Wireless Packet Drop during competition

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Originally Posted by MrRoboSteve

I would also mount the radio so that it is easy to see the lights from the side of the field, and let the FTA know about the problem before each match. If you have a problem, they can go look at the lights which could confirm a radio reboot.

Definitely do this - the field staff are very good at figuring out what's gone wrong, but that's hard to do if they can't see the status lights.

Like others have said, 30 seconds does seem like a radio reboot, and they often do have power issues. Have you checked to make sure your PDP fuses are pushed in all the way (and if you can get them out without hand tools, they're not in all the way)? Here are some pictures for comparison.

And again, take a look at the DS log - you should be able to clearly see where the incident occurred. What's the battery voltage right before you dropped? Does anything else look strange?