Best placement for repeater
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Best placement is 3 to 5 meters (or more) from you in the direction you intend to fly, up off the ground, using a power brick. Plugging into your phone's USB port won't help much.
Your phone and any other device is a source of RF noise and the wifi extender's job is to listen to silent whispers of Tello from a distance.
Plugging the wifi repeater into your phone (major source of RF) is more or less the worst placement I can imagine. Still it works OK for some, but never for reliable long distance.
Get a decent powerbank and put it 5m away, if possible on a stand (optional) but not directly attached to a tree (trees contain lots of moisture and aborb wifi signals)
Plugging the wifi repeater into your phone (major source of RF) is more or less the worst placement I can imagine. Still it works OK for some, but never for reliable long distance.
Get a decent powerbank and put it 5m away, if possible on a stand (optional) but not directly attached to a tree (trees contain lots of moisture and aborb wifi signals)
Here's how I organize myself: WiFi extender installed on an adjustable base and added an adhesive aluminum parabolic mirror.
All at 4-5 meters from me.
All at 4-5 meters from me.
pretty much perfect I'd say, except for the prop guards.
But the anemometer is probably overkill
I'm too lazy for all that. I just use some fencing post for the extender, fly by phone only, and handlaunch / land. No fuss.
But the anemometer is probably overkill
I'm too lazy for all that. I just use some fencing post for the extender, fly by phone only, and handlaunch / land. No fuss.
I prefer to fly with the guards, just to avoid engine damage in the event of an accident.
for everything else, I like to use Tello as if it were a professional drone. naturally within its limits. I don't see it as a toy!
Nice kit!
Sometimes I think I want an anemometer, just as a curiosity more than anything...
Yeah, I'm a gadget freak
LOL
Bonktastic
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treat the repeater as any antenna , place it high up and in the clear( within reason of course) as best you can ,for best coverage .
I also took it more out of curiosity, I wanted to check the reliability of some weather apps regarding the wind. But I think it's also useful for these little drones ...Nice kit!
Sometimes I think I want an anemometer, just as a curiosity more than anything...
Yeah, I'm a gadget freak
Could share some details/design of the mirror? how much performance gain do you reckon it gives you? Sweet setup btw!
I agree, much more useful for a Tello than for a GPS drone that flies high and far
Hi, unfortunately, after having built this reflector due to the weather not suitable for Tello, I only did a test flight about 100 meters away with a 90db signal, but I hope to fly again soon when the strong wind and the rain calm down. .. But I still have to better test all this.
I enclose some images.
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