Darren_O Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Anyone else bought one? Mines just arrived. Feels really good quality. Solid radio. Gimbals feel as good as my X12s. Can't believe the quality feel of it for £100. Really impressed so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbird Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Yes, I have a few months with one, enjoying it, a step up from Taranis x9d+. Have fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveH Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 I have had one for a couple of months now. Very impressed with the functionality and value for money. To be able to clone FRSKY transmitters is really useful! If you need help look at painless 360 on Youtube. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssexBOF Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 I have watched some of the video's on You Tube on Radiomaster & the Jumper TX18. The inside of the Tx, looks a lot better for not using ribbon cable everywhere.Some of the things bothered me as to range on the Jumper, plus it would appear that Fsky are working on a protocol that these sets will not work with. Not really surprised there, as they would kill them off. Interested that they said the range on Fsky was much better. Must admit that never had a range problem with the Taranis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveH Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 7 hours ago, EssexBOF said: I have watched some of the video's on You Tube on Radiomaster & the Jumper TX18. The inside of the Tx, looks a lot better for not using ribbon cable everywhere.Some of the things bothered me as to range on the Jumper, plus it would appear that Fsky are working on a protocol that these sets will not work with. Not really surprised there, as they would kill them off. Interested that they said the range on Fsky was much better. Must admit that never had a range problem with the Taranis. With my Radiomaster TX16S and an Frsky X8R receiver I tested the range with the transmitter in range check mode. I was surprised to get 130 paces away from the receiver with the RSSI dropping to 40 and still had full control. I only ever got 60 paces with my Taranis in range check mode. The guy who has reverse engineered all of these protocols has already copied all of the Frsky protocols including V8, D8, D16 EULBT, D16 FCC and rumour has it he may be working on the Access protocol. Radiomaster are already producing their own receivers at a fraction of the cost of Frsky receivers. The internal multiprotocol module is updateable as more protocols become available. I have not heard of any range issues in real life situations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirrusRC Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Curious - What is the battery life like on these? Screen looks huge. My taranis using stock batteries lasts ages on a charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveH Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 2 hours ago, cirrusRC said: Curious - What is the battery life like on these? Screen looks huge. My taranis using stock batteries lasts ages on a charge. The Radiomaster TX16S will take a variety of sizes and types of batteries. I am using 3000 mAh Liion which gives over 7 hours operation at 400 mAh stated consumption. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssexBOF Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Mike Shellims review worth reading https://rc-soar.blogspot.com/2020/07/can-radiomaster-tx16s-crush-my-x9d-plus.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirrusRC Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Multi protocol support is the main draw. Impressive for the price. Don't see the point of big hungry screens though. My x9d will go all week on a single charge. For now I will stick with taranis but I can see this is a good option for replacing dad's aurora a9. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulj Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I like my X9D, but I have been considering an X10S but since I am not flying much at the moment, there isn’t much rush to change. I also understand that FrSky are releasing some more new transmitters in the not too distant future. However, I also read that FrSky want to prevent OpenTX installation on their transmitters long term. If this does happen, then I will be staying with what I have, and looking for other OpenTX systems when the current stuff is obsolete. Radiomaster looks like a good candidate at the moment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f3fman Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Do you remember the "good old days" of 27 and 35Mhz where most systems were compatible as long as you had the right crystals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveH Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 41 minutes ago, f3fman said: Do you remember the "good old days" of 27 and 35Mhz where most systems were compatible as long as you had the right crystals I remember being shot down when someone switched on on the same frequency that I was flying on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookman Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 1 hour ago, SteveH said: I remember being shot down when someone switched on on the same frequency that I was flying on. Most of us will have the tee shirt for that one, I certainly have. That is the obvious advantage of 2.4Ghz. If it goes in it's your own fault, no excuses. The idea of multiple protocols in one very capable transmitter does appeal if, like me, you have lots of different gear lying about. I've often wondered about trying Opentx, maybe now's the time? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveH Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 34 minutes ago, wookman said: Most of us will have the tee shirt for that one, I certainly have. That is the obvious advantage of 2.4Ghz. If it goes in it's your own fault, no excuses. The idea of multiple protocols in one very capable transmitter does appeal if, like me, you have lots of different gear lying about. I've often wondered about trying Opentx, maybe now's the time? I must admit it has been an eye opener to me once you get your head around OpenTX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren_O Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 Mines running the 5000mah li-on pack from unmanned tech. £10 Only charged it once. Here's a look at the RX range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren_O Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Had a play today with some of the RX range this is the R84 4ch mini RX £6.86 on banggood at the minute. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren_O Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 The 8ch version, currently £8.37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentPilot Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 On 15/11/2020 at 20:32, f3fman said: Do you remember the "good old days" of 27 and 35Mhz where most systems were compatible as long as you had the right crystals I got caught out by wrong power polarity ... a few times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f3fman Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, SilentPilot said: I got caught out by wrong power polarity ... a few times Does not compute ? Eh ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentPilot Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 You had to be very careful when mixing'n'matching servos, receivers and Rx battery packs. Some had end positive, some had end negative. If you weren't careful the magic smoke escaped! There was big rivalry between JR and Futaba I think it was a way to try get you to stay on their setup. I don't suppose it helped that my dad built some of his own transmitters. Lord only knows what polarity they used! I had to be very careful when borrowing components from him... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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