General Inquiry/FAQ thread

[IBCrazy]

If you have a question about a product, what to use or what others think of a product, this is the place to post it. I have made a few how-to videos seen below to help explain how to be successful in FPV. Excuse the echoing, though. I don't have the greatest video cameras in the world, but it's more than enough to get you started.


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Attached is my how to choose your antennas document. I suggest reading and understanding it for the best results in your FPV ventures. There is also a tutorial on the website under "How to Choose".

-Alex

[Danub]

Hi Alex,
Gettin ready to order some antennas and have 2 questions

1. for mounting the cloverleaf on a Zephyr would a side or bottom feed be better?
2. What is the weight of the 5turn helix antenna? (my aat wil work up to 1kilo)

Thanks for your help

[IBCrazy]

I don't have enough information. I need to know your frequency to give you an answer.

[Danub]

sorry 2.4 vtx/rx

[Coyote]

I noticed in the documentation you say the CP Bi-Quad has not been perfected yet. I was just about to make one, can you elaborate Alex ?

[IBCrazy]

I noticed in the documentation you say the CP Bi-Quad has not been perfected yet. I was just about to make one, can you elaborate Alex ?

Sadly, I have decided not to release it. It takes me way too long to build. I started to make a batch of 10 of them last night. With the reflectors pre-cut and ready I only had two made in 4-1/2 hours. I have decided to focus my attention on other antenna designs. I am very happy to sell them as kits with the phase shift transformers already done. The design is perfected, but the production os not.

Admittedly this hurts my pride a bit. I finally design my own antenna completely from scratch and I can't sell it due to the production time...

-Alex

[IBCrazy]

Hi Alex,
Gettin ready to order some antennas and have 2 questions

1. for mounting the cloverleaf on a Zephyr would a side or bottom feed be better?
2. What is the weight of the 5turn helix antenna? (my aat wil work up to 1kilo)

Thanks for your help

For 2.4GHz, I prefer a bottom feed. For 1.3GHz, I like a side feed.

A 2.4GHz 5 turn helical weighs between 10 and 12 oz. Very light and compact.

-Alex

[tupelo]

Hi everyone.

I already have a right circular polarized 8dBi flat patch receiver antenna and BEVRC 2.4G 500mW TX/RX set.

Could I use Cloverleaf and/or Skew-Planar wheel antennas with above items for longer range with success. Or are IBCrazy Vee and Half Wave Dipole more suitable to be used with my 8dBi flat patch?

[IBCrazy]

If you have a CP RX antenna use a CP aerial. Either the SPW or Cloverleaf will do fine. It will blow the Vee out of the water.

[Coyote]

Sadly, I have decided not to release it. It takes me way too long to build. I started to make a batch of 10 of them last night. With the reflectors pre-cut and ready I only had two made in 4-1/2 hours. I have decided to focus my attention on other antenna designs. I am very happy to sell them as kits with the phase shift transformers already done. The design is perfected, but the production os not.

Admittedly this hurts my pride a bit. I finally design my own antenna completely from scratch and I can't sell it due to the production time...

-Alex

Oh man thats a shame, they dont look that long to build but i guess looks can be deceptive