problem with ELRS range | Drone Community | Page 1

unborn plank Sep 21, 2025, 11:26 AM

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Hello guys, i am having problems with my ELRS range. i have Radiomaster pocket and Radiomaster XR2 Nano. My range when Reciver and Radio are 10cm apart is around -50Dbm, and when i am around 20m apart its around -80Dbm.

elder sand Sep 21, 2025, 11:28 AM

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How is your receiver mounted?

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Oh wait

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Your antenna on the rx is broken

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There's a way to remove it and use enameled wire as antenna but I forgot how exactly

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Iirc @jolly finch knows how it's done

jolly finch Sep 21, 2025, 11:31 AM

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elder sand Your antenna on the rx is broken

doesnt look broken

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tho it might just not be visible

elder sand Sep 21, 2025, 11:32 AM

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jolly finch doesnt look broken

First image top left corner

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jolly finch Sep 21, 2025, 11:33 AM

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yeah either way i dont quite know which of the pads youd need to solder it to

elder sand Sep 21, 2025, 11:33 AM

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Who was it who knew?

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I remember someone fixing it that way

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I thought it was you

jolly finch Sep 21, 2025, 11:34 AM

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i did solder an enamel wire to a ep1

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but that was on the actual UFL to save weight on my whoop

elder sand Sep 21, 2025, 11:35 AM

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Nah then it was someone else

unborn plank Sep 21, 2025, 9:38 PM

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so i should just replace it? i belive thats the easiest way

elder sand Sep 22, 2025, 4:02 AM

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unborn plank so i should just replace it? i belive thats the easiest way

Yeah that's the easiest way

astral glacier Sep 22, 2025, 6:56 AM

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unborn plank so i should just replace it? i belive thats the easiest way

replace it with a receiver that has an actual antenna and not the ceramic one, you'll get a massive range increase and you can just replace the antenna if it breaks rather than the entire receiver like you have to now.

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