Devo 7e Range Test

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23 Jan 2016 13:23 #42112 by ian.gill
Devo 7e Range Test was created by ian.gill
I have a Devo 7e with Deviation deviation-devo7e-v4.0.1.

I have just built my first aeroplane but before I go ahead and fly it I want to determine what range I will get with the 2db antenna mod that I have carried out.

I've read about reducing your transmitter power and walking away from it until you lose signal and your range will then be (Test Distance x sqrt(150mW / Test Power)). However I can not find a way to reduce the power on my 7E.

In the model menu the power is "Default" and can not be changed. I tried changing the power in the model.ini file but that does not appear to have any effect. I changed the power to 100umW and still got 60m away with no loss of signal, I couldn't go further and still see if the elevator was moving. This would give me a range of over 2.3km which I very much doubt.

Any sugestions would be appreciated.

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23 Jan 2016 17:35 #42126 by aMax
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First get a nightly build.
Second, I fear you will not have more than 360 to 400 m.....
My testing with DSMX at "100" mW was round about 330m. > R615X (diversity) / Storm S603 ( two coax antennas& simple LNA circuit)....
I dropped all the gear and use now Frsky (CC2500).

Devo7e, TaranisQ X7, R9M , 4in1 MM, Futaba FC18plusV3.2 & DFT/FLD-02

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23 Jan 2016 18:32 #42133 by ian.gill
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What range do you get with Frsky (CC2500) and what receiver do you use with it?

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23 Jan 2016 22:55 - 23 Jan 2016 22:56 #42156 by Arakon
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I've been out to 880m before I got a single RSSI warning (set to 42) and turned around. Using a D4R-II.
Last edit: 23 Jan 2016 22:56 by Arakon.

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