did you ever some "scientific" channel testing? just choosed one or even fly various frequencys?


i used raceband 6 on all my builds for a long time, it was also a rare used channel in my fly community. i changed to raceband3 and i believe i get a bit better signal overall.
i didnt any tests per vtx, i tuned the active part of an vtx antenna once and had pretty nice picture, i believe there would be potential improvement. im a bit curious why there arent antennas declareted by the tuned frequency, i would like to buy raceband3 tuned antennas? there are so expensive antennas but non is fully declareted, why? do you know the answer? 

i thought it could be nice to share some experiences and impressions about frequency choice

edit; dont know how to edit the poll.
the last option should mean, you choose the frequency by the tune of the active part.

I just run the spectrum analyzer on my RapidFire and select what's the best frequency to fly on in that area.

You could get a VNA and analyze your antennas to establish their tuned frequency but that's a lot of work and may not work in the end if you go out to a new spot with a tuned antenna for a particular frequency and there is noise/interference on that frequency in that locality.

should i tune eight antennas and do some "science" :-) as i fly some spots regular i might need to check it just once :-)
overall im not dissapointed by my video, im just thinking about active part and perfection xD

When I fly my analog quads seems I always use A4. Most channels come in full of static, and out of the ones that give me a video image it always seems to be A4 that works best. Sometimes B4. No idea why 4 always comes in clear while the others aren't. So I just stick with good ol' A4.

that might be one of both:
-various overall bands
-another band than raceband but allways the same channel

Wifi on 5.8GHz around you: Better stay on R8
DJI pilots around you: Do not use R6
Better user lower frequency channels as they have more output power and vice versa
Run a spectrum analyzer if your video receiver module (VRX) on your goggles has one (and calibrate your VRX)
Never user Autoscan on your goggles

The above are things we can easily control.

Try and understand the FPV Frequency chart (here is one by 5zero7 RC):



If you have the cash the get a RF power meter like the one from Immersion RC to understand your VTX output powers on various bands/channels and a VNA to estimate the best tuning frequency for your antennas. (I still wonder how much will we gain from this).

You didn't put my frequency on the poll  but I've always used R7 (5880) which seems to work well enough for me in the locations I fly. I only ever fly alone so I've never had a need (or been forced) to switch to anything else.

the hidden frequency xD how did that happen i missed r7 im sorry
i would like to add dji as a option to choose too. cant correct my poll

(27-Jul-2021, 10:34 AM)hugnosed_bat Wrote: the hidden frequency xD how did that happen i missed r7 im sorry
i would like to add dji as a option to choose too. cant correct my poll

If you PM me with what you want each of the options to say I will try to edit the poll.

I think mine is B5 5809

(27-Jul-2021, 11:23 AM)SnowLeopardFPV Wrote: If you PM me with what you want each of the options to say I will try to edit the poll.

Now done. I couldn't put "Raceband 7" between 6 and 8 because there is no way to edit the users who voted for a specific poll option which gets recorded by the position number of the option in the list and not by the name, so I've had to add the missing / new options to the end.

Can anyone explain to me what is Raceband, and how is it different from the other channels?

I use digital, and just recently got into analog for some toothpicks. I run on A4 because that one has the biggest "bar" in my Foxeer Wildfire and gives me the best image. But seeing how many people use Raceband I am wondering if I should be trying that. How is it different from the other A-L channels?

When I am flying my digital quads, I use Channel 1 - 50mbps mode. Low Latency, Focus mode off.

F7 for life!

(27-Jul-2021, 04:40 PM)MrSolo Wrote: Can anyone explain to me what is Raceband, and how is it different from the other channels?

I use digital, and just recently got into analog for some toothpicks.  I run on A4 because that one has the biggest "bar" in my Foxeer Wildfire and gives me the best image.  But seeing how many people use Raceband I am wondering if I should be trying that.  How is it different from the other A-L channels?

When I am flying my digital quads, I use Channel 1 - 50mbps mode. Low Latency, Focus mode off.

Some of the different bands use the same frequencies, but the "Raceband" band was specifically designed for racing where the frequencies are spaced apart as equally as possible with enough of a gap between each of them so you can get 8 pilots in the air at the same time with the least amount of risk from a band/channel on the Raceband band overlapping with and interfering with another pilot's video feed.

OK Thanks. Not something I need to worry about then as I fly solo. I'll just be sticking to ol' faithful A4 then for analog, and Channel 1 for digital.