Best Buy in Dublin, CA had a couple left that had the circle markings on the label as of last night.
And hello everyone. First post and new Solo owner courtesy of Best Buy's sale.
Totally new to Drone world and this is first time I'm even posting anything here. My Serial number says S111A5B00397 - does that mean I've newer version or older version of drone ? I've not yet opened this as I got it from Bestbuy today only and considering if I should keep it or not as I will still need to buy Gopro 4 Black for this thing. Any help appreciated.Thanks Douglas for creating this thread. And thanks also to tjones for the help. After reading this thread I decided to open my quad and low and behold it was the Rev A. I went to BB today and returned that platform. I told the guy I need one with S111A5A11171 or greater. No issues at all. I got a Rev B and I am happy. Like tjones mentioned, it also has the two circles.
Even if I paid $299, you want the best buck for your money, especially when the Solo is eventually going to be discontinued.
Look at the serial number label on the bottom of the box. Does the label have two circular symbols in the middle? If so, it is a Rev B GPS machine. No circles and it is a Rev A machine.Totally new to Drone world and this is first time I'm even posting anything here. My Serial number says S111A5B00397 - does that mean I've newer version or older version of drone ? I've not yet opened this as I got it from Bestbuy today only and considering if I should keep it or not as I will still need to buy Gopro 4 Black for this thing. Any help appreciated.
My two cents...
Yesterday afternoon I took the Solo rev B for a quick spin (I needed to test before the BB, January 15 deadline). I was at a soccer field surrounded by 60ft trees on all sides. I had a good clearing of the sky in the middle. Solo acquired satellites in less than a minute, maybe 30 seconds. Approximately, 10-13 Satellites give and take. I have the original copper shield and not the shield 3DR sells for $30. I used two batteries at full charge, they lasted for approximately 16 min. each before the UAS returned home. The UAS was really easy to fly and reminded me of my Iris+.
So the verdict is I am keeping this Solo. Hopefully will get warmer weather here in NOVA in the near future
-I know this has been discussed before, but will the 3DR shield provide a better improvement? I.e. more satellites always? (I can see it for safety reasons, someone would want to do it).
-I think more than the satellites I would be more interested in never loosing manual control, so an extremely reliable link is a necessity. That said I'm thinking in investing in the Alphas.
I just got mine with the backpack and gimbal installed but the drone has the older serial number. Does that mean no new gps?
Just pop the front cap and take a look. A green board = Rev A, a black board = Rev B.
Personally, I've not seen any performance difference between the two and I have one of each.
-I think more than the satellites I would be more interested in never loosing manual control, so an extremely reliable link is a necessity. That said I'm thinking in investing in the Alphas.
I got the Best Buy special last week for $299.00 for the Solo base with battery and controller, extra battery, Gimbal and set of extra props. My serial number is in the higher range - S111A5A11577. Took off the GPS cover and it is indeed the black PCB board with the new shield on top (copper color) so it is the Rev2 GPS in this unit. There's another thread on here saying if you have two "circles" on the box it's the Rev2 GPS installed. My box had that as well.
also a much lower sn than mine. I pulled mine apart yesterday just tired make sure lolwell hopefully the new one model bb11a from bb has the new board, i looked through 15 boxes for 1 with the circles, so i wonder then is it just starts at a certain number. my model sa11a has the number S113A5002316 and a green board
Mine starts with S113A also, just like the picture above, pretty close SN S113A5002298. Does this have the rev B board? I would prefer to know before taking it out of the box, so I can go an exchange it for another.
wow that is really close SN to mine. i would say that's the A board. Best Buy was very nice and i was able to look through all the boxes they had to look for the circle marking, which may be one way to tell although some people have gotten them without those box markings. i oredered the kit with the backpack and preinstalled gimbal since the backpack is going away quickly and will return the other after it arrives.Mine starts with S113A also, just like the picture above, pretty close SN S113A5002298. Does this have the rev B board? I would prefer to know before taking it out of the box, so I can go an exchange it for another.
Yes Alfa. Haha! Thanks for the tip. I did learned to fly with my Iris+, but just curious, why wouldn't someone be facing and pointing the controller at the UAV at all times? If we are to have visual reference at all times of the UAV, one would think pointing the controller and having visual sight of it goes hand in hand.I'm sure you meant ALFA. Anyway, one thing to keep in mind about antennas like that, while they increase the range they do that at the cost of being more directional. With those antennas you need to keep them pointed directly at the Solo at all times.
Mine starts with S113A also, just like the picture above, pretty close SN S113A5002298. Does this have the rev B board? I would prefer to know before taking it out of the box, so I can go an exchange it for another.
Yes Alfa. Haha! Thanks for the tip. I did learned to fly with my Iris+, but just curious, why wouldn't someone be facing and pointing the controller at the UAV at all times? If we are to have visual reference at all times of the UAV, one would think pointing the controller and having visual sight of it goes hand in hand.
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