Solo Controller Diversity?? Antenna Talk.

Pushjerk · Feb 19, 2017

Sup Dudes and Dudettes.

So my pre-Solo flying things are FPV birds running 433 RC and 2.4 video. That said, I have a bunch of 2.4 CP and LP antennas, Omni and directional. One in particular that I want to try out with Solo.

So the question is basically an antenna upgrade question.

I have seen all the antenna upgrades out there are sticking the same antenna on both RP-SMA connectors on the Controller. However, one duder had killer range/results in a wide open area with one Alpha and one stock antenna. This leads to questioning - are the antennas/RF ports on Solo controller transmit and receive respectively? Or are there two separate transceivers, operating on a diversity control (switching to which ever has the strongest signal)?

If it is the later, I'm in a stick a rad CP antenna (13db, 180deg beam width, directional) on one port, while leaving the stock linear whip on the other.

Replies will be appreciated.

speatuk · Feb 19, 2017

Pushjerk said:
Sup Dudes and Dudettes.

So my pre-Solo flying things are FPV birds running 433 RC and 2.4 video. That said, I have a bunch of 2.4 CP and LP antennas, Omni and directional. One in particular that I want to try out with Solo.

So the question is basically an antenna upgrade question.

I have seen all the antenna upgrades out there are sticking the same antenna on both RP-SMA connectors on the Controller. However, one duder had killer range/results in a wide open area with one Alpha and one stock antenna. This leads to questioning - are the antennas/RF ports on Solo controller transmit and receive respectively? Or are there two separate transceivers, operating on a diversity control (switching to which ever has the strongest signal)?

If it is the later, I'm in a stick a rad CP antenna (13db, 180deg beam width, directional) on one port, while leaving the stock linear whip on the other.

Replies will be appreciated.

I think if is to do with directional Alfa and the panoramic of the standard.

I tried with the one of each then with 2 alfas and I fly with 2 alfas all the time now.

Just preference.

Keep flying safe everyone

Pedals2Paddles · Feb 19, 2017

Pushjerk said:
This leads to questioning - are the antennas/RF ports on Solo controller transmit and receive respectively? Or are there two separate transceivers, operating on a diversity control (switching to which ever has the strongest signal)?

Neither. It's WiFi-N. Which means MiMo, not diversity. Both antennas are used for simultaneous transmit and receive. And both need to the be the same for MiMo to work properly. Using two different antennas will compromise the bandwidth.

Jubalr · Feb 19, 2017

Pushjerk said:
Sup Dudes and Dudettes.

So my pre-Solo flying things are FPV birds running 433 RC and 2.4 video. That said, I have a bunch of 2.4 CP and LP antennas, Omni and directional. One in particular that I want to try out with Solo.

So the question is basically an antenna upgrade question.

I have seen all the antenna upgrades out there are sticking the same antenna on both RP-SMA connectors on the Controller. However, one duder had killer range/results in a wide open area with one Alpha and one stock antenna. This leads to questioning - are the antennas/RF ports on Solo controller transmit and receive respectively? Or are there two separate transceivers, operating on a diversity control (switching to which ever has the strongest signal)?

If it is the later, I'm in a stick a rad CP antenna (13db, 180deg beam width, directional) on one port, while leaving the stock linear whip on the other.

Replies will be appreciated.

The Solo WiFi link is MiMo based technology/ So it's using them both simultaneously. Best to stay consistent with both antennas.

ETA: Sory Pedals, we were typing at the same time..