Ask HN: How do I stop my neighbour flying their drone over my house? • Hacker News Board

Smushman wrote: post #10

Can't we jam these signals yet? DIY method: https://makezine.com/projects/build-wi-fi-drone-disabler-wit... Pro Method: https://www.droneshield.com/blog-content/2017/1/14/drone-def... Seems to me with DIY method you aren't breaking any FCC regs (uses a wifi de-auth). Still I would do it out of direct line of sight (hidden/obscured area) in case operator catches you on camera. When you pick it up just ask them to kind…

I have a dji drone, even if you break the wifi connection, it will just return to "home". Unless you can spoof a gps signal, I don't know how you'd capture it.

Re: Ask HN: How do I stop my neighbour flying their drone over my house?

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Post by kridsdale1 » Mon, May 21, 2018, 5:29 PM UTC

tudelo wrote: post #8

owebmaster wrote: post #6

You can try to grab it for you with a net or something.

That sounds so impractical and difficult (even impossible...). It is hilarious though to imagine what sort of reaction the drone pilot would have.

Use a net dropping drone to fly above, match its movements, and deploy.

Re: Ask HN: How do I stop my neighbour flying their drone over my house?

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Post by DmenshunlAnlsis » Mon, May 21, 2018, 5:32 PM UTC

Smushman wrote: post #10

Can't we jam these signals yet? DIY method: https://makezine.com/projects/build-wi-fi-drone-disabler-wit... Pro Method: https://www.droneshield.com/blog-content/2017/1/14/drone-def... Seems to me with DIY method you aren't breaking any FCC regs (uses a wifi de-auth). Still I would do it out of direct line of sight (hidden/obscured area) in case operator catches you on camera. When you pick it up just ask them to kind…

Could you DIY something like this?

https://bgr.com/2015/10/16/drone-defender-rifle-radio-wave-g...

Or https://www.dailydot.com/debug/wi-fi-drone-disabler-raspberr...

Re: Ask HN: How do I stop my neighbour flying their drone over my house?

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Post by holstvoogd » Mon, May 21, 2018, 5:46 PM UTC

angryasian wrote: post #12

Like this obviously https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOnjlyZf6LE

or try to get one of these: https://youtu.be/ccx3WOovGh0?t=43

Re: Ask HN: How do I stop my neighbour flying their drone over my house?

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Post by sharecropper » Mon, May 21, 2018, 5:52 PM UTC

If it's close enough, a kite or net may be enough to snag it/bring it down, otherwise a pressure water jet can work wonders, pretend you are cleaning your roof.

Tech solution is to generate a stronger WiFi signal and force it to auto pilot.

Don't go firing things, just a bad idea all over.

Re: Ask HN: How do I stop my neighbour flying their drone over my house?

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Post by qop » Mon, May 21, 2018, 5:58 PM UTC

Insane idea here, have you thought about just asking him not to?

"Hey neighbor, I was wondering if you might do me a small favor. I noticed your new drone, it's very cool. I'm sure you get lots of cool pictures and footage, but it makes me a little bit uncomfortable when you're flying over my garden and my home, do ya think you think you could still get your footage from outside of my property's airspace?

Thanks pal, I appreciate it."

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Post by cosmie » Mon, May 21, 2018, 6:03 PM UTC

qop wrote: post #19

Insane idea here, have you thought about just asking him not to? "Hey neighbor, I was wondering if you might do me a small favor. I noticed your new drone, it's very cool. I'm sure you get lots of cool pictures and footage, but it makes me a little bit uncomfortable when you're flying over my garden and my home, do ya think you think you could still get your footage from outside of my property's airspace? Thanks pal,…

OP mentions that he doesn't know which neighbor owns the drone. If he's in a neighborhood like mine, he may only have line of sight of his most immediate neighbor and past that it could be any of dozens of other houses within close proximity.