FPV Microphone Preamp v2
Following on from the prototype FPV microphone preamplifier assembled on Veroboard, a double-sided PCB was designed in DipTrace and the gerber files were sent to iTead studio, where 10 … Read more...
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Following on from the prototype FPV microphone preamplifier assembled on Veroboard, a double-sided PCB was designed in DipTrace and the gerber files were sent to iTead studio, where 10 … Read more...
The Xiaomi Yi is my first camera that has 2.4 GHz connectivity built in.
Having a number of R/C multirotors all using 2.4 GHz control, I was wondering if the … Read more...
Considering the FPV screen has a single 3.5mm A/V input connector, running a pair of common A/V RCA cables for video and audio between the VRX and screen seemed a … Read more...
Bugger!
The Blackout Mini H Quad struck a tree branch just at the wrong angle, and dislodged the VTX (Video Transmitter).
A post-mortem at home found the connector was … Read more...
I currently fly FPV using a 7″ screen with a built in 5.8 GHz receiver. ie; no goggles here yet.
This screen has built in speakers, and I was curious … Read more...
Most boards in the Blackout Mini H Quad have an LED to indicate it’s powered up (ie; Naze32, Bluetooth, VTX), except the Sony 1/3″ 800TVL Effio-V FPV camera.
After … Read more...
The typical board-type FPV camera is quite vulnerable, especially to moisture.
It only takes one blade of damp grass to get inside the frame, and will temporarily stop the camera … Read more...
Two FPV camera anti-vibration mounts were lost recently, when the BlackOut Mini H Quad clipped a tree branch, just at the wrong angle.
Not wanting to pay the rip-off … Read more...
Having lost two M2 FPV camera plate bolts in recent “exercises”, I went to eBay to look for some replacements.
When you consider what BlackOut want for “genuine” spares, you’ll … Read more...
It doesn’t take long, especially when you’re on L-Plates, but all sorts of gunk can build up inside the Blackout Mini H Quad frame.
With some damp grass inside the … Read more...
This is quick look at the Sony 960H Effio-V 800TVL FPV camera (PAL version), and what you actually receive.
There are many positive reviews to be found on this camera, … Read more...
These 5.8 GHz PCB patch antennas come from Kent Electronics in Texas, USA.
You can download the product PDF from here.
The quad patch array (pictured above) offers … Read more...
Having recently purchased a 5.8 GHz 200 mW video transmitter for FPV use, and being a radio ham, I was curious to see what this transmitter looked like on the … Read more...
What’s wrong with this picture?
Stupidly, a cloverleaf antenna with a reverse SMA connector (SMA-RP) is supplied with a transmitter than has a “normal” SMA (f) jack, thus requiring an … Read more...
FPV (First Person View) toys have arrived, including a camera, 5.8 GHz monitor, 200mW 5.8 GHz video transmitter, monitor mount, and a DJI iOSD-Mini module.
This (tiny!) colour camera features … Read more...