Kanowna is the site of a former ghost town, 20 kilometers NE of  Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. It was built after the discovery of gold  in 1893 and by 1899 had a population of 12,500 but was abandoned by  1953. There were 16 hotels, two breweries, and an hourly train service  to Kalgoorlie.

It was originally called "White Feather" (no idea  why) but later changed to Kanowna, transliterated from 'gha-na-na'  meaning 'place of no sleep' in the local Wangkathaa Aboriginal language  

Now there is nothing left except flattened areas of ground where streets were, rusted signs and a cemetery

Nice views. At 1m15 I was thinking "He's forgotten his landing pad" - but then you went back for it

Blériot53 Posted at 11-20 00:26
Nice views. At 1m15 I was thinking "He's forgotten his landing pad" - but then you went back for it

Ha ha. I was afraid of driving over it

ReproRetro Posted at 11-20 02:47
Ha ha. I was afraid of driving over it

The tracking feature of the drone worked pretty well, following your car.

Blériot53 Posted at 11-20 02:52
The tracking feature of the drone worked pretty well, following your car.

Yes. First time I used it on my car. I had the RC Pro controller in the car (driving with one hand all the time) and changed the mode once (but cut that part from the video). Surprised that the controller worked perfectly inside the car

ReproRetro Posted at 11-20 03:19
Yes. First time I used it on my car. I had the RC Pro controller in the car (driving with one hand all the time) and changed the mode once (but cut that part from the video). Surprised that the controller worked perfectly inside the car

A relatively short distance between the Controller in the car and the drone, so no real transmission worries.

Blériot53 Posted at 11-20 03:52
A relatively short distance between the Controller in the car and the drone, so no real transmission worries.

Not the distance but the fact it's largely surrounded by metal, like a Faraday screen. But then it's a powerful controller

ReproRetro Posted at 11-20 04:04
Not the distance but the fact it's largely surrounded by metal, like a Faraday screen. But then it's a powerful controller

The trick is, to leave the windows open to let the radio waves out

Blériot53 Posted at 11-20 04:09
The trick is, to leave the windows open to let the radio waves out

Now that's a good idea

Sad to see the relic of what was a flourishing town.  Seems to have suffered the fate of  many old towns founded on the gold rush.  Nice to see Active Tracking working so well.  

Hope you are having a great weekend.

ReproRetro Posted at 11-20 04:04
Not the distance but the fact it's largely surrounded by metal, like a Faraday screen. But then it's a powerful controller

It's not a Faraday cage if it has large windows.

Blériot53 Posted at 11-20 04:09
The trick is, to leave the windows open to let the radio waves out

The trick is, to leave the windows open to let the radio waves out
Do you have to do that to use a mobile phone in your car?
Of course not, the windows are transparent to radio waves as well as visible light.
There's no "trick" needed.

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-20 06:13
Sad to see the relic of what was a flourishing town.  Seems to have suffered the fate of  many old towns founded on the gold rush.  Nice to see Active Tracking working so well.  

Hope you are having a great weekend.

Thank you. One of the towns was a less-bad story. They physically moved the houses and built a new town about 50 kilometers away.
Yes, pleased with the tracking. First time I tracked my car

Labroides Posted at 11-20 13:41
It's not a fFraday cage if it has large windows.

That's a good point

Labroides Posted at 11-20 13:43
The trick is, to leave the windows open to let the radio waves out
Do you have to do that to use a mobile phone in your car?
Of course not, the windows are transparent to radio waves as well as visible light.

Agreed. You are right of course

Labroides Posted at 11-20 13:43
The trick is, to leave the windows open to let the radio waves out
Do you have to do that to use a mobile phone in your car?
Of course not, the windows are transparent to radio waves as well as visible light.

You need a Sense-of-Humour transplant, sonny.
Get a life.

Nice video!

Blériot53 Posted at 11-20 23:30
You need a Sense-of-Humour transplant, sonny.
Get a life.

Humour ????
You need to learn what humour is.

ReproRetro Posted at 11-20 19:43
Thank you. One of the towns was a less-bad story. They physically moved the houses and built a new town about 50 kilometers away.
Yes, pleased with the tracking. First time I tracked my car

My pleasure ReproRetro.  

Yeah, the active tracking seemed to work extremely well in the video.

Montfrooij Posted at 11-21 00:31
Nice video!

Thank you

ReproRetro Posted at 11-21 05:50
Thank you

You're welcome!