LaFinlandia to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz • 1 month agoThe density in some areas of fiber optic cables left behind by FPV drones.i.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square59arrow-up1272file-text
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minus-square@NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•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-square@BastingChemina@slrpnk.netlinkfedilink5•1 month agoLooking at Alibaba, the “bare fiber for FPV drone” cost around $600 for a 50km spool.
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@Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink5•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@Tire@lemmy.mllinkfedilink2•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.
Now I’m curious how much a 40km long spool costs
Just several hundred dollars, and a visit from the ATF.
Looking at Alibaba, the “bare fiber for FPV drone” cost around $600 for a 50km spool.
Very expensive probably. They are selling 1000 feet (I think that’s like 300m) on Amazon for between 300-900 USD.
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
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.