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href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40898.522&return_msg=40898.522" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40898.522"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40898_523"></a><div class="message" id="message_40898_523"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)<span class="message_time">22 Dec 2015 00:39</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 22 Dec 2015 01:14"></span></span> <span class="message_count">523 of 542</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40898.523">40898.523</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40898.520">40898.520</a></div> <div class="message_body"> That's in a few years when our leader Google paves the way~</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40898.523&return_msg=40898.522" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40898.523"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40898_524"></a><div class="message" id="message_40898_524"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">22 Dec 2015 01:37</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 22 Dec 2015 07:04"></span></span> <span class="message_count">524 of 542</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40898.524">40898.524</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40898.520">40898.520</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I'm pretty sure that's one of the accessory pods for Thunderbird 2.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40898.524&return_msg=40898.522" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40898.524"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40898_525"></a><div class="message" id="message_40898_525"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 4 Apr 2016 11:51</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Chris (CHRISSS) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Apr 2016 11:53"></span></span> <span class="message_count">525 of 542</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40898.525">40898.525</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40898.386">40898.386</a></div> <div class="message_body"> What kind of range are you getting with the NRF24s? I'm thinking about playing with some R/C (boat/car/plane) ideas, but in the spirit of being a cheapskate I don't want to splash out 60 quid on a transmiter/receiver when I have various microcontrollers and xbox pads laying around.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40898.525&return_msg=40898.522" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40898.525"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40898_526"></a><div class="message" id="message_40898_526"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time"> 4 Apr 2016 19:13</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 5 Apr 2016 08:51"></span></span> <span class="message_count">526 of 542</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40898.526">40898.526</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40898.522#a40898_525" target="_self">40898.525</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Not a great deal in the house. I think I posted a video of someone testing the range of them with different antena types with those radios. They can go surprisingly far outside.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40898.526&return_msg=40898.522" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40898.526"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40898_527"></a><div class="message" id="message_40898_527"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time"> 4 Apr 2016 19:16</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 5 Apr 2016 08:51"></span></span> <span class="message_count">527 of 542</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40898.527">40898.527</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40898.522#a40898_525" target="_self">40898.525</a></div> <div class="message_body"> This one<br /> <a href="https://youtu.be/gtM832Z0ujE">https://youtu.be/gtM832Z0ujE</a></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40898.527&return_msg=40898.522" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40898.527"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40898_528"></a><div class="message" id="message_40898_528"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 5 Apr 2016 08:56</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Chris (CHRISSS) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 5 Apr 2016 09:05"></span></span> <span class="message_count">528 of 542</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40898.528">40898.528</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40898.522#a40898_527" target="_self">40898.527</a></div> <div class="message_body"> A mile?! OK I think they'll do fine for outside stuff!<br /><br /> Think I'll make a box with an arduino or Pi that has an nrf24 (with antena!) and a screen and maybe a few interface buttons to load/save profiles, and connect a 360 pad to it for a r/c controller. Fun project for the summer.<br /><br /> I'm thinking definitely a car and a boat, and a plane if I get adventurous/find some spare cash for a decent motor/prop.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40898.528&return_msg=40898.522" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40898.528"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40898_529"></a><div class="message" id="message_40898_529"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 5 Apr 2016 10:33</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 5 Apr 2016 11:27"></span></span> <span class="message_count">529 of 542</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40898.529">40898.529</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40898.522#a40898_528" target="_self">40898.528</a></div> <div class="message_body"> There's definitely some decent quoted distances online. <br /> <br /> I've got a huge antenna on my RPi and the regular antenna on my kitchen sensor and it sometimes drops out. That's only going through 2 walls, one being a fairly thick brick wall, oh and the RPi is next to the consumer unit so there might be a bit of noise there. Changing the 2.4GHz channel might help for me. If you're out in the open with very little 2.4GHz interference you should definitely get much better distances. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40898.529&return_msg=40898.522" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40898.529"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40898_530"></a><div class="message" id="message_40898_530"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 5 Apr 2016 11:28</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 5 Apr 2016 11:44"></span></span> <span class="message_count">530 of 542</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40898.530">40898.530</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40898.522#a40898_529" target="_self">40898.529</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I thought they did frequency hopping? Or is that something else. I think for anything flying some fairly robust frequency hopping spread spectrum stuff would be a necessity. With all the unregulated stuff on 2.4 Ghz you never know when some random device could totally knock out your comms.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40898.530&return_msg=40898.522" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40898.530"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40898_531"></a><div class="message" id="message_40898_531"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 7 Apr 2016 15:16</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 7 Apr 2016 19:27"></span></span> <span class="message_count">531 of 542</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40898.531">40898.531</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40898.522#a40898_530" target="_self">40898.530</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I was sure I set the channel but can't seem to find it in my code.<br /><br /> I definitely set signal strength and speed though. Had to be highest strength and lowest speed to get what I have - which isn't as good as I wanted.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40898.531&return_msg=40898.522" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40898.531"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="40898.532" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>