aircraft networking

[Martin]

http://www.sonic.net/~n6gn/SWTL_Powered_Drone_Antennas.html

On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 12:11 PM, Joe Leikhim <rhyolite at leikhim.com> wrote:

>
> Not sure why you would bother with CAT5 POE when you could use more
> suitable cable and simply use RF for local connection  to the router.
>
> This company, local to me has worked out the tethering for UAV's.
> https://www.hoverflytech.com/
>
> Also, there is this Google project Loon which uses long endurance balloons
> equipped with a computer which determines the best altitude to catch wind
> conditions conducive to loitering at a spot in the sky. This seems like a
> better long duration approach than a powered UAV.
>
> *From:* Tacos [mailto:tacos-bounces+howardc=macrollc.com at amrad.org
> <tacos-bounces+howardc=macrollc.com at amrad.org>] *On Behalf Of *Terry
> McCarty - WA5NTI
> *Sent:* Sunday, July 24, 2016 10:33 PM
> *To:* kf4hcw
> *Cc:* tacos at amrad.org
> *Subject:* Re: aircraft networking
>
>
>
> Pete -
>
> How much voltage and current does a drone require to maintain a 'steady
> state' altitude of 300 ft ?
>
> I'm thinking of strapping a Linksys WRT54G router's circuit board under a
> drone and feeding power up to it via a 200' or 300' CAT5 cable.
>
> Could the drone draw its power off of the unused wires in a Cat5 cable and
> provide a stable/stationary router platform/node up about 300' in the air ?
>
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