New DJI Mavic Mini

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sheldimus

281 posts

140 months

Thursday 11th February 2021
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red_slr said:
I have not had an issue with range on my mini once I put some yagi antennas on the remote.
Link?
I've had no issue with standard range so far but good to have some backup

red_slr

17,313 posts

190 months

Thursday 11th February 2021
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-8-2-4G-Yagi-Antenna-S...

They work very well so long as you are down range and you keep the antennas pointed towards the drone. They are not so good for close in flying so if you are flying close just leave them off.

No affiliation just a happy customer.

CanAm

9,288 posts

273 months

Thursday 11th February 2021
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sheldimus said:
That's a shame!

I imagine you've just given a lot of folks an idea..
My mate and his Mrs fancied a bit of midnight delight on their hotel balcony. Unfortunately they realised too late that the door had no handle on the outside and of course their PJs were insideyikes

You'd have thought once bitten, twice shy........but they did it again the next year!

sheldimus

281 posts

140 months

Friday 12th February 2021
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red_slr said:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-8-2-4G-Yagi-Antenna-S...

They work very well so long as you are down range and you keep the antennas pointed towards the drone. They are not so good for close in flying so if you are flying close just leave them off.

No affiliation just a happy customer.
My understanding that we UK customers have 2.4 and 5.8 signals that automatically switch over depending on signal strength?
So which antenna would be best to go for?

sheldimus

281 posts

140 months

Friday 12th February 2021
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CanAm said:
My mate and his Mrs fancied a bit of midnight delight on their hotel balcony. Unfortunately they realised too late that the door had no handle on the outside and of course their PJs were insideyikes

You'd have thought once bitten, twice shy........but they did it again the next year!
Sure.. 'my mate'
That old chestnut!

Fair play though with convincing the missus to go for it!

red_slr

17,313 posts

190 months

Friday 12th February 2021
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sheldimus said:
red_slr said:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-8-2-4G-Yagi-Antenna-S...

They work very well so long as you are down range and you keep the antennas pointed towards the drone. They are not so good for close in flying so if you are flying close just leave them off.

No affiliation just a happy customer.
My understanding that we UK customers have 2.4 and 5.8 signals that automatically switch over depending on signal strength?
So which antenna would be best to go for?
2.4 and lock it into 2.4 in the settings.

red_slr

17,313 posts

190 months

Friday 12th February 2021
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CanAm

9,288 posts

273 months

Friday 12th February 2021
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sheldimus said:
CanAm said:
My mate and his Mrs fancied a bit of midnight delight on their hotel balcony. Unfortunately they realised too late that the door had no handle on the outside and of course their PJs were insideyikes

You'd have thought once bitten, twice shy........but they did it again the next year!
Sure.. 'my mate'
That old chestnut!

Fair play though with convincing the missus to go for it!
That would have been on the "What has your "friend" been up to?" thread

MartG

20,705 posts

205 months

Friday 12th February 2021
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sheldimus said:
red_slr said:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-8-2-4G-Yagi-Antenna-S...

They work very well so long as you are down range and you keep the antennas pointed towards the drone. They are not so good for close in flying so if you are flying close just leave them off.

No affiliation just a happy customer.
My understanding that we UK customers have 2.4 and 5.8 signals that automatically switch over depending on signal strength?
So which antenna would be best to go for?
Mini 1 wifi will pick a channel on boot up and stick with it ( unless you manually select a different channel )
Mini 2 Ocusync will dynamically swap channels in flight unless you manually lock it down

Order66

6,732 posts

250 months

Friday 12th February 2021
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Can anyone tell me if Mini 1 batteries are compatible with mini 2? I'd like to upgrade considering the freedoms you get with the new rules, and if I could keep my batteries and charger that would be a big incentive.

MartG

20,705 posts

205 months

Friday 12th February 2021
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Order66 said:
Can anyone tell me if Mini 1 batteries are compatible with mini 2? I'd like to upgrade considering the freedoms you get with the new rules, and if I could keep my batteries and charger that would be a big incentive.
Yes, Mini 1 batteries fit and work in the Mini 2 BUT they are heavier and take it over the 250g limit

Kev_Mk3

2,793 posts

96 months

Friday 12th February 2021
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ThisInJapanese said:
Kev_Mk3 said:
ThisInJapanese said:
Kev_Mk3 said:
ThisInJapanese said:
sheldimus said:
Late to the party and just got one of these at the weekend now the price has dropped with the release of the Mini 2.

Properly impressed with the whole package.
Really stable flight even in the wind and at height, faster than I expected and delivers some really quality looking video and pictures with close to zero practice.
Photography experience does come in handy with composition and settings though.

Still worry when I take it really high and/or far away that it won't be coming back or it will just stop and come down like a meteor..!
Price has dropped you say? Where did you get one from and what did you pay if you don't mind me asking...
+1
Easy there, I asked first!
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Down to £399 at Amazon, which is the lowest they've been. I guess that's the going rate.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/DJI-Mavic-Mini-Combo-Transmission/dp/B07RGF1VDR/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1N812NBPNKOHS&dchild=1&keywords=mavic+mini&qid=1613149305&sprefix=mavic+min%2Caps%2C174&sr=8-1

red_slr

17,313 posts

190 months

Saturday 13th February 2021
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MartG said:
sheldimus said:
red_slr said:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-8-2-4G-Yagi-Antenna-S...

They work very well so long as you are down range and you keep the antennas pointed towards the drone. They are not so good for close in flying so if you are flying close just leave them off.

No affiliation just a happy customer.
My understanding that we UK customers have 2.4 and 5.8 signals that automatically switch over depending on signal strength?
So which antenna would be best to go for?
Mini 1 wifi will pick a channel on boot up and stick with it ( unless you manually select a different channel )
Mini 2 Ocusync will dynamically swap channels in flight unless you manually lock it down
We are only talking about mini 1 - the mini 2 does not have any range issues and does not need the yagis.
For what it is I am pretty happy with the 1 I would prob not upgrade to the 2 for now as I dont see the need for long range on such a small drone but that said if I did not have a 1 I would defo get the 2.

sheldimus

281 posts

140 months

Monday 15th February 2021
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I've been so impressed with the Mini that I sold it over the weekend for £10 more than I paid for it and i've just ordered the Mini 2 Fly More Combo direct from DJI with their 5% discount!

sheldimus

281 posts

140 months

Monday 22nd February 2021
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Anyone ordered anything from DJI recently?
I ordered a Mini 2 Combo on the 15th and had no update on expected delivery, just an email from DHL on the 16th to say they received the package.

Any idea how long i'll be waiting?

MartG

20,705 posts

205 months

Monday 22nd February 2021
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sheldimus said:
Anyone ordered anything from DJI recently?
I ordered a Mini 2 Combo on the 15th and had no update on expected delivery, just an email from DHL on the 16th to say they received the package.

Any idea how long i'll be waiting?
I think they ship from Eindhoven in the Netherlands, so it could be a while depending on customs

sheldimus

281 posts

140 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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MartG said:
I think they ship from Eindhoven in the Netherlands, so it could be a while depending on customs
Dispatched from mainland China apparently.

So expecting delivery to take as long as it would posty to walk from China to my house..

MartG

20,705 posts

205 months

Monday 15th March 2021
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sheldimus said:
MartG said:
I think they ship from Eindhoven in the Netherlands, so it could be a while depending on customs
Dispatched from mainland China apparently.

So expecting delivery to take as long as it would posty to walk from China to my house..
Did it turn up ?

I ordered an FPV Remote Controller from them and it arrived in 4 days smile

sheldimus

281 posts

140 months

Tuesday 16th March 2021
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MartG said:
Did it turn up ?

I ordered an FPV Remote Controller from them and it arrived in 4 days smile
Yeah a few days after that post actually!

How are you finding the FPV?
It looks entirely mental but has too many downsides at the moment to warrant the breakneck speeds

MartG

20,705 posts

205 months

Tuesday 16th March 2021
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sheldimus said:
How are you finding the FPV?
It looks entirely mental but has too many downsides at the moment to warrant the breakneck speeds
I've not gone for the new DJI FPV - I picked up a set of the V1 goggles fairly cheap, bought the Remote controller from DJI, and bought an iFlight Titan DC2 drone



First flight yesterday wasn't in ideal conditions - a bit breezy for a sub-250g drone, but I managed a couple of flights without smashing it to bits.

First flight was a bit bumpy to start with...

https://youtu.be/i0e7WrDI9UE