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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) ...

FrSky Tandem X18SE vs. X20S

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 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...