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DIY FPV Tripod - Ground Station
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This is my take on a tripod ground station, can use with a small monitor or without.

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I got the idea to use a plastic box to hold all the core bits from UAVFutures on youtube:


Been thinking of how to put a ground station together for a while and that seems like the simplest solution as you can avoid any worries about cable management or shortening cables using this method.

This is my take on that with easy to get parts from hobbyking/surveilzone/ebay etc.

Things you'll need: Optional extras: The key to this working is the plastic box being big enough to hold everything and strong enough to not fall apart or break easily. The quick release on the tripod has a screw that can mount cameras and other things replacing that screw on the quick release mount on the tripod with one long enough to go through a hole in the plastic box allows us to mount the box easily to the tripod. This allows us to use the quick release to separate the box from the tripod for storage etc. The box manages your cables so you don't need to worry about them. You can also store your fpv antenna's in the box between uses.

The dvr has a remote so by default i have it set to not record on power up so it's dormant unless I turn it on.
As well the monitor can sit in my bag if no one around to view takes no time to pull it out and get it plugged in.

Will expand with more 'how to' put it together more later if there is interest/need

Pictures of the finished setup:
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#2
Superb, nice compact solution Big Grin
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#3
I was considering using a tripod too, how stable is this?
I'm likely going to build a hard case that j can use independently and also mount on the inner stand. Hope it works.

How waterproof is that case btw?
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