5.8 GHz FPV - My Setup

by ghostrider03z | February 18, 2014 | (0) Posted in How To

I want to say that due to popular request, I have made a video of my FPV setup...but honestly only a couple people asked haha. 

I made this video like a video I wish I could have found when I was setting up my fpv: Explains a simple setup and goes over how the whole system is setup. I mean, how much more could you want when you first get your equipment in your hands? I honestly wish I could have found a video like this when I first got my FPV, not just saying that because it's my video.

Links to all the parts:
Vtx/Vrx: http://hobbywireless.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=117_88_92&products_id=825

Antennas: http://www.sierrarc.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65_83&products_id=275&zenid=ui297me0q6k0k66pq7kfcovro2

Camera: http://www.sierrarc.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=66&products_id=297
Case: http://www.sierrarc.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=66&products_id=271

Monitor: http://www.readymaderc.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=11_22_228&products_id=1402
There are larger monitors, but 7 inch is more affordable than the 10 inch version.

Ferrite Rings: http://www.sierrarc.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=67_78&products_id=197

Adapters for antennas(buy two): http://www.sierrarc.com//index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=67_88&products_id=252

Right angle adapter for Vtx: http://www.sierrarc.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=67_88&products_id=251

3s Lipos...You probably have them.

Tripod

Video Receiver

Bluebeam antennas

4 leaf antenna goes on the video receiver, 3 leaf on the video transmitter (plane)

Adapters for antennas/vtx/vrx

I won't post any more pictures, they can just take up too much of an article. But please ask me any questions about my setup, or setting up your own gear. Hope you guys enjoyed.

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COMMENTS

Babinator on February 19, 2014
Picked up a few valuable nuggets of knowledge from this. Thank you for creating and sharing!
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ghostrider03z on February 19, 2014
Thanks for the comment!
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Christian Jeppesen on February 19, 2014
Hey Ghostrider03z very informative video with nice camera work, I liked it :). I run a similar setup, which is 2 x RC805 with a easy diversity board from BevRC.com, it makes you able to run both skewplaner & helical antenna to max the range without a tracker. I made an article about how to solder RSSI & connect to diversity, on this particular kind video RX.
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zev on February 19, 2014
wait, you put the 4 lobe on the receiver and the 3 lobe on the transmitter? isn't that opposite to what most do?
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ghostrider03z on February 19, 2014
I might be wrong but my range is still amazing so it works for me.
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Leg0er on February 19, 2014
Yeah, that's what I do too.
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ghostrider03z on February 19, 2014
You have it setup like me or like the zev suggested?
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Leg0er on February 19, 2014
like you
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ghostrider03z on February 19, 2014
Ok well we are doing it right lol...this is quoted right from the site. "Place the 3 lobe on your transmitter and 4 lobe on your receiver for the ultimate omni directional experien"
Thank god I was right lol, then my video would be messed up
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Leg0er on February 19, 2014
Well probably not, but it would have made some difference.
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ghostrider03z on February 19, 2014
Oh lol my actual video I made would be giving the wrong info, that's what I meant not my fpv video signal
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5.8 GHz FPV - My Setup