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MadMonkey wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:04 pm

oohrah wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 10:46 am Then you must be in the mountains at an elevation of 6,100 ft.

Closer to 5,000

oohrah wrote: ↑Mon Aug 03, 2020 9:01 am

nightmare69 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 9:16 am As a drone hobbyists and Texas LEO, no you cannot shoot down a drone. You own the property not the airspace above it. Now if someone is flying 15ft above your backyard looking around your property, call the police. If I’m flying 200ft above I assure you my camera zoom isn’t like that of a military predator drone even though my DJI Mavic is a $1k drone.

I know drones have to be registered with the FAA. Do you also have to have a Part 107 license, or is that just for commercial?

imkopaka wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 8:55 am

jrs_diesel wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 8:39 am

crazy2medic wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 6:16 am What would a focused beam of microwave energy do to a drone?

Depends. Microwave has a very short wavelength, and power diminishes quickly with distance (inverse square law) like any radio wave. You would need a powerful transmitter, a very tightly focused beam, and a way to aim it. What it would do if it works is overload the circuits with energy. That could damage the circuits in a way that would render the drone inoperable, or cause erratic operation.

Some drone are autonomous, most are radio controlled. Most of the RC ones are programmed to land upon loss of the RC signal so as not to fly into anyone/anything and cause damage. One could jam the RC signal more easily than the microwave beam. Either method would very likely fall under unlicensed transmitters that the FCC regulates (i.e. it's illegal).

Good lord, is ANYTHING legal in these United States anymore??