vtx keeps cutting out mid flight, not sure if its the tx or antenna connection
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classic symptom of a bad antenna connection or a cracked antenna base. those no-name stubby antennas are notorious for having the internal conductor come loose from the sma pin and it only shows under
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had almost identical problem on my 4inch last summer. spent way too long thinking it was the vtx itself and almost bought a replacement. turned out the sma connector on the vtx was ever so slightly lo
been dealing with this for a couple weeks now and its driving me insane. basically mid flight ill get static bursts and sometimes full video dropout for a second or two then it comes back. happens more when i bank hard or do fast rolls which makes me think its something physical but i cant reproduce it on the bench no matter what i try.
running a rushfpv tank solo 5.8ghz at 400mw on a 5inch, goggles are fatshark attitude v6. the antenna on the vtx is an ummatoo or something, one of those stubby ones that came with a random build kit. ive reseated the sma connector twice already. not sure if its a power issue, a loose connection thats only loose under g-force, or if the antenna itself is just crap. maybe all three
anyone dealt with this kind of intermittent stuff before, its so hard to debug when it wont show up on the bench