TBS today announced the release of a new Crossfire Nano RX which has a beefed up telemetry data power amplifier onboard that can deliver telemetry data back to your transmitter at up to 500mW. There are low, medium and max power setting options to choose from for the telemetry data power but there will be a dynamic power option also coming in a future firmware update.

Trappy has done some test flights out to 40km with it without a single telemetry sensor lost warning on his transmitter. He is planning on doing some more test flights out to 60km to see if it can go that far without loss of telemetry data. This effectively means that you shouldn't lose Crossfire telemetry data unless you are flying extreme long range.

Keep in mind that for a quad, a 500mW telemetry data link is probably an overkill unless you fly in an extremely noisy environment. The standard Crossfire Nano RX outputs telemetry data at 25-30mW and people have flown out 10-15km in a clean RF environment without losing telemetry data on those. The regular Crossfire Nano RX is still being manufactured so you will still have a choice of buying either the cheaper regular (20-30mw telemetry power) version, or the more expensive PRO (500mW telemetry power) version. This new PRO version of the Crossfire Nano RX is probably really more suited to long range wings that have the battery capacity and efficiency to go out further than 10-15km.

This is also the first TBS receiver that has been manufactured 100% in-house by TBS (the assembly of the receivers that is, not the production of the silicon chips used on them).

A diversity version with 500mW of telemetry power will also be coming but TBS can't currently get the chips to manufacture those so it will be at least a few months before they can start looking into producing those.

On a related note, a new feature is also being built for Agent M to show telemetry data maps, so with your mobile device connected to the Crossfire / Tracer TX module, Agent M will use GPS telemetry data coming from the Crossfire / Tracer module to show where your aircraft actually is on a live map overlay That feature is currently be tested by alpha test pilots.

The price of a Nano RX Pro is $34.95 USD.

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Team Blacksheep Wrote:Good day pilots,

Today we are super excited to announce to you our brand-new receiver for the Crossfire Lineup, TBS Crossfire Nano RX Pro!

The TBS Crossfire Nano RX Pro is a higher telemetry output power option of the de-facto FPV standard receiver. It packs up to 500mW of output power and will ensure that your 50km flights occur without ever losing telemetry.

The Nano RX Pro will be ready to ship early next week with limited stock. Please place your orders early to secure your position in the queue. 

More details about the products are as below.


TBS Crossfire Nano RX Pro

Boost the telemetry output power (downlink), without sacrificing compactness. 

Same form factor, same pinout, 20x the power!

Specifications:

• Weight: 0.5g (receiver only)
  
• Size: 11mm x 18mm
  
• Requires: Firmware V6.14
  
• Input Power: +3.3V to 8.4V
  
• Price: $34.95 USD
  

Includes:

• 1x TBS Crossfire Nano Receiver Pro
  
• 1x TBS Crossfire Immortal T Antenna
  
• 1x Spare shrink tube
  
• 6x 30awg silicon connection wires (2 black, 2 red, 1 white, 1 yellow)
  
• 1 x pin header 1x4
  

Great to know the option for better telemetry exists but exclusively suited for LR builds.

Also good the see we now have clearly labeled RX/TX pads.

Having 100mw of telemetry output should be sufficient for low flight out to about infinity (figuratively). I have only had Telemetry drop out a few times and it was at an extreme range (3-4 kilometers) when dipping behind tree lines. It came right back as soon as I bumped into the LOS. A little bump in the outbound power would be nice...a half watt seems like overkill, but it should be a boon for those looking for 10's of kilometers quite well.

Wondering what the heat load will be running full downlink power and will it create any issues for RF interference?