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 Let's make things a bit less confusing when it comes to FrSky receivers. Without jumping too deep into techno mumbo jumbo minutia  let's clarify the lingo.  We'll go by the newest first and work down. We won't dive too far back in ancient FrSky history.   Digital transmission Everything has a number associated with it. To fully understand how the transmission of FrSky transmitters and receivers work you have to keep in mind that it's a digital transmission.  The thing to keep in mind is that movie film was made up of what are single image fames on a film strip.  The movies were 24 frames a second.  That was enough to simulate action in reality.  Your FrSky transmitter is similar.  Many, many times a second it spits out information about the exact location,  of each stick, switch, knob and slider, regardless if you're using them or not.   Each of these positions is represented in a numerical value. The transmitter sends a ...

 Todays question comes from Howard H, who asks if his old X8R receivers can work with his Tandem transmitter.    The short answer is yes, but it will take some work. The FrSky X8R  receiver is an 8 channel receiver that has S.Port and SBUS out.  People could pair these receivers up with another X8R and get a full 16 channel receiver.  It was a receiver that  was ahead of it's time.  It's also one of our older  receivers and  is still in production.  This receiver is now known as the Archer R8 Plus and now included FBUS, better RF interference, protection and has both ACCST V2 and ACCESS built into the receiver.    It also has an improve spark arresting technology than the previous Archer R8 Pro. Still, many people either have a nice stash of the X8Rs laying around, or are gifted some.  What do you do with them?   These are great foamy receivers!   But, they most likely won't bind up to your Tandem ...

 Today's question comes from Matt Baccari, a FrSky Sponsored pilot "Hey Steve.  What are the akin differences between the x18se and the x20s ? I get this all the time.    Is there a reason you would def want one over the other? Are they both still in production ?     Gimbals? Buttons?" Let's get the easy one out of the way, yes, both are still in production. The X18 came out after the  X20/X20S was introduced. The X18S followed, and an enhanced version of the that S model became the X18SE.  The X18SE comes in the colors black, blue and for a $20 upcharge cardinal red. I did check, the X18S is no longer in production. Let me clear up a couple things right away.  The X18 and X20 both are 24 channels. The 18 and 20 do not have anything to do with the channel count.  The are essentially very similar to each other, using the same batteries, RF modules and a good portion of the electronics.   They have the same switch count...

  Hi Steve! I have a question, I have been using FrSky receivers with a Futaba FASST transmitter for over ten years now and love them. Recently I have not been able to find them. Has FrSky stopped making them? I would personally like to see something more than seven channels in a FASST receiver, maybe 10 or 12. -Kerry Hey Kerry, Greetings from Southern California. Thanks for the question. And thank you for liking our products. This question involves a classic. Futaba FHSS. This was Futaba's first protocol on 2.4ghz and it was the industry standard. If you think about it, if you were going to start a radio company like the owner of FrSky did, wouldn't you do your research? Wouldn't you find the industry leading protocol and try to figure out how it works? The FHSS protocol was reversed engineered and it gave us insight into the design process. We also figured out how to improve upon it. The original ACCST was a big hit because it was superior to anything else ...