onetenor Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 What is this and is it legal--https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-TX526-5_8G-40CH-25MW200MW600MW-Switchable-AV-Wireless-FPV-Transmitter-RP-SMA-Female-p-1083642.html?rmmds=detail-top-buytogether-auto__2&cur_warehouse=CN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Q1. Basically its a video transmitter (with audio) for use in FPV applications. Q2. No - not in the UK anyway. Its too powerful. BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Christy Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 It is a video transmitter for FPV. I think the advertiser meant mW (milliwatts - one thousandth of a watt) not MW (megawatts - million watts!) If so, then it is probably legal on its lowest power setting. If he really did mean MW, then its going to need thicker battery cables......! -- Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I think the legal limit on video Tx's in the UK is 10mW - yes that is ridiculously low - fly about 50m away and you lose the signal! Many FPV practicioners are covertly using more - but it is illegal in the UK I believe. You take your choice. BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin McIntosh Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 No BEB, I believe it is 25mW. With so many much more powerful ones on the market I wonder just how many are sticking to the ridiculously low legal limit. This is a quarter of the power of a 2.4gHz Tx and even 200mW (which of course I tried abroad!) in a quad can easily blank out. I would expect that my 2.4gHz wireless door bell is more powerful than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Thanks Martin, I wasn't sure if it was 10 or 25mW. But as you say both are ridiculously low! So, Peter is correct one tenor - it would be legal on its lowest power setting. BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Woodroffe Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 I did speak to a HAM radio enthusiast recently and got onto this topic. He said high powered transmitters aren't good for you, and can cause cell damage in your body. Not sure how true that is, was an interesting conversation none the less. Maybe this has something to do with the 25mW limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 He's right, but the risk at these levels is miniscule. As I understand it it's when you get up to the sort of power levels of serious radio and TV transmitters (that can be measured in kW) that the real danger exists. For us at mW levels its not an issue. Bear in mind your Tx is outputing 100mW - 4 times this limit. BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 I don't see any sign of a CE mark or mention of CE certification. I've a feeling that the facility to switch to illegaly high outputs would rule any certification out. BTW can someone explain to onetenor how to post links. Edited By Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator on 01/08/2018 20:03:42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Christy Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Bear in mind that an fpv video transmitter would normally be operating at altitude, and the higher the transmitter, the further the signal will go. At these sort of frequencies, 25 mW *should* be ok, but fluctuations in signal level caused by rapidly changing aerial orientation is likely to cause problems. I know someone who used to use a 10mW "walkie-talkie" type airband radio (legal) as a full-size competitive glider pilot, to let his ground crew know where to retrieve him! He never had a range problem with it. As far as the dangers of RF are concerned, BEB is right about high powered broadcast transmitters. I worked at Holme Moss for a while in its heyday, and stray RF fields were something of which we were all very wary! However, at fpv power levels, unless you sleep with it under your pillow, it is highly unlikely to cause any problems. There have been concerns about mobile phones - which put out quite high peak powers - when operated for long periods held to the ear, but even there, the evidence is far from conclusive. -- Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin McIntosh Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Some years ago I worked for a company producing mobile phone mast head Tx and Rx amplifiers, ending up as the only person tuning up the 2x20W (2x50dbm) Tx ones which had to be out of their casings in order to do this. The outputs were fed into temporary loads which got quite hot trying to dissipate that amount of RF power. After a while of doing this virtually all of my hair fell out which was extremely embarrassing for a long time until it re grew in three different colours, OK now. Don`t be concerned about the miniscule output of your Tx though. My hair only falls out with worry and old age now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wright Stuff Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Agreed. The only people who need be concerned are homeopaths, who consider 10 mW to be ten times more dangerous than 100 mW... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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