Frequency choices for video: 900MHz – A nightmare in the city due to interference from civilization and cell phones. Not recommended. Not available in the Euro zone. 1.2GHz…Europe legal only, but a good choice if you can use it. An issue will be sourcing off the shelf antennas, not many exist and will probably have…
3DRobotics which is famous for their “Diydrones” is changing hardware and user interface systems. They used to call their system Ardupilot and Arducopter and Ardurover, a short time ago they dropped all that for the name APM:Plane, APM:Copter and APM:Rover….well to confuse things further all new nomenclature is now old school. The new stuff is…
The Turnigy Accucell 6 charger is a nice smart charger and its small and inexpensive, about $23 at Hobbyking. BUT, it doesn’t work straight out of the box. You will require a power supply. You will need at least 10 amps on the 12v supply rail. Yes, the Accucell says it only requires 6 amps but…
This is just fantastic, smooth footage on that GoPro Black. “TBS Discovery Pro, from Team BlackSheep. It’s got a bit of a non-standard setup on it though: 700kV motors from Century Heli, RCManChild 30A ESCs, 9×5 Graupner props. Most of the FPV side is from ReadyMadeRC, and the long-range control is DragonLink.” Tugrik d’Itichi
I can think of a few ways of using this for drone purposes. How many ways could you use this? Source: http://www.howtogeek.com/139373/how-to-turn-an-old-android-phone-into-a-networked-security-camera/
Great job PopSci for finding these odd gems. Check ’em out! Source: http://www.popsci.com/technology/gallery/2013-08/ten-strange-drones-ausvi?image=0
This thing is amazing and ingenious. Its really a radio controlled “First Person View” (FPV) sniper rifle. I wonder what they are using to move the gun, servos or linear actuators…would have to be very durable to handle that recoil. These Syrians are making really high-tech military hardware out of household crap, earlier this year…
Available in October, or pre-order yours today. They will also be releasing a new cross platform mission planner. This is a bit of a big deal. Source: https://store.3drobotics.com/products/3dr-pixhawk/
You might be wondering why I am talking guns on a drone site. Its because they are both tools, physical devices that are controlled or commanded by a human, much like a hammer or car. However, unlike hammers or cars; guns are considered by some as scary and only see the negative side of them…
There are several frequencies to choose for your RC transmitter and receiver by swapping “piggybacks” or “backpacks” onto your RC transmitter. For long range choose 443MHz. Be sure not to choose the same frequency that your video transmits on. I recommend 433MHz 500-800mW for RC and 1.3GHz 800mW for video long range and 900MHz for…