RobP0
lvl.1
Flight distance : 8845 ft
United Kingdom
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I have similar experiences in the UK using a CE model. It is my first DJI drone. If I'm out in the sticks I generally get image break-up at 300 mtrs. By 350 mtrs it is so bad as to be uncontrollable. I'm pretty certain that the wifi is communicating and the drone is operating correctly - it's just the video feed that's compromised - though alas, I rely on the feed to pilot the drone.
I am an engineer, both software and hardware and whilst I have no specialisation in drones, I do wonder why they placed the antenna where they did. For a start they are located in the front 'feet'. Drones, most of the time - at least for my style of flying - are nearly always pointed directly away from me - this means that the antenna are pointed the wrong way. The other issue is their location right next to the motors. Motors normally generate a lot of RF noise - so this always seemed like a weird decision to me - but like I said, I'm not a drone engineer, so perhaps they have their reasons.
It is this range issue that is my only real disappointment with the drone. I'd be happy with 750 mtrs or so - provided it was a solid connection - but I really don't see how this can be achieved. I'm at the latest firmware version, but haven't seen any improvements. Yet, there are many videos of people flying these out to 2km or more - which based on what I see, seems very hard to believe. The only other explanation is that I somehow got a lemon.
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