[mkesper]

I heard people flying analog also use quite a bit more transmitter power than allowed for non-regulated devices to keep things manageable. Do you have any reference what's possible with digital when staying in the allowed regime?

[saidinesh5]

The bigger advantage with analog is being able to use cheap repeaters to boost the signal back to home.

With digital, you can go from 30-50km with the proper equipment, noise free environment etc... It looks like the video for that has been taken down. But you can find the discussion here: https://greyarro.ws/t/digital-fpv-dji-vs-hdzero-vs-orqa-vs-w...

The "allowed regime" also differs based on where you live. Iirc 25 mW is the maximum permitted power in Europe. Have to double check. That gives you about 100-500 meter range in an open area.

[bri3d]

A big advantage with digital video in the US is that some systems, like DJI’s, have FCC approval and can go up to 1 or 2W EIRP legally, so the allowed regime is bigger (there are basically no FCC approved analog video systems, so really you need an amateur radio license and to operate under amateur radio rules for analog video in the US).