I have a Meteor 75 Pro and I would like to upgrade the antenna from the original linear one to a LHCP ufl antenna as short and light as possible to match the antennas on my goggles. Someone already tested some antennas of that kind on these quads? I was looking at: - FlyFishRC Osprey 5.8Ghz 40mm Ipex UFL LHCP Stubby Antenna 2.82dBi 2,1g - TrueRC The Smoll Antenna FPV per TinyWhoop 40mm 5.8ghz LHCP 1,9 dBic 0,25g - TrueRC OCP 5.8GHz Antenna LHCP (U.FL Short) 36mm 1,6 dBic The weight of the drone is about 46g. What do you suggest?
I like RushFPV Cherry, but not sure I would put one on such a small quad. The smallest I generally use them on would be a 2 inch. Maybe the TrueRC Smol would be the best choice. Best thing is to hit up the reviews on YT and make a choice, or if you can afford it, try a couple. I was lucky in that all that was available was the Cherry when I first got mine and it turned out to be really good and I have since bought many of them.
Anything from TrueRC tends to be pretty good. If you consider the Cherry that I use, is designed by TrueRC (and manufactured by Lumenier), you have case in point. There's a reason certain brands tend to be expensive and when it comes to antennas, it's because they are usually pretty good.
Just get yourself one and try it. Price wise they don't appear to be that expensive. If you don't like it, try something else. But on that size you are going to be limited.
(06-Feb-2024, 08:56 PM)Pathfinder075 Wrote: Anything from TrueRC tends to be pretty good. If you consider the Cherry that I use, is designed by TrueRC (and manufactured by Lumenier), you have case in point. There's a reason certain brands tend to be expensive and when it comes to antennas, it's because they are usually pretty good.
Just get yourself one and try it. Price wise they don't appear to be that expensive. If you don't like it, try something else. But on that size you are going to be limited.
The price of the antenna is almost 1/4 the price of the drone, so not exactly cheap if you start trying a lot of them, that's why I was looking for advice from other users
08-Feb-2024, 12:03 AM (This post was last modified: 08-Feb-2024, 12:09 AM by Pathfinder075.)
Well I use Cherry's. You could try those. You get two for £15 or whatever the equivalent cost is in your country. I can fly out to 1km with a pretty clear image on a 350mW VTX. I haven't used any of the ones you suggested, so can't pass comment on them, but MomoBrut suggested the Smol, so I would say to go with that.
Also you will find pretty quickly this hobby is one of the most expensive hobbies you will ever do. It ranks at the same level as Scuba Diving (for me) for money spending. So yes, an antenna may well cost a lot, but you could just fly on a linear. If you aren't flying out more than a couple hundred metres a linear will be fine. I have only ever bought five antennas. My VAS Mad Mushroom cost £33, but the image quality is pretty good and two twin packs of Cherrys at £15 each. Mainly because, honestly I would rather spend the money on motors or flight controllers. I fly analog, so it's going to look crap on some level, but you get used to it. An antenna makes it maybe 15-20% better looking, which is noticeable, but unless you are exploiting range or need better penetration, then it's overrated.
08-Feb-2024, 05:52 AM (This post was last modified: 08-Feb-2024, 06:33 AM by brettbrandon.)
I have a three year old Lumenier shorty AXII LHCP that I bought for my first fpv quad (iFlight Cinebee 75HD) before I knew what LHCP meant. All my antennas are RHCP now so I have no use for it. If you are in the states, I will mail it to you free. It has a very short cable (25mm) but is very sturdy and good quality. It weighs in at 1.39 grams on my scale.
(08-Feb-2024, 06:07 PM)brettbrandon Wrote: Here is another suggestion. A TrueRC Singularity. Only about a gram and fairly sturdy. I have one in my Moblua7.
I've read online that Singularity is better suited than the OCP, so I've tried looking at the Singularity ultrashort but in Europe it appears to be out of stock everywhere...
I've considered the smoll but I've read on Joshua Bardwell's website that it is very easy to break, so expensive + fragile= not a good combination... especially if I cannot fit it under the canopy. Anyone tried the flyfish osprey on a whoop? It has a very good price compared to the others and is the easier to find available
(08-Feb-2024, 05:52 AM)brettbrandon Wrote: I have a three year old Lumenier shorty AXII LHCP that I bought for my first fpv quad (iFlight Cinebee 75HD) before I knew what LHCP meant. All my antennas are RHCP now so I have no use for it. If you are in the states, I will mail it to you free. It has a very short cable (25mm) but is very sturdy and good quality. It weighs in at 1.39 grams on my scale.
10-Feb-2024, 03:04 AM (This post was last modified: 10-Feb-2024, 03:09 AM by brettbrandon.)
(09-Feb-2024, 10:34 AM)Maverick Wrote: I've read online that Singularity is better suited than the OCP, so I've tried looking at the Singularity ultrashort but in Europe it appears to be out of stock everywhere...
I've considered the smoll but I've read on Joshua Bardwell's website that it is very easy to break, so expensive + fragile= not a good combination... especially if I cannot fit it under the canopy. Anyone tried the flyfish osprey on a whoop? It has a very good price compared to the others and is the easier to find available
I have two of the Flyfish Osprey in my bin but have not had a chance to try them out yet.
I fly mostly small quads (75mm to 85mm) so I have been searching for the "perfect" antenna for some time. In my bin I currently have,
I have one "EMAX Nano 5.8G Antenna RHCP 1.2 grams" on a quad and wish I would have bought more at the time as it seems to work very well and I haven't been able to find any in stock for the last couple of years... https://emax-usa.com/products/emax-nano-...tenna-ufl#
(09-Feb-2024, 03:28 PM)samysh Wrote: LHCP or RHCP which better?
LHCP or RHCP antennas are kind of like right and left handed people. Neither is better than the other and like with the antennas, a RHCP has to be used with a RHCP to work properly. Using a RHCP with a LHCP will not work well at all just like right or left handed gloves, tools, ect, don't work well on the other hand.
It's kind of funny how the majority of the antennas have been RHCP and the majority of people seem to be right handed...
That is now changing as more and more digital systems come out with LHCP antennas. I think DJI has always used LHCP antennas.
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