ONBOARD CAMERA DRONE QUADCOPTER FLIGHT TEST IN MESSINA (SICILY) and its beautiful landscape at sunset. HOW TO EASILY MODIFY AND HACK THE ORIGINAL ANTENNA! Descrizione in italiano sotto! This is my hacked, extended range SYMA X5C explorers white special edition flying over 150 mt of altitude at sunset near the port and the Strait of Messina with on board cam and 750 mAh battery. To modify the antenna of the transmitter: first of all, keep in mind that standard length of a 2.4GHZ antenna is 12,5 cm. So, I soldered a copper wire to the original short antenna of 3 cm, to reach the overall length of 15.62 cm from the circuit board (I used 5/4 of full 2.4 GHZ wave, instead of 12.5 cm. You can also cut the wire at 6.25 cm that is half wave). In case of FPV, to extend more the range, you can sold another copper wire (only of 6.25 cm total) within the drone in place of the original antenna, or do an extension of it to reach 62.5mm. I’ll try! Same work, less space! PS: I changed the inclination of the cam too, to get better view of the horizon, and I painted the 4 angles to view it better at that height! This can do flips while filmig! Over 150 meters very high! Have fun! 😀
Test quadricottero SYMA X5C special edition con telecamera e batteria da 750mAh alla passeggiata a mare, fiera e Nettuno, sul lungomare vicino al porto. Splendide visuali dello stretto di Messina, del suo paesaggio e dei suoi monumenti al tramonto. Dopo la modifica raggiunge più di 150 metri d’altezza (potrebbe andare oltre ma è difficile vederlo a quella distanza), a differenza dei 30 mt dichiarati. Premettendo che la lunghezza standard delle antenne con frequenza 2.4 GHZ è 12.5 cm, basta saldare un filo di rame in aggiunta o sostituirlo completamente all’ antenna originale (che è di soli 3 cm circa) dentro il telecomando, avendo l’accortezza di misurare una lunghezza complessiva di 12.5 cm dal circuito (IO HO USATO 15.62 cm CIOè 5/4 dell’ onda standard di 2.4 GHZ, che dovrebbe fare ottenere risultati migliori, dunque lo consiglio). Si può anche usare metà della lunghezza cioè 6.25 cm o la lunghezza standard di 12,5 cm. Stesso lavoro da 6,25 sul drone eventualmente, se si vuole modificare ulteriormente in FPV. Ps: ho modificato anche l’angolazione della telecamera che era troppo verso il basso, e colorato gli spigoli per per poterlo vedere da più lontano. Volate responsabilmente! 😀
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Hi there what camera are u using
+theturtle _ Hi! it’s the original stock camera, then there is the auto-fix
optimizer of youtube
Beautiful vid and very usuful hack.
But what kind of wire do you use?
Thx
+Karim ben othmen a simple copper wire 🙂
Thx for answering.
Can you make a little vid to show the inside and the out side of the Tx?
Just to more explain the hack-mod.
Thank you and good fly…
You achieved great height with this model! #goodhack
did you soldered the antenna ground wire too, to your transmitter ?
and what is the best lenght for antenna to do ? 6,25cm or 12,5cm or 15,62cm
? to reach best range ofc 🙂 and to get it work do i have to extend antenna
of quadcopter too ? thanks !
no, I soldered only 1 hard wire to its original. in total 15,62 cm. In the
quad you can do this, but only 6,25 if you want more, for example in FPV
Okey, so did u first removed the original antenna or just extended it ? U
can send me some photo of it please ?:)
I extended it! You have to peel the top of the original to solder, so
caution!
+TheDestroyer987 Where do you buy the material to do so?
I had it. You only need a wire!
ciao, bel video e ottime indicazioni. Una domanda da neofita: ma la
lunghezza dell’antenna complessiva ottimale e’ di 12.5.. ma piu’ lunga e’
e meglio e’? altra domanda: non essendo bravo con le saldature vorrei
sapere se l’antenna e’ saldata sulla scheda o ha un aggancio tipo fast o
altro ( te lo chiedo perche’ non ho il radiocomando per controllare)
saluti
Awesome!!! You said that you painted your X5C. Any advice on choice of
color etc? Did you paint it plain or striped for instance?
I simply painted the corners with a permanent marker: green and red like
leds, but it’s pretty useless over 50 mt… I still use leds! 🙂
non sono per niente ferrato in materia quindi chiedo: va bene per saldare
il classico saldatore a stagno (usando lo stagno) per i circuiti elettrici?
si, certo!
ho preso da poco questo drone e volevo chiederti come hai fatto ad
estendere il segnale?
c’è tutto in descrizione
come ti trovi con questo modello? cosa mi consigli di fare all’inizio?
grazie
bene, per iniziare è il migliore con questa semplice modifica!
dai video ho visto che basta una semplice aggiunta di un filo che viene
saldato con quello esistente o sbaglio?
si esattamente
hai mai pensato di usare antenne come wifi?
è la stessa cosa…
I don’t speak english very well. but I understand..
need I sold a piece of wire in the antena of remote control and drone?
thanks
I did only in the remote control, it’s enough! the wire is monofilar!
Ciao, poiché mi sto avvicinando a questo mondo. Ho visto alcuni video con
riprese più stabili, assenza di scatti o di effetto mal di mare 😀 che
caratteristiche deve avere un drone per fare questo tipo di video? Nel caso
sai consigliarmi un entry level di questo tipo? Grazie
Per riprese più stabili ci vuole una telecamera con stabilizzatore… come
entry level non ti saprei dire però…
ok grazie
after all, how many cm of wire u need to add to the original antenna?? a
wire of 6,25cm?
+sehit44 to make it a full wavelengthe, you need to make 124.9 mm for
2.4ghz. I have done this with my X5C and it makes a huge difference. Good
luck!
Ciao, complimenti per l’ottima e semplicissima mod! Quindi mi confermi che
si tratta di semplice filo di rame senza nessuna schermatura giusto?
si, quello monofilo rigido, ma con la guaina attorno.
This is too good quality for the stock x5c camera
I can confirm this is the original of the white version, i don’t know if it
is the same, but it’s stock!
Must be the Italians touch! 😉
wow risky flight, good view! near water, crowded street,trees and a happy
end..
+TheDestroyer987 ciao sei di Messina?potrei sapere dove hai acquistato
questo drone e quanto di prezzo?grazie
+Salvo M l’ ho preso su internet, è la cosa migliore
+TheDestroyer987 grazie.mi scrivi il sito per favore?
io l’ho preso su ebay, ce n’è un infinità di tutti i tipi
+TheDestroyer987 ho capito..ora controllo…tu quantolo hai preso?
non essendo professionale sugli 80 con vari accessori e batterie di riserva
The better way to do the range mod is to simply either purchase a new 2.4G
antenna, such as those used in cordless phone bases, or 2.4G routers, or
rip apart an old phone base or router. Optimum length for a 2.4G antenna
is 4.92″ for a full wave. Then open the controller, carefully remove the 8
screws holding the PCB in, then move the PCB out of a bit to expose the
tiny (and somewhat pathetic) coaxial antenna lead. It is soldered onto a
tiny bit of pcb attached to the main board. Unsolder the existing lead and
solder in botht he core wire and the shield sleeve wire where the old
antenna was connected. How you mount the new antenna is your choice really
as long as it is horizontal and not vertical. Remember that the signal
radiates out of the sides (length of the antenna), and not the tip. So if
you purchase or salvage a 2.4Ghz antenna,make sure it is the hinged type
that can be folded on it’s side. You want it’s length to be parallel to
the horizon. There are dozens of tutorial videos on Youtube on how to do
it. Simply soldering on a single piece of copper wire is not the best way
to do it, and as a matter of fact, it can actually reduce range, depending
on where it is placed. As for the receiver antenna on the Quad, Some
people swear it helps range, while others say it made no dofference at
all. And remember than any of these mods WILL violate your warranty, so do
them at your own risk.
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