RE: 2.4ghz 2000mw transmitter and receiver -CHEAP  
View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Tower Hobbies
Enter up to 4 keywords or Tower stock numbers
Logged in as Guest



Users viewing this topic: none
  Printable Version
       


Hobbico Electristar Select - RTF
Seller:  Cody85
Details:   $1,200.00   |  10/25/2008   |  Classified Ad
We will rotate YOUR AD in this spot if you select "Forum Featured" when placing or editing your ad!

All Forums >> Radios, Batteries, Clubhouse and more >> Aerial Photography and Video >> RE: 2.4ghz 2000mw transmitter and receiver -CHEAP
Page: <<   < prev  1 2 3 [4] 5 6 7   next >   >>  

Login
Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>
RE: 2.4ghz 2000mw transmitter and receiver -CHEAP - 11/9/2005 2:10:29 AM   
JettPilot



Posts: 1151
Joined: 4/18/2005
From: Paradise, USA
Status: offline 		Is that the KPC-650 camera you got ??? I have one of those and its awesome. I have another smaller, cheaper camera that is rated to 420 lines, so I figured the picture quality would be pretty close to the same.... NOT. When hooked directly to my high definition TV, the KPC-650 just blows the other camera away in the way it reproduces colors and contrast It is so so much better, lines of resolution only tell a small part of the story. Needless to say, I have the cheaper CCD cam sitting in a box and bought a second KPC-650 for the project I am currently working on.

Where did you get your camera Skycam41 ??? I have flown my first one lots and I can tell you that you will be very happy with the quality of your video

_____________________________

THE TRUTH ABOVE ALL ELSE...

(in reply to Skycam41)
       Post #: 76

RE: 2.4ghz 2000mw transmitter and receiver -CHEAP - 11/9/2005 2:20:52 AM   
Skycam41



Posts: 516
Joined: 9/8/2003
From: Fort Macleod, AB, CANADA
Status: offline 		Actually no! I sold the KPC-650 and have this
one. Crap, it's down $10 bucks now! Ah well. The specs are the same as the KPC-650 and the image quality is unreal. The same place I bought mine has a 520 line cam for $159!! The EX-200 is smaller than the KPC-650 also and $70 less. I did buy an additional lens also. I have bought several items from www.qvcvideo.com and have had great service & prices. They have way more stuff on their ebay store than at their website.

The only thing I was not too keen on with the 650 was that when in the air and the lighting changed with the scene it was looking at the colours tended to shift tint. The exposure was always good and the cam would change from light to darker very well but for some reason I noticed the colour tint would keep shifting slightly. I have yet to try the EX-200 in the air yet...waiting for the dang wind to quit. I found a really cool very small tripod head with swivel on ebay that works so slick I bought two. That way I can position the cam in pretty much any way I like.

< Message edited by Skycam41 -- 11/9/2005 2:26:08 AM >

_____________________________

www3.telus.net/flyinking

(in reply to JettPilot)
       Post #: 77

RE: 2.4ghz 2000mw transmitter and receiver -CHEAP - 11/13/2005 6:43:13 PM   
netsurfer


 

Posts: 14
Joined: 12/9/2004
From: Co Antrim, UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		Still no vids? come on guys!

Dying to see what the quality is like in the air!

<edit>
couldnt wait, bought one this evening.. hope to take delivery soon. Meanwhile i'd better go shopping for a camera.

pete

< Message edited by netsurfer -- 11/13/2005 8:22:01 PM >

(in reply to Skycam41)
       Post #: 78

RE: 2.4ghz 2000mw transmitter and receiver -CHEAP - 11/22/2005 10:57:55 PM   
netsurfer


 

Posts: 14
Joined: 12/9/2004
From: Co Antrim, UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		Update>

Arrived today, (not bad, 8 day delivery) well packed. Not tested yet, need to make up some power cables. (none supplied)
For info purposes, I have weighed the unit, here are the figures:

Complete unit: 210grams
PCB and Antenna only: 70grams

More soon

(in reply to netsurfer)
       Post #: 79

RE: 2.4ghz 2000mw transmitter and receiver -CHEAP - 11/22/2005 11:03:42 PM   
bruce_lee


 

Posts: 109
Joined: 1/24/2005
From: rotherham, UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		hope we have a video soon , im geting my plane at christmas, and then i need a few extra bits and i should be ready...

(in reply to netsurfer)
       Post #: 80

RE: 2.4ghz 2000mw transmitter and receiver -CHEAP - 11/23/2005 1:34:08 PM   
Skycam41



Posts: 516
Joined: 9/8/2003
From: Fort Macleod, AB, CANADA
Status: offline 		Yeah, we are pretty slow to get this system in the air I am building a twin boom pusher plane specifically fo AP and to use this 2w set up but it won't be ready till next year. If anyone gets this set up going in a plane be sure to post the results.

_____________________________

www3.telus.net/flyinking

(in reply to bruce_lee)
       Post #: 81

RE: 2.4ghz 2000mw transmitter and receiver -CHEAP - 11/24/2005 12:45:04 AM   
netsurfer


 

Posts: 14
Joined: 12/9/2004
From: Co Antrim, UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		Made up some cables and tested on the ground tonight.. range looks good, certainly a LOT better than some cheap stuff I messed with several years ago. Only niggle I can see at the moment is a slight flicker in the picture which occurs quite often.

My aerial platform is close to being finished, just need to get fuse covered and build a 5v regulator for the camera.

More soon

Pete

(in reply to Skycam41)
       Post #: 82

RE: 2.4ghz 2000mw transmitter and receiver -CHEAP - 11/24/2005 1:43:39 AM   
Skycam41



Posts: 516
Joined: 9/8/2003
From: Fort Macleod, AB, CANADA
Status: offline 		Pete...keep us posted mate! I am really curious to know how this stuff works in flight.
Mike

_____________________________

www3.telus.net/flyinking

(in reply to netsurfer)
       Post #: 83

RE: 2.4ghz 2000mw transmitter and receiver -CHEAP - 11/27/2005 2:36:05 AM   
netsurfer


 

Posts: 14
Joined: 12/9/2004
From: Co Antrim, UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		Spent most of the evening building the telemetry board and preparing the transmitter for connection, hopefully will get it finished, and get some tests done within a day or two, and will post results.

P

(in reply to Skycam41)
       Post #: 84

RE: 2.4ghz 2000mw transmitter and receiver -CHEAP - 12/1/2005 6:48:24 PM   
netsurfer


 

Posts: 14
Joined: 12/9/2004
From: Co Antrim, UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		All finished, couldnt wait to get it in a plane, or even in fact for daylight.. took it for a walk to the other end of the yard last night, with the receiver inside the house (signal had to penetrate several trees outside, and a wall) the signal was still good approx 400ft and non line-of-sight still had it showing a good signal.

more soon

p

(in reply to netsurfer)
       Post #: 85

RE: 2.4ghz 2000mw transmitter and receiver -CHEAP - 12/1/2005 9:44:43 PM   
bruce_lee


 

Posts: 109
Joined: 1/24/2005
From: rotherham, UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		ive walked about 700 yards, then came back cos i thought the sig would have gone by then.. but when i got back home and watched the video it was perfect.
It could have gone further...
If you get it onto a plane i would love to see the footage.

cheers, lee

(in reply to netsurfer)
       Post #: 86

RE: 2.4ghz 2000mw transmitter and receiver -CHEAP - 12/7/2005 5:36:26 PM   
critterhunter



Posts: 2542
Joined: 9/24/2004
From: Brook Park, OH, USA
Status: offline 		I'm still working on my Extreme's conversion to standard electronics. Mainly, not happy with the piano wire and going to switch to flexible sleeved control rods going through the boom to control the flaps. Once done I'll hack this unit to the plane. I could probably put it on my BP21 Stryker (that brushless motor pushed my 800mw camera no problem) but this unit is a bit heavier than I feel comfortable with. Besides, I just built a new Stryker body for my BP21 motor and don't want to put a single ding in it trying something stupid. I'm still hoping to hear how you guys hacked together the camera to the box and power feeds. In other words, are you using normal video/audio/power plugs or did you solder directly to something? I guess I can go with normal plugs as the Extreme can haul up a good bit of weight. Another question...is there a ground wire in the video/audio plugs or are they single line? Pictures would be great. AND, are you guys powering your camera off the TX or via some seperate power via the plane's battery?


_____________________________

If you believe in Global Warming then shut your mouth. All that hot air is warming up the planet, remember?

(in reply to bruce_lee)
       Post #: 87

RE: 2.4ghz 2000mw transmitter and receiver -CHEAP - 12/7/2005 5:47:19 PM   
netsurfer


 

Posts: 14
Joined: 12/9/2004
From: Co Antrim, UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		At the moment I intend keeping the plugs on the equipment, because weight isn't really a problem at this stage. I will however possibly hard-wire the various items together at a later date to try to lighten it all up a bit, once I know it works ok.

p

(in reply to critterhunter)
       Post #: 88

RE: 2.4ghz 2000mw transmitter and receiver -CHEAP - 12/7/2005 10:35:43 PM   
bruce_lee


 

Posts: 109
Joined: 1/24/2005
From: rotherham, UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		hi, what is your progress netsufer?

(in reply to netsurfer)
       Post #: 89