Can somebody suggest some non-expensive antenna booster. Sometimes I got ¨lost connection¨ with my drone message , and have to hurry closer to the drone before he makes RTH manuveur!


thans in advance!!

A lot of folks like the parabolic boosters.  Check them out on Amazon.

May I know which drone you are referring to?

sorry I didn`t say - phantom 3 standard...
if it`s possible - not narrow filed, as much wide as can be!!  

smirnoff9969 Posted at 2018-6-4 12:43
sorry I didn`t say - phantom 3 standard...
if it`s possible - not narrow filed, as much wide as can be!!

Thank you for your response. As per DJI, we are not recommending to use a 3rd party hardware for our Phantom 3 Standard as it might affect the performance of your aircraft. We do not have an antenna booster as well for Phantom 3 Standard.

so, those "spare parts" I see on YT videos and some chinese shops aren`t recomendable?  some users do say it can increase distance from remote to dron itself up to a mile...

When you lose the FPV signal, it will give you a message on the screen that says DISCONNECTED.  But what's likely is only the FPV signal is disconnected.  Your control signal is likely still connected, so RTH won't necessarily happen - at least not right away.  So it would be wise to manually invoke RTH, and you might consider turning your controller off to ensure RTH.  Turn it back on after 10 secs pr so.  

Re parabolics, if the one you find is tuned correctly, it may help with the control signal, but it won't do anything for the FPV because those antennas are patch antennas hidden inside the controller.  And since the FPV generally goes out first anyway, I'm not sure you are going to need more distance for the control signal.  You'd be flying blind.  And besides, it will do nothing to solve your problem as described in the OP.  Good luck

The lost connection is a blip in the GO program. Update to the latest firmware and things should be OK. Antenna Boosters is not the answer.

Mark The Droner Posted at 2018-6-4 15:17
If the one you find is tuned correctly, it may help with the control signal, but it won't do anything for the FPV because those antennas are patch antennas hidden inside the controller.  And since the FPV generally goes out first anyway, I'm not sure you are going to need more distance for the control signal.  You'd be flying blind.

There are no Patch Antennas in a Phantom Controller. A Patch Antenna is an entirely different Antenna.

Rodger8 Posted at 2018-6-4 17:21
There are no Patch Antennas in a Phantom Controller. A Patch Antenna is an entirely different Antenna.

What do you call them?

GO CAPS

Rodger8 Posted at 2018-6-4 17:21
There are no Patch Antennas in a Phantom Controller. A Patch Antenna is an entirely different Antenna.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_antenna

Rodger8 Posted at 2018-6-4 17:21
There are no Patch Antennas in a Phantom Controller. A Patch Antenna is an entirely different Antenna.

What do you call them?

HellllllOOOOO...?

Mark The Droner Posted at 2018-6-4 17:56
What do you call them?

GO CAPS

I call them a Dipole

Rodger8 Posted at 2018-6-5 02:44
I call them a Dipole

Obviously you're not familiar with a P3S controller

I think Mark is correct.  Patch, they are.

Haha... I just noticed he downvoted all my posts in this thread.  lol ... What a guy!

Mark The Droner Posted at 2018-6-5 02:46
Obviously you're not familiar with a P3S controller

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I was not. Thanks for enlightening me. And obviously you do not realize this is the Phantom 4 Pro Forum.

Mark The Droner Posted at 2018-6-5 03:18
Haha... I just noticed he downvoted all my posts in this thread.  lol ... What a guy!

What are you talking about???? You think that I am the only one that does not care for your remarks! A Captain that according to your flight records has not flown over 3000 feet.

Perhaps he uses litchi and has 40000 meters.  That is no indication of a pilots knowledge anyway.

Rodger8 Posted at 2018-6-5 03:45
I was not. Thanks for enlightening me. And obviously you do not realize this is the Phantom 4 Pro Forum.

That's true.  But only in your mind.  

Maybe the OP better get a "Hobbyist Tail Number" for his "P4P" then, huh?  So he can fly with his hidden "dipole" nice and legal.  

before you do something with antennas be sure you are not in CE mode

Nebuchadnezzar Posted at 2018-6-5 06:44
before you do something with antennas be sure you are not in CE mode

hi can you advise me on CE Mode as I  have read this is standard for UK, am I right in thinking you can change Phantom 3 to FCC for greater distance any help appreciated...

Nebuchadnezzar Posted at 2018-6-5 06:44
before you do something with antennas be sure you are not in CE mode

Croatia is CE compliant country,as i know. And the Patch antennas in P3S RC are for the WIFI connection between  the RC and the AC and the RC and mobile.

I use this from Amazon.  But I am also mindful of the distance the bird is designed for.  But this antenna seems to help a bit.  

https://www.amazon.com/Phantom-S ... a+booster&psc=1