frederikhandberg on Nostr: I actually ended up buying the RadioMaster Nomad transmitter with the XR4 receiver ...

I actually ended up buying the RadioMaster Nomad transmitter with the XR4 receiver instead. The reason why is because the Nomad is dual-band which should work better with MavLink and ELRS.

The RadioMaster Bandit is using an older chip but the housing is made of much higher quality (CNC aluminum compared to plastic), which is why it’s much more expensive. But bth, I think plastic is fine for the Nomad since it’s going to weight much less when attached to the RC controller.

I also purchased the controller, which ended up being the Jumper Bumblebee. I really hope I can change the gimbals to be self-centered, but will see. I couldn’t find any information about it, so I’m just assuming it’s possible because it’s a pretty normal thing to be able to do… #drone #DIY

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I think I will use OpenHD for video transmission and ExpressLRS for MavLink telemetry.

RadioMaster Bandit seems like a good option for telemetry. Long range and uses the open standard ELRS.

For video transmission, I could also choose Divimath HDMI VTX instead of OpenHD. It appears to be the only VTX with an HDMI input, everything else I can find uses little FPV cameras (similar to DJI O4).