Wolferl
Captain
Flight distance : 23793 ft
Austria
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Hi Frank,
There are some factors to consider here. First you should turn off mobile network on your phone. Since the mobile network can output high energy pulses, it can disrupt Wifi connections. Thats also why you should stay well away from cell towers too :-)
Second point is interference. You didn't write where you have flown your Spark, if you have been in a park or in a residential area, there are lots of Wifi networks, other people wearing Bluetooth stuff and phones.
Find a nice, empty spot (field etc) to test.
Third point is OTG cable. Why are you saying it is not supported? I'm pretty sure a S8 supports it. I'd recommend to use one, since that means that the R/Cs Wifi network is no longer needed and saves interference too. Additional benefit are way lower video lagging.
Forth point is CE. Since you are in Europe, only very small energy radiation is allowed (25mW). FCC people (usually the Americas) can output up to 1.6W IIRC. That gives them way more distance and way more stable connections. If you want to go that route, you can use the MOD 2.0 app instead of the stock Go4 app (use google) to get FCC power even in Europe. Of course you have to pay more attention where you fly to not disturb any other services on that frequency band.
Fifth point is antennas. In the Spark, its antenna is inside the body which not ideal. The larger DJI drones have there antenna in the landing feet, which is way better.
Cheers,
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