Recent content by j76

F me for having such a busy life! So I was able to get a max distance test in - ONLY BECAUSE MY DANG DOG (Siberian Husky) DECIDED IT WAS A GOOD DAY TO IGNORE ME AND RUN OFF TO THE CREEK! So the distance test was crap... Like 372m. I think I'll have to find a better solution to the...

I'll try to get my max range this evening, but I didn't see any cut traces on the drone when I was taking the close-up photos of the mainboard. Controller may be a different thing.

I have the parts to add on the second antenna to the drone board. I just need to find the time to do it since it's a delicate operation. The caps and resistors are about the size of grains of sand. Strange how Yuneec has docs submitted to the FCC with dual antennas though.... Makes me wonder...

I finally got a chance to fly my Q this evening and even after replacing the controller antennas with a pagoda and flat panel (eachine stinger set 14dbi) and a 5dbi clover on the drone it still started the return to home about 10m out. It only did that once though...so the signal issues are hit...

Thanks for the offer. I may take you up on it, not sure yet. I've been trying to get time to try and fly my MQ for the past week after some minor mods to it (pagoda antennas and a clover on the drone) but just haven't found the time yet.

What kind of sma connectors do you get so they fit inside the remote? I've tried both the straight kind as well as the right angle but in both cases they don't fit with the control board in place.

Yeah...crazy. the battery wasn't damaged at all...not a scratch. It's just that the cells they used inside the case did not take up the full width so they rattled a bit when shook from side to side. Didn't have to shake hard either. 3 screws held the case together also, so there was no...

I ordered one for my Mantis from Banggood and it took 3 months. Thought all was lost and all of a sudden it showed up....box was practically wide open but all was intact. Battery itself works perfect. What I didn't like was the fact that it rattled inside the casing so I took it apart and...

How did you fly over 3000m with that setup when the left Antenna on the controller is the one that sends as well as receives and the right antenna only receives? I assume you had another antenna attached right? I like some others get crap for range. 10m out and it drops to 2 bars for...

Haha... I'm very tempted to order the extra parts for that second antenna and see if that makes a difference. I'm not sure if it would need to be enabled via software\driver or not though. I had a HolyStone hs700d where I was able to get root access and change the filesystem. Perhaps if...

Not sure I've ever had an issue with the wifi password either....just the flight dynamics and random changing of flight modes. I do have a correction though...I said it used an F4...however I took some more pics this morning and found it was an stm32f765. So it should have plenty of processing...

My apologies then sir. I misinterpreted your post. I'm in the Midwest (Missouri) so temps right now are fairly mild when I fly (or try to) fly the mantis. Mornings are normally in the 60's, afternoons may peak in the mid 80s until some point in July they may rise to the 90's. I've never...

Seems you're pretty quick to stiffle any curiosity or creativity aren't you? As I said...my Mantis Q flies like crap. It's not interference as I live in the middle of nowhere and only get 1 bar of cell service from 1 provider on a good day. The drone won't hold a stable stationary position...

Hey everyone, sort of like the title says...is or has anyone worked on any custom PX4 code (outside of Yuneec)? I ran across this repo on GitHub: kyChuGit/YuneecDroneCode But doesn't look like there has been any activity on it in quite some time. The reason I ask is that there looks to...