Today is a good day. I got an idea a few weeks ago looking at ready made ground stations such as this!However, my shoe string budget does not cover the $180 needed to acquire the selected product.
I therefore thought of the idea to make one by my self using the FPV parts I recently purchased. It's not an 8 inch monitor, but a 7 inch and it's not as pretty as the ready made ground station. I first bought this aluminum "service case" from Clas Ohlsson, a common utility store in Sweden.It's fairly cheap and cost only about $31.
I removed the lid tool hanger, I might do something else with it later but for now its gone. My father in law helped me with some intricate drilling to get it all to fit nicely. And this what it looked like. Notice the antenna in the upper left corner.
Here is the finished product with the 7 inch monitor and radio mounted. It can even fit the radio transmitter, batteries and other gadgets that are good to bring for a nice flight.
