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If I was going to purchase a Helical FPV antenna for my goggles, which one would you gentlemen recommend. This is one https://www.helidirect.com/fpv/fpv-ante ... ic-v3.html or this one http://graysonhobby.com/aomway-helical- ... -rhcp.html. and beside the name brand and the big price difference, what else am I over looking if any. I just want one that will work Thanks for your opinion in advance

Well after searching you tube I found a video on the Aomway helical antenna showing it wasn't a hit. So I'm looking to get this instead http://www.stoneblueairlines.com/vas-5- ... tenna.html

Well out of my knowledge zone. Hopefully someone else can chime in with advice.

For your goggles get a pagoda style antenna I went from an excellent tbs triumph to the luminier pagoda 2 and its superb

Thanks KevG I have this right now on my goggles and my quad http://www.getfpv.com/lumenier-pagoda-2 ... -rhcp.html and I should get this instead for my goggles and quad http://www.getfpv.com/lumenier-pagoda-2 ... -rhcp.html and this antenna doesn't replace my patch antenna or does it?

You've linked both the same thing above.

My set up is TBS Triumph on quad and on goggles I have Pagoda 2 and IRC mini patch All RCHP

The patch is good, a helical is a very directional antenna and that direction gets narrower with the increasing amount of turns, do you have diversity on your goggles,

Hey KevG. Yes I do have diversity on my goggles. The goggles has a patch antenna and pagoda antenna to sister up with. Sorry for the wrong link last time but this is what I have for the quad and goggles at the moment https://www.helidirect.com/fpv/fpv-ante ... a-sma.html You mention to get this antenna instead http://www.getfpv.com/lumenier-pagoda-2 ... -rhcp.html rather then a Helical antenna?

Sorry mate I read the first post wrong, I would not suggest going for a helical over a patch, you wont see a difference, and I would not suggest replacing the CP antenna with a helical because of the directing orientation of the both antennas pointing forward will limit your diversity of the module, the CP gives a circle of pick up all around you where as the helical and patch are both in front of the antennas

the pagoda you have on your goggles combined with a patch is good.

Helical are designed more for long range and are best served on base stations where its pointing directly at the drone/plane the narrowness of the antenna over the longer range is not so important,

Thanks again KevG . Mr Derek mention the same thing about not needing Helical either. Where I fly I need more circle of pick up then distance. What I did was go ahead and took your guys advice and dumped the Helical antenna and ordered 2 of the new lumenier-pagoda 2 version and give that a try. One for the goggles and I for the quad plus the adapters to make it work

Sounds real good man!

Hey Derek. Yeah, I hope so, if not then I'll save a couple of dollars and get some of goggles with video input. That way If I have to I can use a ground station of some sort. Hopefully this will work good enough Thanks for advice everyone and I'll post up when I have everything set up. Parts arrive Friday.

I've should of asked last time but I didn't So how about patch antennas. I've heard the higher the dbi is on the patch antenna will increases your reception even better The word on the street is Menace invader patch antenna is the bomb The menace has the same dbi "6" as my patch antenna . I did fine a patch antenna that has 9 dbi and was thinking about getting it but want to know if it's worth it I find out after tomorrow if I need a new patch when my Lumenieri pogoda2 antenna comes in. If I get the same reception with the new antennas as last time then I'll think about trying out a new patch antenna then