which radio should I choose to dji F550?
- Thread starter fredrik
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It stands between Spectrum DX9, dx18, 14sg futaba or jr 8xG or 14xg. 
farmerfred
Member
Spektrum DX8 for me. Excellent radio and great for the telemetry feature like GPS altitude. Has enough channel for what I need at the moment.
Scott Drysdale
Mixmaster
In general that statement is true. But in the case of the DJI products less so.... in part because of s.bus.....
Also there is excellent guidance on configuring Futaba RC systems for DJI products such as the following:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck3tu-4UVgg
Also there is excellent guidance on configuring Futaba RC systems for DJI products such as the following:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck3tu-4UVgg
OneStopRC
Dirty Little Hucker
Futaba for sure, you don't need a 14 channel, 8 is ample in most cases. One thing you don't see on these forums is many complaints about Futaba, unlike some of the cheaper alternatives.
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sledge57
Member
Don't be afraid about the complexity of programming Futaba, it's really not that bad and once you get a handle on it you'll have an "ah ha" moment and it'll make a lot more sense. Also there's a bunch of us here with Futaba Txs that can point you in the right direction and help if you get stuck.
jimmygixxer
Member
I used a Spektrum DX8 with my F550 and now use a DX18 with all my flying machines.
No problems to date.
Good luck
No problems to date.
Good luck
TheUFGadget
Member
I would say the FrSky Taranis. Having flown the other transmitters I just LOVE this one. You can't beat it. It, in my opinion, beats all other competition with 16 channels and kills them in price.
PeteDee
Mr take no prisoners!
Nope, they are dead easy but if you are used to Spektrum there is a few things that are done a bit differently.
Pete
econfly
Member
I have the 14SG and agree it is a great radio. One thing I am realizing, however, is how DJI's recent products take away the telemetry benefit of the radio (or at least that's my understanding). I'm looking at using an A2 and perhaps a lightbridge, but from what I can tell either (or both) would mean no telemetry on my radio (in the case of the A2, assuming one used it as the receiver), and that's a big loss. I really like the voltage information and alarm on the radio, and recently have been playing around with a current / mAh sensor that is very neat (link below). Giving that up won't be easy, but it seems the way that DJI is going it will be hard to avoid. Am I understanding things correctly? I don't have an A2 yet, and the lightbridge is not available, so I am reaching these conclusions based on specs and not experience.
http://www.tje.dk/efuelgauge/
I've got a Hitec Aurora 9 for my 550 that I'm very happy with. It's a couple of years old, but the feature set is still very relevant. it's an easy radio to program with the touch screen, I really like the ability to assign timers to the throttle, and set endpoints for them. The are a couple of things I'm not crazy about, but it's been a good radio so far.
Scott Drysdale
Mixmaster
The DJI iOSD Mark II provides most telemetry features as an FPV video overlay which is a nice way to go if you want FPV. Also it records a lot of inflight data that can be downloaded after the flight. But if you want GPS Lat long data you have to go with the DJI GCS system....... which enables you to control your MR from your PC c/w Google Earth live mapping background which enables you to fly long distance without FPV!!!