LaFinlandia to [email protected] • 1 month agoThe density in some areas of fiber optic cables left behind by FPV drones.i.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1271
arrow-up1271external-linkThe density in some areas of fiber optic cables left behind by FPV drones.i.imgur.comLaFinlandia to [email protected] • 1 month agomessage-square60fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 month agoNow I’m curious how much a 40km long spool costs
minus-square_cryptagion [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish6•1 month agoJust several hundred dollars, and a visit from the ATF.
minus-squareFundMECFSlinkfedilink3•1 month agoVery expensive probably. They are selling 1000 feet (I think that’s like 300m) on Amazon for between 300-900 USD.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 month agoStill way cheaper than the $58k it costs for a switchblade drone.
minus-squareFundMECFSlinkfedilink1•edit-21 month agoIf you take the amazon price as reference. It comes out about the same when adjusted for length, maybe slightly more expensive.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•edit-21 month agoWait that seems like way too much. You can get 40km cabled so with a mantle for 5000 USD Found something even better, here’s a spool of fiber from Corning (they are the industry leader) 24 km for 600 USD Or random alibaba listing: 50 km for 134 USD plus shipping, minimum order 5 spools
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 month agoLooking at Alibaba, the “bare fiber for FPV drone” cost around $600 for a 50km spool.
Now I’m curious how much a 40km long spool costs
Just several hundred dollars, and a visit from the ATF.
Very expensive probably. They are selling 1000 feet (I think that’s like 300m) on Amazon for between 300-900 USD.
Still way cheaper than the $58k it costs for a switchblade drone.
If you take the amazon price as reference. It comes out about the same when adjusted for length, maybe slightly more expensive.
Wait that seems like way too much. You can get 40km cabled so with a mantle for 5000 USD
Found something even better, here’s a spool of fiber from Corning (they are the industry leader) 24 km for 600 USD
Or random alibaba listing: 50 km for 134 USD plus shipping, minimum order 5 spools
Looking at Alibaba, the “bare fiber for FPV drone” cost around $600 for a 50km spool.