=  NOW 35 WPM  =  TEXT IS FROM MAY 2022 QST  PAGE 47 =

DJI MINI 2, 4K VIDEO DRONE REVIEWED BY PASCAL VILLENEUVE VA2PV VA2PV ARRL.
ORG  YOURE PROBABLY WONDERING, WHY REVIEW A DRONE IN QST?  ASK YOURSELF, IS
A DRONE USEFUL TO AMATEUR RADIO?  HOW ABOUT FOR INSPECTING ANTENNA/ TOWER
INFRASTRUCTURE?  IF YOURE LIKE ME AND NOT TOO MUCH OF A CLIMBER, THE ANSWER
IS WELL, YES.  MANY OF YOU ALREADY KNOW IM ALSO AN AMATEUR VIDEOGRAPHER, SO
THERE WERE A FEW CRITERIA THAT I WAS LOOKING FOR IN A DRONE.  FIRST, IT HAD
TO BE EASY TO FLY SO I COULD CONCENTRATE ON SHOOTING VIDEO.  SECOND, IT HAD
TO SUPPORT 4K 2160P VIDEO RESOLUTION FOUR TIMES MORE PIXELS THAN FULL HD,
1080P.  THE THIRD CRITERION WAS INFLIGHT VIDEO STABILITY.  THERE WAS ALSO
CONCERN ABOUT REGULATIONS, BUT MORE ABOUT THIS LATER.  DJI IS PROBABLY THE
BEST KNOWN BRAND AMONG VIDEOGRAPHERS.  SINCE 2013, THEYVE BEEN ADDING
MODELS, AND THEIR MINI SERIES NOW MAKES IT MORE AFFORDABLE FOR THE GENERAL
PUBLIC.  THE DJI MINI 2 IS AN UPGRADE FROM THEIR FIRST MODEL, THE DJI MINI,
WHICH DIDNT SUPPORT 4K VIDEO AND WAS LESS CAPABLE IN WINDY CONDITIONS.
BECAUSE THE MINI 2 SUITS ALL MY NEEDS, I BOUGHT ONE.  SAFETY AND REGULATORY
CONCERNS I STARTED TO MONITOR THE DRONE INDUSTRY IN 2015 OR 2016, BUT AS
DRONES GAINED POPULARITY AND PEOPLE STARTED FLYING THEM ANYWHERE JUST FOR
FUN, THE AUTHORITIES STARTED RAISING SAFETY CONCERNS.  THEY THEN BEGAN
REGULATING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS UAS.  THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES POSED A
=  END OF 35 WPM TEXT  =  QST DE W1AW  <