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Question of the Day: Have you ever been to an airshow?
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flamevector
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Has any one else with the Spark experience issues around valleys or by the bottom of large mountains where the unit acts erratically? had this happen to me 2 - 3 times in different areas around the country.
No, that's not how it works. For example, the Air operates in the 2.400 - 2.4835 GHz and 5.725 - 5.850 GHz ranges regardless. The difference is the transmission power.FCC is 5Ghz and CE is 2.4Ghz.
In FCC mode it gives you ≤28dBm in 2.4 and ≤31dBm in 5.8 vs ≤19dBm and ≤14dBm respectively in CE mode.
Tl;Dr version - FCC mode offers nearly 2x the power - hence the longer range.
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No, that's not how it works. For example, the Air operates in the 2.400 - 2.4835 GHz and 5.725 - 5.850 GHz ranges regardless. The difference is the transmission power.
In FCC mode it gives you ≤28dBm in 2.4 and ≤31dBm in 5.8 vs ≤19dBm and ≤14dBm respectively in CE mode.
Tl;Dr version - FCC mode offers nearly 2x the power - hence the longer range.
I stand corrected. Thanks
To prevent swelling the battery automatically discharges to 65% after 10 days.
That's what the manual says...
Apparently it's a LiPo battery. Don't know squat about these batteries.
No worries - good news is if you're currently on CE it will automatically switch to FCC when you get to the US. After you return you can keep hitting cancel when it wants to switch back
I tested it a little this afternoon. I'm not sold on its efficacy yet.
You've got a Phantom - you should be wandering for KM not m. I sent my air a couple KM away the other day just to mess with someone's head.
If you're using CE try switching it to FCC and see if the extra signal power helps.
Of yeah that's true. Only real concern about the US trip is lack of places to fly. I'll be in NY - which is basically a whole no fly zone there. And then in Vegas and San Francisco - not too sure on the restrictions there. I'll have to look it up closer to the time.
The Spark can go around 2km away from the controller - I am too worried about it to send it that far. The most I have gone is 500m.
Yeah - NYC is pretty much a no-fly zone.
This map will help with where you can/can't fly: https://www.dji.com/flysafe/geo-map - I actually had to unlock a geo-zone so I could fly near my in-laws here in PE the other day because it was within a particular area. You'll find the necessary info for that here: https://www.dji.com/flysafe
Very helpful, thanks!
flamevector
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Will try it out next time will keep you updated.
Working on some new livery for my Mavic. Have to reprint as I forgot the FAA registration number
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Oh man that's cool!
Are you able to do some for the Dji Spark? I would love one with my FAA registration number.
I'm sure a template could be found. The one I found for the Air was pretty complex - I just singled out the sections of it I wanted, basically the top.
Commercial print shop in town. R35 for a cut A4 sheet of adhesive vinyl. If I had a white drone I'd probably use clear vinyl but since mine is black I have to use white.
Good point about using a clear vinyl.
I'll take a look t some options - definitely want to add some colour to the drone before our Greece / US / UK trips this year.
And the designs, do you just overly them on top of the template?
The one I posted above is just a render to see how it fit together. I turned the shapes into cutlines and placed it over the image. That way I don't have to worry about bleeds.