Antenna Issues January 12
Looking through last weekend’s photos, I discovered something funny– the shutter never worked while the camera was pointing to my left. The pan/tilt response was slow, but there were no shots in that direction. The culprit, I think, is antenna placement. The antenna is located in that blue box there, and if you look at the post immediately previous to this, you’ll see that box sitting on the left side of the rig. If the camera is pointed to my left, the camera, frame, and the circuit board are all between me and the rig. If I were reasonably close to the rig, that wouldn’t be a problem, but out near the limit of the rig’s range, it starts to be a problem.
So, this is my initial thought on how to solve this problem. A little adjustment to the velcro, and it’ll be just peachy, with the antenna pointing downwards. This means if I’m directly below the rig I won’t get good reception, but anywhere else I should be okay. Heading out tomorrow morning (no wind predicted) to check this theory and do an actual range test.