Robs ' Light Weight Ground Station

[rob.thomson]

I feel like I have been going in circles getting to the optimum ground station.

My UBER FUNKY one works well, but really does make for allot of crap to carry around.

I have sort of gone a full circle on this one.



This is the KISS rule.

-tripod
- av power box to split power & video
- pv700 recorder
- skylark att

The plate on the tripod is a simple bit of ply, with two rails to 'grip' it to the tripod.  A velcro hook & loop tape straps it to the polls on the back.

A small 5v regulator powers the pvr.

Job done!

Well sort of.

I have been battling with what seems to be allot of 'noise' on the PVR display.  It curious - it occurs even if I power off the battery, and plug direct in to the skylark.  Strange thing is.. same cables, and the goggles dont get the noise!

I am at a loss at to where the source of the noise is coming from!

[rob.thomson]

Found the noise source.

The av cable has a broken ground cable!

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[rob.thomson]

So...  Not a broken ground cable.

Rather a case of none of the cables I have matching up properly!

Seems the fatshark cables don't play  in boscam equipment etc...

Rather annoying!

Anyway.. New cables ordered - so will get that problem sorted sometime soon.



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[rob.thomson]

I have had a few flights today with this setup.

Works well.  Just a single back pack, 2 mins setup time, and super video clarity.

I have now ditched the video relay.   I just plug in to the base. 

Simple... Simple simple...

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[skyscraper]

Hi Rob,

Glad its working well! Simplicity is the key :)

regards
Andy

[rob.thomson]

Indeed!

My other systems where perfectly functional, just started to get too bulky.

But I learned allot, and had fun making them :)

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