Good antenna for iflight nazdhul eco xl5 | Drone Community | Page 1

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 1:33 AM

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Also lf antennas for my skyzone 040 pro
Rn im using these antennas for the skyzone

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crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 1:59 AM

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how do you fly it mainly?

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/plan to

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cause personally i think you cant go wrong with a TrueRC matchstick or another (but shorter) Lumenier AXII 2

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if you do longer range flying and need more penetration id reccomend something long and possibly one of those double axiis and mount it as out of the way as possible. Otherwise if you do freestyle you want more durability id go for a stubby or shorter antenna

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 2:54 AM

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crimson gale how do you fly it mainly?

I plan to free style and maybe do long range

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But above is what im using rn

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I dont really like the patch

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 2:55 AM

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crimson gale cause personally i think you cant go wrong with a TrueRC matchstick or another (...

So u think I should replace my patch with another lumineer antenna

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Also what should I get for my drone

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 2:55 AM

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those are the antennas id put on the drone

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the antennas you have for your goggles are quite good

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 2:56 AM

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crimson gale the antennas you have for your goggles are quite good

U think I should replace the patch

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Ion really like it

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 2:56 AM

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how come

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bad signal or just annoying to pack

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 2:56 AM

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Both ngl

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Plus it sits like this

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 2:57 AM

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if you want you can stick a stubby on there

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you will lose penetration and some range compared to a patch but it would take less space

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 2:58 AM

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Is it fine if sits like that?

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Cuz thats the only way for it not to be loose

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Other than that its loose

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 2:58 AM

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unfortunately with patches packing will always be annoying

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and yea its fine

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 2:58 AM

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I had my vtx at 1000 mw

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And it was bad signal

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Probably to high

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I was at

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Race band channel 8 to

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Maybe cuz it was on diversity mode

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 2:59 AM

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where were you flying?

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 2:59 AM

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Football field

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 2:59 AM

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metal fence around it?

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 2:59 AM

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I switched it to 400mw

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Metal bleachers etc

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Yes

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 2:59 AM

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then yea you were probs getting reflections

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im guessing when you lowered the power you had better signal

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 3:00 AM

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I lowered the power but I haven't flown yet

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 3:00 AM

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similar thing with flying whoops indoors where 25mw is usually good and anything above you lose signal

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 3:00 AM

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Im new to thjs

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I followed a guide on like I forgot his name the bald dude

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Guess he was wrong

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 3:00 AM

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joshua bardwell?

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 3:01 AM

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Yea

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He said to put it on max power

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Probably cuz he's in the forest

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 3:01 AM

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yea

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in an open area relatively close you dont need the power

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 3:01 AM

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What abt like neighborhoods

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 3:02 AM

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honestly? use smartaudio and see what gives you the best signal

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or whatever the vtx switching signal youre using

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part of getting the best signal is just trial and error tbh

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 3:05 AM

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crimson gale part of getting the best signal is just trial and error tbh

I see

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So would u suggest i put this on my drone

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The

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Double antenna

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crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 3:06 AM

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try different places where youre standing, make sure youre not looking down when flying and experiment with different power levels

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i dont think you need it

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 3:06 AM

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Lowkey just trying to maximize my goggles

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But if I dont need

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Thats fine

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Ts the stock one

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 3:07 AM

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should be fine

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when you say bad signal what were you seeing?

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loss of colour, rolling, full static?

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 3:08 AM

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Snowy

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In a football field

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Thats when I was using 1000 mw

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Static etc

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 3:09 AM

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odd

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try running lower output power on the vtx and see if that fixes it when flying on the field

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 3:09 AM

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400 mw is perfect then?

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 3:10 AM

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if not then maybe the vtx isnt giving you your full power or the antenna isnt working properly

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should be

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 3:10 AM

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Is this set up good?

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 3:10 AM

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yea thats fine

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 3:10 AM

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Cuz I usually fly like high

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Mk

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Thx man

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 3:11 AM

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also try standing in different spots too

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makes a bigger difference than youd think

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 3:12 AM

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I usually sat behind like a little half fence made of metal

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 3:12 AM

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yea that could be a big factor

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try standing away from metal if you can

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 3:13 AM

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I need a shorter cable

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 3:13 AM

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crimson gale try standing away from metal if you can

Ahhhh

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 3:13 AM

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you dont need that cable at all

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you can plug the battery directly into the socket no?

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 3:13 AM

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For it to be center of gravity

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Cant

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crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 3:14 AM

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it wont make that much of a difference youre fine

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 3:14 AM

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Oh fr?

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 3:14 AM

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yea

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its better to have it in the center but having it more forwards or more backwards is fine

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dont have to be super precise with it

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 3:16 AM

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Could the cable be messing with my signal to?

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Cuz before it was sitting right next to the antenna

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Like touching

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 3:17 AM

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i mean probs a bit

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 3:20 AM

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crimson gale i mean probs a bit

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So like thats fine?

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A go pro would be crazy

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Def would fit now

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 3:21 AM

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yea its fine

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itll affect the performance slightly sure but wont be a big deal outside of a slightly shorter flight time

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and keep in mind a gopro would offset the weight of the battery too

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 3:22 AM

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Damn they are expensive tho huh

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 3:23 AM

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can get used

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 3:24 AM

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Ion know which one to get

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I want this one but idk which it is

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 3:24 AM

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iirc that fits 10, 11, 12 and 13

subtle flame Feb 22, 2026, 3:26 AM

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crimson gale iirc that fits 10, 11, 12 and 13

Got a link?

crimson gale Feb 22, 2026, 3:27 AM

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nop

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just shop around and see whats local to you

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i direct mount mine onto without the protective case but i would reccomend having some kind of case

#Good antenna for iflight nazdhul eco xl5