First Person View Project

Initial testing began with a range test of the video transmitter and control transmitter.  The test was conducted on the ground at a 0.75 mile and 4 mile waypoint.  The 0.75 mile point was across Leaf Lake and the 4 mile point was across both Leaf Lake and Cormoront Lake.  Both video and controls operated fairly well at the 4 mile waypoint.  It turned out the 4 mile waypoint was not fully line-of-sight but probably just some trees and possibly a small hill in the way.

Sattelite view of video range test.   The transmitter was at one end of the yellow line and the reciever was at the other end.

View of the receiver location.   A 14dBi patch antenna connected to 2.5GHz receiver.

View through a 15 power telescope.