Man, for pure functionality, the FrSky Taranis is my pick. You can do "anything" with it.
OpenTX is such a flexible and accomodating software compared to the peoprietary softwares found on the big name hobby radios. Any function in any combination at any weight on any channel, and your imagination is the only limit as to how you can execute it all.
Easy Access to the module ports is pretty great too.
I feel OpenTX is such a Great compliment for an APM based setup. Def a DIY project like you have going, Tony.
And how about value? At <$200, you get a pretty darn good quality radio system that swoops under all the other big names. It doesn't have the feel, the heft, the gimbal butteriness of a DX18 or the Like, but it's mikes past the "Drone" radios out there.
Tony,
I'd like to talk briefly to the HDMI out/FPV comment in our last post.
The Taranis and the radios in and above its class are RC only - well primarily. Historically they've been uni-directizonal systems, transmitting a PPM or PWM signal to a receiver on your bird.
Recently "Telemetry" has been widely accepted, these systems have become bi-directional - the radio at the operator end receiving telemetry data (critical model parameters on power, temp, RSSI, etc) from the bird.
In legacy "drones," the RC system and Video system are two independent systems. In most DIY setups, pilots have entirely SE separate video receivers and displays, independent of their RC radio.
In the early days of consumer grade RC drones, DJI ran this same sorts system on their phantoms - 5.8 control and 2.4 video - but they were able to package it together nicely in a controller.
SoloLink is so different and novel, in that it is Control, Video, and Telemetry signals all being passed over the same freq on the 2.4 band. This was a first in the industry. DJI is just now catching up.
So to video out of your radio, kind of a pipe dream.
However, Team Black Sheep is pushing legacy FPV tech toward the style of modern "Drones,". Mind you they are still using analog tv signals. take a look at this:
Team BlackSheep Online Store - TBS Tango
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