The iFlight CRYSTAL antenna is a modular design to replace the stock plate on the front of the DJI FPV Goggles. These are similar integrated design to the Lumenier AXII HD 5.8GHz Antenna Combo Set that have been on the market for a while.

• 9dBi for more signal penetration and boosted range.
  
• Top and bottom mount.
  
• Different designs available.
  

These antennas are due to be released tomorrow.

This looks sleek. Lumenier AXii HD set went from $49 (for a brief time ) to $69 and often out of stock after a lot of good publicity post launch. And limited retailers and high postage cost to import from US seller put a pause to my decision. I am still contemplating the Lumenier to replace my set of omni and this Iflight antenna could be a contender depending on the review/performance.

One think I noted in the product pic is the integrated front plate patch antenna wires look a bit too short for the bottom RP-SMA mount. Hopefully there is extra length hidden behind the front plate patch antenna to allow some flexibility.

Here are some more information and pictures about it:

https://shop.iflight-rc.com/index.php?ro...ct_id=1384

As I see the pictures the antenna wires are long enough for the bottom mount.

That's good to know.

$45 and free shipping option, review be damned. I just ordered the carbon look version.

They've reduced the price. They were showing over $50 earlier. I think it was either $54.95 or $59.95, so maybe it will go back up again after the initial pre-orders have gone out the door, unless the original price was a mistake.

It will be nice to see a mini review from you on here if you have the time, or at least some feedback on what they're like

OK, my mistake. It seems that it's the patch antenna alone which is is $44.95. If you also want the 2x omni-directional antennas for the bottom of the goggles, those cost another $12 taking the total to $56.99. If you want those two omni's you need to click on the "Crystal HD Antennas (LHCP) x 2pcs" option. That certainly isn't made obvious, so anyone buying these should take note of that so you don't get a nasty surprise with only a patch antenna being delivered.

I'll hand it to iFlight, that is a sick design!!

As I've always said, iFlight should stay away from designing flight control electronics which they seem to suck at, and stick to things like frames, motors, and this type of stuff that they're good at.

This one really struck a chord with me. When Drew did his DIY faux CF thing on his goggles, I thought it looked pretty sick. This is both form and function.

The best analog adapter I always thought was that one that stuck to one of the eye patches on the goggles. Very clean looking. I don't think you can do that with this one. Do you have a preference for an analog adapter (assuming you plan to install one)?

(28-Oct-2020, 04:50 PM)SnowLeopardFPV Wrote: OK, my mistake. It seems that it's the patch antenna alone which is is $44.95. If you also want the 2x omni-directional antennas for the bottom of the goggles, those cost another $12 taking the total to $56.99. If you want those two omni's you need to click on the "Crystal HD Antennas (LHCP) x 2pcs" option. That certainly isn't made obvious, so anyone buying these should take note of that so you don't get a nasty surprise with only a patch antenna being delivered.

Oops...I didn't realised that too.
I will have to use my Truerc singularity stubbies with this IF patch.

I am using 4 Omnis currently and will try to give my user impression and also compared it with a single Truerc X-Air I still have.

They are still on pre-order. Is this just a pilot to gauge interest or do have an actual release date?

No, the CRYSTAL antennas are in full production. iFlight posted the following photo a few days ago. I guess there is just so much demand for them that they're struggling to keep up with supply.

I got an email from IF saying my order was shipped on 2nd November to Australia. Slow free freight option so it might take a while to arrive. I hope it will work as well as Lumenier Axii HD.

@SnowLeopardFPV your link is dead.

@jasperfpv I too am curious! But waiting for reviews

(16-Nov-2020, 04:41 PM)NoDoze Wrote: @SnowLeopardFPV your link is dead.

I haven't posted any links, just embedded images which are hosted on imgur. Both the image in the first post and my last post reside on imgur.