Howdy!
Spoiler alert: I have 0 experience with drones or with FPV camera's and goggles ;-) I do know a bit about electronics and soldering and stuff though.
Here's what I'm doing: I have a scale 1:16 Torro T-34/85 tank with BB system. My goal is to have a camera on the turret/barrel, and one in the hull (the tank has a driver's port which opens, where I would mount the hull camera). The idea is to have an FPV tank, with view from the driver ànd the gunner. The turret can turn 360 degrees, so this way I can drive in the main tank direction, and aim and shoot at another direction at the same time.
Also: I want audio, so I can hear the tank, and perhaps impacts on my tank from other BB tanks.
Also also: I want both camera systems to be stand-alone. I don't want them to depend on the tank's battery and electronics. (This is for ease of use, and to be able to apply the camera+mic systems on other tanks).
Now, I already have some cheap FPV camera + VTX (without audio support) and an Eachine EV800, which I'm now building and installing on the turret. I don't see any problems here, but it is a prototype, so who knows what will happen.. One challenge: the camera+VTX works on 5V, and I have no experience with LiPo batteries, nor do I want the tank to provide power. So, I'll build a detachable battery pack comprising 4 AAA 1.2V batteries, achieving 4.8v and 1000mAh. Not sure if it'll work, but we'll see!
Coming to my question: If the first camera prototype camera on the turret works, I'll start work on the second camera for the hull. I want this camera to transmit audio as well, though. I'll also need a second RX and screen.
When it comes to audio, I'm completely baffled though. I find many VTX's with "Smart Audio" and OSD's, BetaFlight and Lua and stuff like that, but this is a bit too complex for me. Obviously, this is also because that technology is aimed at drones, which I have no need for. I only want the VTX to also send audio, I don't need any other flight or battery data or statistics.
I find standalone Microphones for 2euros, using 12V power, so I could hook one of those up with a 12V battery. But, then I'm stuck with the transmission again. I can't figure out how to find out of a VTX also sends audio. I read somewhere that some VTX's have a space tagged with an "A", where you can solder the white wire from the standalone mic on, but I find no VTX's to buy which support that feature.
Long story, sorry bout that..
Long story short and summarizing: How do I build/buy an FPV cam with VTX and audio transmission, and which FPV goggles/screen can I use with that (more importantly, is it compatible with an Eachine EV800), without the use of Betaflight and programming stuff.
Thanks for bearing with me :-)