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<blockquote data-quote="480sparky" data-source="post: 508103" data-attributes="member: 15805">Decided to start expanding my horizons and stretch my wings.Dropped a whopping $28 on what is called a Windsurfer.<img src="http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Phantom/Windsurfer.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Basically it's a reflector for a drone controller's antennas.&nbsp; Instead of broadcasting the RF signal in a 360° swath, it helps 'beam' the signal to more of one direction.&nbsp; The other half helps 'collect' the signal from the bird, much like your satellite dish.&nbsp; With my new Phantom 3 Pro, I go out 2,000 feet and I'm down to 3 (out of 5) bars for a signal.&nbsp; Yesterday, I tried this puppy out and went a mile and half out and I still had 5 bars.I would have gone further but I was approaching some really tall high-voltage lines, and I've heard the electromagnetic field around them can mess with a drone's feeble signals.&nbsp; As I'm not too keen on losing a $1250 drone after just 3 weeks, I turned around and flew home.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="480sparky, post: 508103, member: 15805"] Decided to start expanding my horizons and stretch my wings. Dropped a whopping $28 on what is called a Windsurfer. [IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc172/480sparky/Phantom/Windsurfer.jpg[/IMG] Basically it's a reflector for a drone controller's antennas. Instead of broadcasting the RF signal in a 360° swath, it helps 'beam' the signal to more of one direction. The other half helps 'collect' the signal from the bird, much like your satellite dish. With my new Phantom 3 Pro, I go out 2,000 feet and I'm down to 3 (out of 5) bars for a signal. Yesterday, I tried this puppy out and went a mile and half out and I [I]still had 5 bars[/I]. I would have gone further but I was approaching some really tall high-voltage lines, and I've heard the electromagnetic field around them can mess with a drone's feeble signals. As I'm not too keen on losing a $1250 drone after just 3 weeks, I turned around and flew home. [/QUOTE]

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