exact reason described in the video.. on the ground going around obstructions in an rc car. It's a tough battle using 5.8g on the ground. Even if you have a wide open area it's not easy getting good video at range especially if you want to just sit in the real car while driving the toy car around.
As a range test example I can tell you results I got at max power (12v input) on an rc car while I was sitting in my car with the cheap receiver screen just sitting in the passenger seat, not elevated or oriented in any particular way. Within about 200ft or so LOS (aside from being inside car), the video and the audio was very clear. Very rare artifacts here and there. Beyond that it would start to get the white scratchy breakup. I could still go around the corner of a building at that ~200ft out and be able to navigate. I was also having interference from my 2.4g control for some reason that only became noticeable that far out, or closer in at 25mW output power. I would say sitting my car, I could probably navigate around just fine within a 100 meter or so radius so long as I didn't put large obstructions in the way. Beyond that it would get real difficult. This was using a lumenier AXII on the transmitter that probably extends 9 inches from the ground, and EV800D clone goggles from amazon with two omnis and no patch. If you're standing outside of a large house, I see no reason why you couldn't fly inside and navigate every part of it.
Now here's the important bit from my experience... I remember seeing the video CurryKitten linked a while ago and was surprised at the results. I could never get such results and realized it was because I was trying to run too complex a system where I have at least 6 channels doing various things with various wiring and supply necessities. Just strapping a fixed cam to the car and powering it from a separate battery can give the best outright video because it keeps it all short and simple. I have yet to fully range test such a setup with minimal wiring but I have no other explanation. I suppose if he was using goggles with a true diversity receiver or something then it would make quite a difference.
Based on a few hundred meters on the 500mW transmitter in the linked video, one would think a 2.5W vtx would either produce much further range, or make that few hundred meters very clear the entire time. I still have yet to get clear video beyond 100 meters on 5.8 analog.
Hey CurryKitten -
What's up with the UFO watching you in the background @ 8:56?? Friends of yours? 😎
Haha - I assume it was a plane. There was quite a lot of light air traffic on that day, but they are normally a bit lower :)
You should put this on an rc car!!
I've another RushFPV on my FPV car at the moment and it did a god job on range, so I'll hopefully have the opportunity to try this one on it. Should be an easy swap out
Mine doesnt power up? Im using 4s batteries. I wired the dc-in, gnd, and video in thats it.
I mean, obviously check your wiring and power supply - but you should get leds lighting up, and if you don't then it's probably broken
What happened to the reaper 5w that was suppose to come out? I got AKK 3w cause of the fan. Now im looking at thos rush max solo for rc car or 10" drone
I hadn't heard of that one - it really is a case of diminishing returns after a point though. Given that a 100km flight was achieved on 2.5W it seems strange to want more power.
Hello,
thank you very much for your video. Would it be possible to have the link of the 3D part to print to fix the vtx ?
I always have trouble finding a part I got before. I think it's this one www.thingiverse.com/thing:3008618 but if you search on thingiverse for "20mm to 30.5mm" you'll get a bunch of options
@@CurryKitten thank you very much 😊
Hey, I have one of these just wondering does the fan always run? I’m wondering if I can set a threshold on it.
Going from memory. It does run all the time. It’s not a bad idea. Even a 25mw VTX turns into a volcano with no air flow over it pretty quickly.
Did you throw that brick battery on the the floor???
Yes, but don't worry it had a really soft landing where I threw it
Hi nice video, I subscribed, hopefully could you help me build my first fpv car using this vtx? Like what to do and does it need a flight controller to make it run full power.
What I've got now
1.A traxxas truck 2.4ghz
2.Bunch of 6s batteries
3.A foxeer toothless camera
4.A video receiver true diversity with patch antenna sma rhcp + omni sma rhcp
Cooling a VTX in a car is always the worry, so this is probably a good choice with the in built fan. I put another RushFPV VTX in a car recently th-cam.com/video/Q5oIhM_I4rU/w-d-xo.html no flight controller, you can change power/ban/channel with the buttons so there's no need for smart audio. Essentially, all you need to do is hook the VTX up to a power source and then the camera to the VTX then mount it somewhere. In my example, I just grabbed power from a balance lead, but used a camera that could show me my battery voltage (which is fairly useful)
@@CurryKitten I've got a supercooling fan from blackshark phones which can practically freeze the air
Hi,
Is there a way I can convince you to test the maximum range of this VTX ?
Coz I've seen a lot of videos here on TH-cam where people have tested their fixed wing models upto a 100Km on a 2W VTX.
I don't fully trust those videos, I'd totally trust you. So can you please test this 2.5W VTX on one of your fixed wing planes and see the max range that you can get. Cheers !
Wez's video on the 100km flight was totally trust worthy, but he's also under investigation from CASA for that flight which is one of the reasons you won't find me doing any really long range stuff. Range for video is also dependant on the type of antennas you use on the ground as well as height of what you are flying, and atmospheric conditions. There's never a hard and fast number of what you can do on certain power. Just know you can go really far under the right setup
@@CurryKitten cheers !
Ok.. so I have a AKK 3W VTX
And a high gain tripod mount receiver antenna.
MFD 433MHz TX RX setup.
And I'm not worried about any investigation :)
Can I expect atleast 50Km with this setup ?
It still depends. Yes - under the right circumstances. But how high are you flying, how high is your antenna gain and how are you going to ensure you are pointing it directly at the plane would be questions to ask. Typically if you are going for long range, you don't start at 50km. You get to 1km, then 5km, 10km, 20km etc and you fix any issues or things that aren't 100% as you go
@@CurryKitten
I'm thinking of about 5Km altitude. 50Km away.
Yes I'd start small and slowly work my way up to 50Km.
@@CurryKitten
The antenna is 14dBi high gain patch antenna.
I didn't think that at a very long range I'd require antenna tracking. If yes then I'd get an antenna tracker. I'd be grateful if you recommend an antenna tracker.
do you build quads for customers? :)
Well, I don't have customers as such. I just make videos about things. So ultimately no. If you don't feel confident about building yourself, then there are some great RTF quads you can buy
@@CurryKitten yeah i had been flying for years but i stopped when the whole registration things kicked off then betaflight and settup is so complicated i dont even know where to start anymore. a 5" woudl be great fun but i think maybe getting a little whoop for around the house to get used to acro again woudl be best maybe
The good news is that %" quads pretty much fly brilliantly now with the defaults on the latest Betaflight, so there's not much to do... and frankly I've never sat down and attempted to understand all the filtering stuff. But yeah - whooping around the house is certainly a nice way to get back in. I typically don't fly acro indoors though - although I go on and on about always flying acro, in such a tight space I just constantly bump into walls in acro
@@CurryKitten thanks man, its funny. i read you rreplys in your voice in my head. Next question. RTF whoop what would you recomend. i have my fatsharks and Non eu TRX9
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All this time, I never knew there was a cherry emoticon!
Helloooo
Yo Gary