=  NOW 40 WPM  =  
TO 30 FPS FRAME PER SECOND WITH A MAXIMUM BITRATE OF 100 MBPS.  WHEN
FLYING, THE DJI MINI 2 TRANSMITS LIVE 720P VIDEO TO YOUR SMARTPHONE.
DJI OCUSYNC 2R0 TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS THE SYSTEM TO ADJUST AUTOMATICALLY
BETWEEN TWO FREQUENCIES 2R4 GHZ AND 5R8 GHZ, WHICH EXTENDS THE
DRONES MAXIMUM TRANSMISSION DISTANCE UP TO 6R2 MILES 10 KM FROM THE
RC, SO YOU DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT LOSING CONTACT WITH YOUR DRONE
IF YOU KEEP IT IN SIGHT.  I DIDNT TEST HOW IT REACTS TO NEARBY RF, W
DJI MINI 2, 4K VIDEO DRONE REVIEWED BY PASCAL VILLENEUVE VA2PV VA2PV
ARRL.  ORG  YOURE PROBABLY WONDERING, WHY REVIEW A DRONE IN QST?
ASK YOURSELF, IS A DRONE USEFUL TO AMATEUR RADIO?  HOW ABOUT FOR
INSPECTING ANTENNA/ TOWER INFRASTRUCTURE?  IF YOURE LIKE ME AND NOT
TOO MUCH OF A CLIMBER, THE ANSWER IS WELL, YES.  MANY OF YOU ALREADY
KNOW IM ALSO AN AMATEUR VIDEOGRAPHER, SO THERE WERE A FEW CRITERIA
THAT I WAS LOOKING FOR IN A DRONE.  FIRST, IT HAD TO BE EASY TO FLY
SO I COULD CONCENTRATE ON SHOOTING VIDEO.  SECOND, IT HAD TO SUPPORT
4K 2160P VIDEO RESOLUTION FOUR TIMES MORE PIXELS THAN FULL HD,
1080P.  THE THIRD CRITERION WAS INFLIGHT VIDEO STABILITY.  THERE WAS
ALSO CONCERN ABOUT REGULATIONS, BUT MORE ABOUT THIS LATER.  DJI IS
PROBABLY THE BEST KNOWN BRAND AMONG VIDEOGRAPHERS.  SINCE 2013,
THEYVE BEEN ADDING MODELS, AND THEIR MINI SERIES NOW MAKES IT MORE
AFFORDABLE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.  THE DJI MINI 2 IS AN UPGRADE
FROM THEIR FIRST MODEL, THE DJI MINI, WHICH DIDNT SUPPORT 4K VIDEO
AND WAS LESS CAPABLE IN WINDY CONDITIONS.  BECAUSE THE MINI 2 SUITS
ALL MY NEEDS, I BOUGHT ONE.  SAFETY AND REGULATORY CONCERNS I
STARTED TO MONITOR THE DRONE INDUSTRY IN 2015 OR 2016, BUT AS DRONES
GAINED POPULARITY AND PEOPLE STARTED FLYING THEM ANYWHERE JUST FOR
FUN, THE AUTHORITIES STARTED RAISING SAFETY CONCERNS.  THEY THEN
BEGAN REGULATING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS UAS.  THE NEW
TECHNOLOGIES POSED A POSSIBLE RISK BOTH FOR AERIAL TRAFFIC AND FOR
PEOPLE, ANIMALS, AND PROPERTY ON THE GROUND, SO NEW LAWS WERE
PASSED.  IN CANADA, YOU NOW NEED A PILOTS LICENSE IF THE UNITS MASS
IS MORE THAN 250 GRAMS 8R8 OUNCES.  FLYING IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS
REQUIRES THAT YOU REGISTER YOUR DRONE.  THE DJI MINI 2 IS ADVERTISED
AS LESS THAN 249 GRAMS 8R78 OUNCES WITH THE BATTERY MINE IS 239
GRAMS 8R4 OUNCES WITH THE BATTERY INSTALLED, LEAVING SOME ROOM FOR
ADD ON ACCESSORIES LIKE A NEUTRAL DENSITY ND FILTER.  THEREFORE, THE
MODEL REQUIRES NO LICENSE AND HAS FEWER RESTRICTED FLY ZONES.  THE
CANADIAN REGULATIONS MAINLY REQUIRE THAT YOU HAVE THE DRONE IN SIGHT
ALL THE TIME WHILE FLYING, DO NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM ALTITUDE OF 400
FEET 120 METERS OR LOWER IN SOME AREAS AND KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE OF
98 FEET 30 METERS FROM ANY PEOPLE NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE ACTIVITY.
THERE ARE ALSO RULES COVERING FLYING AT NIGHT, CROSSING OVER PUBLIC
ROADS, AND FLYING OVER RESTRICTED AREAS AIRPORTS, MILITARY BASES,
ETC.  THIS REVIEW IS NOT THE PLACE FOR COVERING THE REGULATIONS IN
FULL DETAIL IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL DRONE OWNERS, LICENSED
OR NOT, TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS BEFORE ANY
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