07-Apr-2017, 07:55 AM (This post was last modified: 27-Apr-2017, 05:58 PM by Tom BD Bad.)
1stly huge thanks to Sandra, Banggood and Oscar for providing this TX and RX combo for review, apologies for the time it has taken to get this far.
Available from Banggood here - https://goo.gl/REJZNq
1st thoughts.
The iRangeX iR-i6X TX and iR-A8S RX combo comes in only slightly cheaper than the FlySky branded version and because of this you can immediately feel that iRangeX have refused to sacrifice the quality of the product for price.
Packaging.
The box that iRangeX provide could do with 2 ply cardboard, the thin card they used is not very resilient. When I received it I was worried that the product inside could be damaged as the box was slightly crushed and misshapen. There was no damage to either TX or RX but I don't know if the box would have lasted any longer with our heavy handed postal services!
The TX.
The iR-i6X transmitter is a nice size in my hands and is perfectly balanced for a neck strap. It requires 4x AA batteries which don't noticeably add to the weight. The switches feel solid and give a loud click when switched, so if you do mistakenly switch them, the sound should alert you. The buttons are almost as loud as the switches though and feel a little bit 'toy grade.' The gimbals are where it counts with any transmitter though, and iRangeX have made sure to use quality here, where it counts most. The sticks are silky smooth and inputs are nice and fluid, purple was my favorite colour as a kid so I like the look of the sticks too! The TX comes with a USB cable to update firmware, but it annoyingly requires a separate cable to support use with simulators, surely the cable could be made to do both?
The RX.
The iR-A8S RX is so small its hard to imagine that its capable of the 300m range that others say they have achieved! Finally there is a micro 8 channel RX on the market that works with the AFHDS A2 protocol, sadly no telemetry though which makes confirming the bind feel a bit hit and miss.
Thoughts so far.
This is my 1st proper transmitter and though the menus are probably standard fare for the experienced, I found all the options a bit daunting. I'm fairly positive that I have it set up right after a week of research, but I am struggling to get the RX talking to my RealAcc brushed micro FC. Beta flight recognises the RX and shows the serial link icon as active, the light on the RX goes from flashing to solid to confirm the bind, but stick inputs fail to give any response...
I'm still unable to complete the review as I can't get the RX to communicate with the FC, but I will be editing, updating and adding photo's soon...
Available from Banggood here - https://goo.gl/REJZNq
1st thoughts.
The iRangeX iR-i6X TX and iR-A8S RX combo comes in only slightly cheaper than the FlySky branded version and because of this you can immediately feel that iRangeX have refused to sacrifice the quality of the product for price.
Packaging.
The box that iRangeX provide could do with 2 ply cardboard, the thin card they used is not very resilient. When I received it I was worried that the product inside could be damaged as the box was slightly crushed and misshapen. There was no damage to either TX or RX but I don't know if the box would have lasted any longer with our heavy handed postal services!
The TX.
The iR-i6X transmitter is a nice size in my hands and is perfectly balanced for a neck strap. It requires 4x AA batteries which don't noticeably add to the weight. The switches feel solid and give a loud click when switched, so if you do mistakenly switch them, the sound should alert you. The buttons are almost as loud as the switches though and feel a little bit 'toy grade.' The gimbals are where it counts with any transmitter though, and iRangeX have made sure to use quality here, where it counts most. The sticks are silky smooth and inputs are nice and fluid, purple was my favorite colour as a kid so I like the look of the sticks too! The TX comes with a USB cable to update firmware, but it annoyingly requires a separate cable to support use with simulators, surely the cable could be made to do both?
The RX.
The iR-A8S RX is so small its hard to imagine that its capable of the 300m range that others say they have achieved! Finally there is a micro 8 channel RX on the market that works with the AFHDS A2 protocol, sadly no telemetry though which makes confirming the bind feel a bit hit and miss.
Thoughts so far.
This is my 1st proper transmitter and though the menus are probably standard fare for the experienced, I found all the options a bit daunting. I'm fairly positive that I have it set up right after a week of research, but I am struggling to get the RX talking to my RealAcc brushed micro FC. Beta flight recognises the RX and shows the serial link icon as active, the light on the RX goes from flashing to solid to confirm the bind, but stick inputs fail to give any response...
I'm still unable to complete the review as I can't get the RX to communicate with the FC, but I will be editing, updating and adding photo's soon...
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