UVS Link — UVS Dynamics

UVS Link

Budget X-band system for FPV platforms

An X-band frequency-converter pair plus a 2 W amplifier: an airborne box (UP converter) and a ground box (DOWN converter) that shift standard 5.8 GHz FPV gear (RunCam WiFiLink2 / OpenIPC) into X-band with no re-encoding. Design range target 10–20 km — flight trials are the next step.

Stylised product render of a dark, unmarked machined enclosure on a dark studio background: a screwed-down lid, a finned end section and a single gold SMA connector on the front face.

UVS Link is a budget X-band data link for FPV platforms. It is a frequency-converter pair: an airborne box (UP converter) and a ground box (DOWN converter) that shift stock RunCam WiFiLink2 / OpenIPC gear into the X-band. The RF chain is transparent to the modem — signal from standard FPV modules passes through without re-encoding, keeping compatibility with the existing FPV ecosystem (goggles, OSD, settings).

Moving into X-band gives the main advantage: operators sit outside the primary attack vector of EW assets, which are deployed en masse against L/S/C bands. X-band jammers exist, but require significantly higher power and cost — so they’re deployed point-by-point rather than as continuous coverage.

The ground station uses a horn or patch antenna (arrays in development). Video is H.265 at 720p and 1080p; codec and bitrate are set by the RunCam WiFiLink2 engine. Link encryption is customer-side — the link is transparent to it (e.g. WireGuard on the telemetry endpoints).

Features

X-band radio link with minimal EW saturation
Compatible with standard FPV modules (RunCam WiFiLink2) through a UP converter — no re-encoding
H.265 video 720p/1080p — set by the RunCam WiFiLink2 engine
Transparent to customer-side link encryption (e.g. WireGuard on the telemetry endpoints)
Compact form factor for FPV — low-aerodynamic-drag antennas (patch, cloverleaf)
Works with stock RunCam WiFiLink2 / OpenIPC gear — the RF chain is transparent to the modem
Ground station with a horn or patch antenna (arrays in development)

Close-up photograph of a small square black circuit board with a ribbon cable at one edge: a large square SoC, a microSD slot, an inductor and a pin header tagged "TO FC". — RunCam WiFiLink2 (OpenIPC) on a Sigmastar® SSC338Q — part of the UVS Link onboard module.

Bench photograph: a ribbed silver module with white whip antennas, cabled to a milled enclosure whose labels are covered by four "Redacted" stickers, with coaxial jumpers and red and black clip leads on a blue silicone mat; the instrument at right has its screen blurred out. — UVS Link lab tests with a spectrum analyzer.