Quite pleased with this test of the new long range telemetry radios. Wasn't sure how the RFD900x system would handle losing line of sight behind the hill by the highway (2.5 miles from the ground station) - but it stayed connected like a champ. Only had a few brief outages as I turned around by the mailboxes and started heading back. I wasn't up for the normal one-hour trip it takes the rover to make on its own so I strapped it into the back of my pickup for a faster trip and took if for a ride. The ground station radio was mounted on top of a 30' mast at the hut. Compass variance for the rover direction was off a bit, but that didn't matter for this test. All in all, it was rousing success! I couldn't get the system to work with an FrSky Taranus QX7 RC Transmitter - but the system works fine with a slight mod to the ground station end. 74,77,59,0,C
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Will it be compatible with adding repeaters for more distance? Nice work.
Multiple RFD900X radios can be set up as repeaters, but it is a rather complex process involving new firmware and some programming. I will leave that for some time in the future if I decide I need it.
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