Thanks for the comments.
Don't get me wrong - I think the range could be great - just wondering if 1500 meters is possible with wire antenna...
I did a first test with two 2.4 GHz Xbee's today.
I manage to communicate with the PC Xbee at 115200 baud but when trying to connect to the Xbee on the Gluonpilot side I get a lot of errors with ????'s - see screendump below;
I used only Vcc(5v), GND, Rx and Tx and connected the PC XBEE through the FTDI cable and the Gluon XBEE at the FTDI cable headers (Vcc, GND, Tx and Rx).
Any ideas what could be the issue here?
[06:56:39.70] Gluon?v+???L'?bonfig:?22??????56???tion:?5?????4??u
[06:56:39.70] ???out??has?
[06:56:39.70] ???u????hz???????
[06:56:39.70] 22?sh?oading??????tion...done
[06:56:44.60] O?*???timeout...done
[06:56:44.60] Control??initi+K???..done
[06:56:44.90] Sensors??iitializing...done
[06:56:44.90] G??sk???????.ne
[06:57:10.28] ConsoleGluon?v??L'?cfig:?22??????56?????tion:?5?????4??u
[06:57:10.28] ????o??hz
[06:57:10.28] A??u????hz???????
[06:57:10.28] 22????foading??????tion...done
[06:57:15.20] OG...timeout...done
[06:57:15.20] Control?itializing...done
[06:57:15.48] Sensors??initializing...done
[06:57:15.48] G??sk+??lizing...done
[06:57:15.57] Consolet??????lizing...done
[06:57:15.57] Dat?task+????????..done
[06:57:15.57] Telemetr????initi+K???.
[06:57:16.07] TR;29176;329??????;2664
[06:57:16.07] TP;-53?;?????;-?
[06:57:17.00] TT;1523;154??;156?????;
[06:57:17.00] TG;r?L????????;??
[06:57:17.10] TP;-529;112;??????;2
[06:57:18.50] 154????????;17?;
[06:57:19.50] ;r??L????????;T????????42;17;2?H?TR;291?????????'&?;3294?????????????;156???TP;-529;142;22;3TR;29176;3294'??'&?;26??????
[06:57:19.50] TT;1523;1542;1147;1566;17?
[06:57:19.90] TP;-529;113;????;3
[06:57:20.01] TR;291????'?96;266???4?&??
[06:57:20.01] TT;1524;154????????;17?;
[06:57:20.01] TG;r?????;???
[06:57:20.42] TP;-529;1?42;15;2
[06:57:20.51] TR;291???????????'??
[06:57:20.51] TT;1524;154???????;17?
[06:57:21.01] TP;-529;1N????????;-4
[06:57:21.21]
[06:57:21.21] !
[06:57:21.51] TR;291???????????'?
[06:57:21.53] TP;-529;1??42;22;2?
[06:57:21.53] TT;1524;1542;114???????2;??
[06:57:22.00] TG;r?L?????????;??TR;291????;2??????'&??;32972
[06:57:22.09] TT;1523;154??????????v??;??T?;113;???????j?
[06:57:22.50] TR;291????????;266??
[06:57:22.50] TT;1524;154?;5?7?
[06:57:22.60] TP;-529;11???????;1
[06:57:23.20] T???????4;2
[06:57:23.51] TR;291??????????4;26???
[06:57:24.10] TR;291?????;2???????'?;32924
[06:57:25.00] TR;291???????????4;26???
[06:57:25.54] TR;291???????????4;26??
[06:57:25.54] T;1524;154??????????7?
[06:57:25.95] T???????43;22;2
[06:57:26.04] TR;291?????????4;26?????
[06:57:26.32] !
[06:57:26.53] T?????6;??????;?TR;291????;2???????4;26??????
[06:57:27.01] T?????7;??????;-4
[06:57:27.50] TT;1524;154??????????;TR;291????????66'&???????4;32
[06:57:28.04] TR;291?????????'&??????4?&??
[06:57:28.04] TT;1524;154???????;17?;