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No, your receiver isn't dead!

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I no longer encourage having people send in their receivers for service, it's a waste of postage! If your receiver is dead, dead, dead, and the light only blinks for a moment before going out, do not fear, you can get it back. What is going wrong? It's usually one of two issues. A) Firmware mismatch 1) Ethos Firmware 2) Internal Module 3) Firmware of the receiver These three things need to be up to date at the same time. 1) Ethos Firmware- This is updated when you use Ethos Suite. If you're not familiar with using Ethos Suite, here's a video on using Ethos Suite .   Make sure you have a USB Data cable, and not charge cable.  2)  Your internal module needs to be updated.  People often assume that since they have used Ethos Suite the internal module  goes along for the ride. It doesn't  You can use the FRSK Flasher in Ethos Suite (or Internal Module  in Ethos Suite 1.5 and above).  There's a video on how to flash your internal...

FrSky TD-SR10 Flight Test

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  FrSky's stabilized receiver line has been out for the past 8 years if not a bit longer.  It wasn't until 2019 that the line started to pickup speed.  In 2023 the line went into hyperdrive. as the entire Archer Plus line was rolled out which included  the Arche Plus SR10+ and the Arche Plus SR8.  Toward the end of the year the Archer Plus SR6 rolled out for micro builds, and one option included a 5 amp ESC.  Of interest to the majority of fixed-wing pilots is the  Tandem TD SR line of receivers.  This started off with the TD SR18 and TD SR10.  Both have XT30 connectors.   Thus, this was ideally suited for people flying fuel powered planes.    Now as we kick off  2024, two new Tandem stabilized receivers emerge.  The  TD SR10 and TD SR6.  These are offered without XT30 connectors.  At an MSRP of $90 and $60 respectively, this is a receiver that is A)     Dual Band 2.4ghz and 900mhz B) ...