Very First FPV Ground Station

by gabriel | May 27, 2013 | (5) Posted in Projects

 

parts used:

briefcase - from a local electrical shop $40

Purchased from Hobbyking:

Turnigy 3s 5000 mah
Battery Cell checker
Power Strip
VTx & VRx 2. 4 gHZ

Purchased from chinabuye.com

DVR
7 inch LCD Monitor

COMMENTS

FlyingMonkey on May 27, 2013
Looks great. Could you add some text as well, to list what components you used, and where you bought them from?
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trobi81 on May 27, 2013
That's very neat and tidy! I purchased the HK power board as well but never used it for my ground station. I like your setup very much!
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gabriel on May 28, 2013
thanks guys.. id like to keep all the wires and cables hidden below as much as I could.. this just might be a prototype so to speak.. ill probably remove the power strip. i just used it here as Im not yet that good in putting multiple switches but ill definitely improve it.

parts used:

briefcase - from a local electrical shop $40

Purchased from Hobbyking:

Turnigy 3s 5000 mah
Battery Cell checker
Power Strip
VTx & VRx 2. 4 gHZ

Purchased from chinabuye.com

DVR
7 inch LCD Monitor


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FlyingMonkey on May 28, 2013
Thanks. There's an edit feature, that will allow you to add this information back into the main article. That way people who might not read the comments, will get the information. How do you like the DVR?
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colorex on May 28, 2013
How do you like the monitor?
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gabriel on May 29, 2013
its auto detect NTSC/PAL so thats a +, given the cheap price, its a good monitor to start with.
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colorex on May 30, 2013
Thank you!
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gabriel on May 28, 2013
DVR recording options: continuous, motion-detect, mixed recording. takes a little bit to familiarize different settings but should not be a problem getting used to..bdw, edited the article already. thanks i ddnt know that..
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t.tsiplakis on May 28, 2013
very nice..good job..nice looking!!!!!!
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Auxiliarypower on May 28, 2013
Looks good man.... Total cost and time to finish? Any issues leaving your RX in the box vs. outside the box?
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gabriel on May 29, 2013
rough estimate would be less than $ 200 and build time 20-30 hrs, i used this one http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=15281
and place it on the top outside part of the briefcase

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squishy on May 31, 2013
How long is that antenna cable?
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gabriel on June 1, 2013
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=15281

Spec.
Cable Length: 1m
Plug: SMA (male)
Height: 330mm
Sensitivity/Gain: 11dBi
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MDOwn on June 13, 2013
Thats a really good job man. Looks really tidy. I'm thinking about an FPV station and may emulate this.
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gabriel on June 13, 2013
thanks MDown...the less wires visible, the cleaner it is..
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Very First FPV Ground Station