Bartman
Defender of the Noob!
Hi All,
Been toying with the idea of making a change from my two legacy manufacturer radios (JR and Hitec) over to a FrSky/Taranis radio. I bought a Taranis X9D a few years ago but sold it after I unpackaged it and it felt kinda cheap. A friend brought over a newer X9D Plus the other day and it was better but still felt like a budget radio. There are plenty of people out there using these that will say they are nothing but nuts on rock solid, including our own Roger Forgues aka @Forgues-Research and in his case he's a full blown addict! If you know Roger you know he's not one to dabble in anything so it says a lot to me that he's using them, customizing them, programming them in ways I might not ever realize are possible.......you get the point.
So let's hear what you have to say about them. There are plenty of places to bash stuff and rub our love on other stuff but in this thread let's see what we can learn. We're only about five years behind the rest of the RC world in setting up a Taranis discussion thread! I'd complain to the owner or previous owner about that!
AloftHobbies.com is the official US distributor.
The basic, fully programmable Taranis radio is the X9D Plus, here's the link;
https://alofthobbies.com/frsky-taranis-plus.html
Here are the features;
Been toying with the idea of making a change from my two legacy manufacturer radios (JR and Hitec) over to a FrSky/Taranis radio. I bought a Taranis X9D a few years ago but sold it after I unpackaged it and it felt kinda cheap. A friend brought over a newer X9D Plus the other day and it was better but still felt like a budget radio. There are plenty of people out there using these that will say they are nothing but nuts on rock solid, including our own Roger Forgues aka @Forgues-Research and in his case he's a full blown addict! If you know Roger you know he's not one to dabble in anything so it says a lot to me that he's using them, customizing them, programming them in ways I might not ever realize are possible.......you get the point.
So let's hear what you have to say about them. There are plenty of places to bash stuff and rub our love on other stuff but in this thread let's see what we can learn. We're only about five years behind the rest of the RC world in setting up a Taranis discussion thread! I'd complain to the owner or previous owner about that!
AloftHobbies.com is the official US distributor.
The basic, fully programmable Taranis radio is the X9D Plus, here's the link;
https://alofthobbies.com/frsky-taranis-plus.html
Here are the features;
- Full Telemetry RSSI alarms (warns you of signal reception problems before disaster can strike)
- Haptic Feedback - vibration
- 16 channels (32 channels when combined with an external XJT module)
- 60 model memories
- 64 mixers, 9 flight modes
- 16 custom curves with 3-17 points each, 32 logic switches
- Voice or custom sound alerts
- USB and SD card slot for system expansion
- Long range system capable of up to 2 times the range of current 2.4 systems
- Quad bearing gimbals that are silky smooth
- State-of-the-art open source software
- Large 212 X 64 backlit LCD screen (2 backlight color options)
- Real-time data logging
- Receiver lock (program locked to aircraft - limited to FrSky receivers running PXX protocol)
- JR Style module bay for additional RF modules and so much more
- Selectable flight mode (1, 2, 3, or 4) Ships in Mode 2, Throttle on left stick.
- 2 timers, count up or down, throttle %, talking, etc.
- Trims - Adjustable from course to extra fine with extended and exponential trims
- Standard trainer jack
- ARM Cortex M3 32-bit 120MHz
- Integrates with CompanionTX – a FREE computer program that is a transmitter setup buddy. CompanionTX (Windows/Mac/Linux) is used to set-up models with the wizard, save, edit and share your models and settings as well as simulate your transmitter or model setup.
- USB connection for firmware upgrades, sound editing, R/W to the microSD card and integrate with CompanionTX
- Multiple language support (Radio arrives configured for English language)
- Open source community-driven firmware, so unlike with major manufacturers if you need a special function or have good improvement suggestions just raise your voice, and don't be surprised if it's implemented a couple of days later! Visit http://www.openrcforums.com to meet the developers!
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