Hi Guys !!!

I though I will start a new thread for this.

Now that I have received the new FPV SETUP from HK. Here are some pics of the unboxing of the product.

There is no manual included, however the connections are fairly simple and obvious.

There is one lead for the power to the Tx and camera (which is known as the loop wire)
There is one unused connector with tinned leads for connection any other video input to the Tx.

Video and Audio cables are included with the Rx and a 12V adapter is also included for the Rx.
The Tx has the capability to transmitting audio + video, but the camera does not support any audio (hence the spare tinned cable)

Also included are the two antennas for Tx and Rx. These have different connectors and are not same. So one is for Tx and the other for the Rx. You cannot swap.

More to follow along with video samples and pics.

Hope this helps 

Lucky Parcel.

so when r u going to test on flight!!!! :-)

Santa Blessed you Saurabh cheers...

Thanks divay, CrazyPilot, ashish

Guess I am lucky and blessed by santa

Yes,i would surely want to test it on a model.now I am looking for someone who can fly it on his model.

Quote from: saurabhhsrivastavaa link=topic=4211.msg43841#mjavascript:void(0)sg43841 date=1293652051
now I am looking for someone who can fly it on his model.

U can always send it to me for testing. i will test it for u free of cost.

Thanks CrazyPilot  

I will do that if i dont get any help here.  

I wish it had a range from Mumbai to Delhi... LOL  

Nice item to gift yourself this holiday season.
What Display device you plan to use ? The only practical one I feel is the Video Goggle like ones from FatShark.
Any plan to integrate with Telemetry ? Eagle Tree etc ?

Thanks Ujjwaana.  

I already have the JXD portable media device with TV in. I will try with that first. My goal is not to get into Hardcore FPV. I bought it just for trial and some fun. I will not integrate with Telemetry at the moment but maybe later I may do so. I know Fatsharks are good and Fox are also doing good.

A FEW FIRST THOUGHTS:

1.) When I received the parcel yesterday, nowhere on the Tx it was mentioned 1500mw.   The only place I found something written was the white box that it came in. It just had a sticker with SKU number and said 1500/Tx/Rx12 and some numbers. Was wondering if there is a way I can find the real power of the Tx. Both 800mW and 1500mW look the same and the size is also the same. There is no way I can be sure if it is 1500mW (except for vague V x I calculation at the input). looking at the size of the antennas, it surely is 900Mhz. Guess for the rest, will have to go with the faith in HK... HA HA HA

2.) I have checked the quality of the output by connecting the Rx to my TV. The quality seems quite decent. The camera has fixed focus locked in by a small screw. I guess one can change it for MACRO.  

3.) The Tx was barely warm after 10 mins of usage. I even completed the PAN and TILT mechanism for the camera. No interference with 2.4 Radio. (practiacally checked now ) Video Reception on Ch4 was the most interference free.

4.) I am planning to check the practical range on the ground first. (Maybe at the field)

5.) The best part - There is no lag in the transmission and no frame drop at all.
My gut feeling says - if a better camera is used, the pic quality can be enhanced quite a bit.

UPDATE 1:

A few more pics of the setup (working)

balle balle te shava shava....good going dude.....will see you on Sunday at airoli ground....

Sandeep

UPDATE 2:

Results with my Turnigy Watt-meter:

Transmitter Only
Current Drain : 0.24 Amps Constant
Batt Voltage : 11.90 V
Power Consumption : 2.9 Watts

Receiver Only
Current Drain : 0.26 Amps Constant
Batt Voltage : 12.01 V
Power Consumption : 3.1 Watts

Camera Only
Current Drain : 0.07 Amps Constant
Batt Voltage : 11.9 V
Power Consumption : 0.8 Watts

What about the range?

Will check the range maybe this Sunday and update.

Quote from: sandeepm on December 31, 2010, 10:18:02 AM
balle balle te shava shava....good going dude.....will see you on Sunday at airoli ground....

Sandeep

Has the ground been cleared of the "encroachers?

No Sir... we still dont have the field to us. We can be hopeful only towards the last week of Jan... 

However, the other tarmac is available.

sourabh, thanks for so many details. Can you also provide the weight of each equipment. I am still planing for this setup to build a fpv plane. It will be of great help if I know how much extra weight it would add up.

Sure. Will do that soon.

But as per my rough estimate,

Tx with Antenna should be close to 90g or so
Camera with Pan and Tilt and servos should be 40g
Battery (Rhino 750mah 3Cell Lipo) should be 70g
Connection Wire about 10g
Total on the Tx side - 210g (should be close to 200g)

Rx with antenna should be somewhere 150g
Cable RCA - 50g
Battery (Turnigy 1300mah 3Cell Lipo) should be 120g
Total on the Rx side - 320g (EXCLUDING OUTPUT SCREEN)

Here is a quick sample video from the HK 900Mhz 1500mW FPV setup. This is indoors.. I am sure it will be much better outdoors. With a better camera, the quality increases substantially. I am using a USB video capture device to record and view on laptop.

WATCH IN 480p

saurabh! gr8,    how are you going to view it, Goggled or on a monitor/ lappie ?
i have done some extreme FPV on some extreme gigs, first time i remember i got disorientated and fell (Back in 1993), if on a wearable device some reference to where you are standing is a must, or else your Semi circular canals in your middle ear and the visual cue won't agree, mind is trained to believe visual more than the other, there will be conflict,  can be nauseating too.  thought i should share

Thanks Augustinev  

I completely understand and agree with your experience and thoughts. For the moment, I will be flying the aircraft normally and let my friends enjoy the show on the laptop... Lets see how it gets from there... Not really thought of getting goggles, as they are still expensive. I somehow still feel that they are not worth that money.  

Will upload the flights video soon. !!!  

Got my 900mhz 200mw camera today. will post some pics when i reach home.

Kool.. Congrats... waiting for the pics.

  ;Dpics of my parcel 

First when i set the tx channel to 4 & rx channel to 4 it didn't worked. i thought 'oh my god all my $$ gone in wind'. Then i shifted the channel in rx one by one, at channel 0 i got the video  .

some more pics. when i move my camera very fast the video blacks out for a fraction of second.