Help with electronics

[skymaster]

Yeah I got the 6 channel when i first started out and I have regretted ever since. (I still use it though! lol)

I also got a six-channel transmitter. but i never thought about adding more feature to my builds like dropping bombs or retracts, lowering you flaps. so with a 10 channel you will have more options. also look at the receivers. the price and how reliable they are

 

[MZ250Ben]

I've had a DX8E for years, but finally bit on the Open/Edge tx stuff. I got a Radiomaster Zorro for $120 (1/3 the price of the DX when I bought it). Learning curve? YES. Worth it? Definitely. And I'm the guy who still uses his FM radio sometimes. I can now use ANY RX I want (except ELRS, but I can always add the module). I recently dug out a 15 year old RTF kit with an oddball RX from the early days of 2.4 stuff, protocol was something I'd never heard of, but lo and behold, it was there in the Radiomaster list and it bound right up. And is my old DX8E now useless? Nope! With the 4 in 1 external module ($60) I can use it as a DSM RX and use the DX8E as a trainer TX. I have it set to give control of just rudder or both rudder and elevator using a 3 pos switch. So for the Radiomaster Zorro and both the 4 in 1 and elrs modules, you'd be in for about $250 and be able to use any rx at all plus be wireless trainer capable. It's compact, inexpensive and every bit as capable as a big touch screen TX. And it's very easy to immediately disable the annoying voice prompts. The only complaint I hear and agree with is the small internal battery capacity of the zorro, but it has a 2s balance port socket that allows you use any 2s pack. And there are convenient strap holes to mount said external battery. I love it and will probably never go back to a box radio. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

I also got a six-channel transmitter. but i never thought about adding more feature to my builds like dropping bombs or retracts, lowering you flaps. so with a 10 channel you will have more options. also look at the receivers. the price and how reliable they are

It is only a $50 dollar upgrade but I might just wait for the TX16.......Someday

 

[Houndpup Rc]

I've had a DX8E for years, but finally bit on the Open/Edge tx stuff. I got a Radiomaster Zorro for $120 (1/3 the price of the DX when I bought it). Learning curve? YES. Worth it? Definitely. And I'm the guy who still uses his FM radio sometimes. I can now use ANY RX I want (except ELRS, but I can always add the module). I recently dug out a 15 year old RTF kit with an oddball RX from the early days of 2.4 stuff, protocol was something I'd never heard of, but lo and behold, it was there in the Radiomaster list and it bound right up. And is my old DX8E now useless? Nope! With the 4 in 1 external module ($60) I can use it as a DSM RX and use the DX8E as a trainer TX. I have it set to give control of just rudder or both rudder and elevator using a 3 pos switch. So for the Radiomaster Zorro and both the 4 in 1 and elrs modules, you'd be in for about $250 and be able to use any rx at all plus be wireless trainer capable. It's compact, inexpensive and every bit as capable as a big touch screen TX. And it's very easy to immediately disable the annoying voice prompts. The only complaint I hear and agree with is the small internal battery capacity of the zorro, but it has a 2s balance port socket that allows you use any 2s pack. And there are convenient strap holes to mount said external battery. I love it and will probably never go back to a box radio. Just my 2 cents.

Yeah i want to get something with Elrs for my drones.

 

[MZ250Ben]

Yeah i want to get something with Elrs for my drones.

The Zorro does come in a straight ELRS version, then you can add the 4 in 1 module to use any other RX. This method saves the cost of one external module (~$60), the only caveat being that in trainer mode your external module is tied up being the rx for your trainee, so your trainer plane must have an elrs rx.

 

[LitterBug]

I usually recommend getting the 4-in-1 and adding ELRS. ELRS modules are cheaper than the 4-in-1 and they are also coming out with newer ELRS modules with more frequency and power options. (ELRS is more likely to need replaced with some of the newer gear)

 

[Houndpup Rc]

I have a Radiomaster pocket coming for testing my builds that I resell.

 

[LitterBug]

I have the pocket too for the same thing. I also use it for indoor flys and combat where I don't need all the dials, switches, and features. That is the one radio I recommend getting the ELRS version because the multiprotocol version is only CC2500 and not a 4-in-1. The 4-in-1 module cost more than the radio itself, but I picked it up for full compatibility.

 

[MZ250Ben]

I usually recommend getting the 4-in-1 and adding ELRS. ELRS modules are cheaper than the 4-in-1 and they are also coming out with newer ELRS modules with more frequency and power options. (ELRS is more likely to need replaced with some of the newer gear)

This is good to know, since I was more or less ignorant of the difference when I initially chose the multi protocol Zorro. Most of what I fly won't need ELRS, but it's good to have the upgrade option.

 

[LitterBug]

The original ELRS gear was mostly 2.4 ghz. 900 Mhz is now easily available, and there are now also Gemini RX/TX modules that can not only do 900Mhz and 2.4Ghz, but do them at the same time. This is mostly for long range flying but could have other practical uses.