DJI AVATA FPV SIGNAL and RANGE TEST

Full test of the Signal using CE Mode on the DJI AVATA, Is it limited compared to FCC?

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[stumpjumper_ste]

The "Problem", is that the Avata is not meant for flying above trees, its meant to fly near to the floor, going through obstacles. Even though, you are getting far better distance than I ever did. Max I get, 10 feet off floor is 250 to 350m on flat moorland with no trees before losing signal, which to me is unusable, although I've not yet tried on latest firmware.

[dereksmith]

The signal on mine has been good too ! Great video

[BlairAir]

In FCC mode, RC-N1 & RM330 run at 25dBm/398mw.
CE Mode restricts this to 20dBm/100mw. Aircraft also limited to 100mw. For perspective, RC Pro runs at 33dBm/1995mw <- that's 20x the power CE allows. Fun Fact: My Alien👽Tech Duo II runs 35dBm @3581mw - Nearly 4 WATTS vs 1/10th of 1 watt. I don't know about legality, but they aren't prohibited. The running joke is, when I break it put and power up 🔋all the other drones just drop out of the sky! 😉 😜 at .1 watt, of course they do!

[soccer]

This is great, thank you! I watched this video close to a year ago and I’ve spent the last few weeks looking for it and finnnalllyy found it! I get my Avata in a couple days and this makes me excited!

Also, gorgeous location! Love the wooded area!

[Bollibompa]

Have you tested the FCC hack? I searched but couldn't find a video from you. I would be really interested to see.

[nqamark]

I have both controllers, and I have to say that I'm having more fun with the motion controller than I thought I would. I have the motion controller with my DJI FPV drone, but never really used except for a test when I got the drone new. What a great drone the Avata is... Great test, I enjoyed the video. Cheers.

[stumpjumper_ste]

I get DJI's hands are tied when it comes to what signal, you get in different countries, but they are responsible for the figures they give out for the specification of range they publish for a drone. The spec in CE land is 2000m, which I dont think anyone will argue is unachievable in the real world. People wouldn't probably have been as upset, if DJI had said, realistic flying distance of 250 to 500m, 2000m just makes DJI look dishonest.

To me it reminds me of broadband companies who used to inflate speeds when they said they you could get in comparison to what you could actually get. There is a reason they can't do that now by law.

[johnnoblemedia]

I agree 100% Darren flying this drone any distance from home point is pointless. For great FPV, low level flying and getting through tight gaps is the key to exciting video. I try to limit my avata to100m from home point, then i can physically walk up to a tight spot and measure if the drone can do it before i make the flight. Great video again, looking forward to more great avata content. And M3P also.

[EnglishTurbines]

In CE Mode, it's limited to 25mw on the 5.8g band officially. 25mw is hopeless at such a high frequency. I imagine it's dual band and using 2.4g in that location out in the middle of nowhere. A range check in a heavy WiFi area might prove interesting... BTW, RC transmitters using the 2.4g band are allowed up to 100mw. Not sure it's the same when broadcasting video though.
Do the FCC hack, because it's shockingly bad value with such a poor RF output IMO....🤔😳😏🇬🇧

[Ifyoudonttakeitucantfakeit]

Really useful video thanks. The word “ FUN” sums the Avata up. It’s a totally different experience to other drones ( even the DJI FPV) and Im always excited to take it out but do find myself stopping more than I should on journeys when I see something to fly around! Keep up the good work. Thank you.

[mikedonnelly]

Love this drone and can't wait to get one. I will wait until we get closer to the holidays as I am hoping DJI comes out with a better gift set. Where in UK did you perform this flight. Looks AMAZING !

[DdraigSPD]

Rather than guessing it would be interested to see an actual comparison against a mini 2 or mini 3 as I have heard that these have dual band transmission channels whereas the avata has only a single frequency band, hence less signal penetration.

[DanUnplanned]

Could you ever see yourself using it in like a travel video like a busy city centre for example? I love my mini 2 it’s enough for my channel for now! I’m so close to 1k I can almost taste it

[daveks]

I’m not sure what magic sauce dji put in your avatar but I can’t get past 150m without signal drop considering sending it off for replacement

[leadsled]

Is that the extent of the telemetry in the Goggles?
I think more of a HUD display with an artificial horizon would be cool.

[radamesortiz]

Great video as always. I have a question, I noticed that my avata doesn’t go to the preset high when the auto RTH kicks in. It will return at what ever high it is, it could be 5ft or 100ft, when the auto return initiate. However it will got to the preset elevation when I press on the RTH on the controller. Have anyone else expected this issue.

[SingaporeDonoghues]

Think you could have extended this video by shooting in a building also to test IF it can do Cinewhoop style that's used extensively in advertising it.

[samavella]

Thank you for the video. For my purpose as to how I plan to use the Avata, the signal is good enough for me, but I am lucky because I’m in Canada.

Quick question regarding the white USB cable connected to your Goggles 2. Is that connected to your phone DJI Fly app and if so, are you using to live stream the video to your phone? If this is the case, I would definitely be interested in seeing a video on this! I haven’t purchased the Avata yet. I ended up purchasing the Mini 3 with the RC, which set me back a bit.

It’s going to take a bit of time to save some money for the Avata!

[chadgilmore]

Would you ever use the jacks you can get so you can fly in FCC mode 🤔

[matthiasg]

Anybody knows when the fpv controllers are coming back in?