Underwater Drone Antenna Bouy
This is my antenna buoy that I 3d printed for my Stingray drone. I laser cut this stainless steel cover and I mounted the 5.8GHz antenna for the video transmission as well as the 433MHz antenna for the motor control. So this housing floats on it’s own but I wanted a bit more visibility so I designed it to fit in this float so it just drops in the center and the tether that is connected to the drone will be fed through the bottom. I’m using shielded CAT8 cable for now that I plan on designing tiny float clamps that attach to the cable every foot or so to keep the tether from tangling underwater. Neutrally bouyant cable is available but it’s very expensive so I’m just going to stick with the CAT8 cable for now.
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Here are some of the parts I'm using for the underwater drone so far:
Thrusters: https://amzn.to/2T1AiAE
Acrylic Dome: https://amzn.to/3d7XiVy
Camera: https://amzn.to/35PorIP
Reversible ESC: https://amzn.to/2T78k6B
Diving LED Lights: https://amzn.to/35PBJFh
RC receiver: https://amzn.to/3vTYZN4
433MHz Receiver: https://amzn.to/3dXXAyX
433MHz Transmitter: https://amzn.to/2SKwbsF
Video Transmitter: https://amzn.to/2T379Fm
Gasket: https://amzn.to/2U7ZJB0
Ethernet Cable: https://amzn.to/3jpVXgO
Ethernet Breakout Board: https://amzn.to/3x5dLBN
Cable Gland for Tether: https://amzn.to/2SB6Yks
Dielectric Grease: https://amzn.to/35YkG3V
RTV Silicone Liquid Gasket Maker: https://amzn.to/3heQ4jU
Battery Plug: https://amzn.to/3A6de4t
ESC Plug: https://amzn.to/2SwwFT6
150A Power Meter: https://amzn.to/3h9tbOM
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