v939 very short range

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03 Feb 2013 02:30 #5938 by ColdFire
v939 very short range was created by ColdFire
First thanks a lot for the great work!
I did the flysky mod a while ago (RF module was taken from a v911 remote). Everything works great, with 30mW I get plenty of range to do outdoor flying. then I got a v939 quad and to my surprise the range is very short. using 10mW power, the v939 loses signal beyond 5 yards. even with 150mW, the range is no more than 10 yards. my first thought is that the RF modules are different, but they look to be the same (silk screen: RF-20DBM-002 V11). then I suspect I might somehow damage the module during the soldering or heat shrinking (even it works really well with v911). I carefully replaced the module and the range pretty much stays the same. while with the v939 remote, I can easily get a range of 30 yards.
Anyone has clue what could be the issue?
Thanks again for the work!

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03 Feb 2013 04:33 #5939 by ColdFire
Replied by ColdFire on topic v939 very short range
Problem solved!
The problem is that I was using a system generated 6-digit fix id (e.g., 595880), which works but gives a very short range. I change the id to 4-digit (1113) then everything works perfectly.

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03 Feb 2013 06:10 #5942 by stevecox
Replied by stevecox on topic v939 very short range
I don't understand this if it is true, if anyone could elaborate please, does the code length have bearing on the range of the tx, is it protocol dependant dsm/walkera/j6 etc?

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03 Feb 2013 06:45 #5946 by ColdFire
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I hope someone could give a definite answer, too.
summary of my experience:
1. DEVO protocol (mini cp, ladybird): 6-digit fix-id works
2. WL toys v911: 4 digit fix-id works, auto-bind.
3. BNF v911: 4-digit fix-id works. you have to re-bind each time when rx power is cycled. 6-digit and no-id does not work.
4. WL toys v939: 4 digit fix-id works. 6-digit and no-id works in some sense: it flies but the range is very short (less than 10 yards @ 150mW).

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08 Mar 2013 08:42 #7520 by cmpang
Replied by cmpang on topic v939 very short range
my 959 got very short range on auto ID, it is ok now after setting the ID to 1111

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08 Mar 2013 12:18 - 08 Mar 2013 12:18 #7524 by blackmoon
Replied by blackmoon on topic v939 very short range
What a strange bug (is it a bug ?).

It's not a critical one, but did someone file a ticket on bitbucket ?

So PB could check it when he has some time.
Last edit: 08 Mar 2013 12:18 by blackmoon.

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