NEW Long Range, High Penetration, DIY FPV Antenna Setup for HDZERO, Analog, DJI or WalkSnail Review

In this video were testing my latest FPV Long-Range High-Penetration DIY antenna setup. I'm using HDZero here, but this would work well on Analog, DJI, and WalkSnail systems as well.

How is the signal range? How is the penetration? How do you make one and how much does it cost? Let's find out!

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Here’s the mount prototypes you’re welcome to try/use:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:618...


------- Summary of Video: Copper Crown High Gain Antenna -----------------
0:00 - Introduction
0:25 - New Team Member "STAG"
0:57 - Long-Range Test
1:05 - Antenna Aiming
1:53 - Waterfall Preview
2:50 - Target & Aiming
3:28 - Reaching Goal
4:30 - Cool Shot!
4:45 - LOST SIGNAL!
4:55 - HDZero vs DJI & WalkSnail
5:58 - Quick DIY Overview & Tips
7:01 - Penetration Testing
8:16 - Do You need one? Setup Thoughts?

-------------- Wanna Build One ? ---------------------------------------------------------
Below I'll share the DIY video, a list of basic parts and tools, and provide the complete setup details for reference. Hope this is helpful to those looking to improve range without spending a lot of money.

------------ DIY HELICAL INFO --------------------------------------
Here's my Super Simple "Trash Helical" DIY video, costs ($10-$20):
   • Easy DIY 5.8ghz Helical Antenna for F...  

Here’s the STL file I use: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:367500

• "Free" Version Recycled Parts List:
- 35mm of Solid Copper Wire, thicker is better
- Coax Cable with SMA connector, can use an old antenna
- Metal Lid from a Pasta Sauce Can, or similar. Aluminum isn't recommended because it's very difficult to solder...
- Plastic/Wooden Tube to wrap copper around, about 15mm diameter.
º Or you can 3D print parts if you have a printer

• "Cheap" Version Parts List:
- 35mm of Solid Copper Wire, thicker is better
- RG405 Coax Cable with SMA connectors
º I ordered "Uxcell SMA Male to SMA Male RG405 Coax Cable" which was $10 and enough to make 4 antennas
- Copper Plate, or Blank Circuit Board
º I ordered "Copperlab 2-5/8 Inch Round Circle Disc Copper" f0r $15 and it's enough to make 12 antennas
- Plastic/Wooden Tube to wrap copper around, about 15mm diameter.
º Or you can 3D print parts if you have a

* Note: You can mix and match the above versions and substitute parts as needed. Something I mention in the video is these antennas don't have to be perfect to function very well.

• Basic Tools:
- Soldering Iron and Solder (with flux core ideally)
- Pair of pliers
- Ruler or Tape Measure
- Optional: 3D printer

------------ VTX / VRX Antennas and Quad Setup --------------------------------------
- Frame: iFlight Chimera 7
- VTX: HDZero 1 Watt Freestyle VTX
- VTX Antenna: (in testing) Lollipop 3 / TrueRC Singularity
- VRX: Fatshark Sharkbyte Model RX5.1
- VRX Antennas: Stock Patches with two 7-Turn Helical Antennas
- FPV Camera: HDZero Micro V2
- Flight Controller: Mamba F722 MKIII
- ESC: Mamba F50 4-in-1
- Motors: EMAX ECOII 2807 1500kv
- Props: HQ 7x3.5x3
- GPS Module: TBS M8-2
- Control Link RX: Crossfire Nano with Bardpole antenna
- Buzzer: ViFly Finder 2
- Batteries: DIY 6s2p 8000mAh Li-Ion Pack made with Molicel p42a cells

#longrange #HDZero #fpv
Stay Tuned, Cheers!
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Quad Setups:
- iFlight Chimera 7", with Emax ECOII 2807 1500kv motors, HDZero Freestyle VTX
- iFlight Megabee v1 3" with WalkSnail Avatar 1s VTX
- FlyWoo Firefly Baby Nano with HDZero Whoop Lite 1s VTX
- DemonRC 5" Freestyle Quad with Xing 2306 2450kv motors
- ELRS on all quads now, previously CrossFire
- FRSky Taranis X9D Plus TX with BetaFPV ELRS 500mW TX Module
- DIY Helicals, search my channel about how great those are!
- TrueRC X2-Air Antennas, Singularity, TBS Triumph Pro, VAS antenna Tests Soon!
- DIY Li-Ion packs using Molicel Batteries, also amazing, check out my video for reference!
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