If everywhere is sold out this one is shown as black but will come as the updated red version (the picture is just old) no receiver.: bit.ly/2PH0TvJ R9 Mini bit.ly/2QDWriC
AndyRC , Hi Andy, I am thinking about building a long range quad, do you think R9m will be reliable, solid and worry free option if I go distances? By the way I’m here in US so it FCC
Best quota ever ( Had to eat Rice for a month lol ) Great review Andy and wow great price at the moment. May be TBS will drop there price to £29.99 ---- Don't hold your breath
Thanks Andy! Your videos are always on point and well thought out :) I had purchased 3 of these packages. One for each of my TX's and like you, I originally wanted less worries about flying behind things and failsafes, etc. But, after receiving them I had purchased a few very inexpensive wings too, as I wanted to try my luck with some long range birds / wings... Honestly, I don't have the means anymore to throw big money at things like I used too, as I'm now disabled and if it wasn't for this deal, I'd of never had the means to buy a X-Fire system and at $50 USD for each of their rx's, I wouldn't have the opportunity to go long range, for a long while either.. So, thanks to Frsky too, for their help in helping folks like myself and others have the means to acquire such goodies :) Now, lets hope that Frsky R9 can deliver and with more updates on the way, I'm hoping it gets better and better! Make no mistake, TBS stuff is the BOMB, but it's also for folks that can afford to have the very best too. I have some of their products, an Oblivion too, and it was BIG BUCKS for that quad and its antiquated, but reliable components. I understand that TBS is angry too about this whole dilemma regarding Frsky, but they've to understand that competition is what keeps things moving along and in turn helps keep the cost of things in perspective too... (My opinion only) I'd own EVERYTHING TBS, if their prices weren't so high and I understand that money for R&D is high too, but in all seriousness, TBS has gotten their money for R&D several times over in regards to their products and yet their prices do not reflect that. My Oblivion is still $300 here in the USA from wherever you purchase it and the parts for it are a few years old, and for that price there are a LOT of other choices, some MUCH better, but having previously flown an Oblivion, I knew that I had to have one, even at that price and even if it had taken me several months of saving to afford it.Its an amazing flying quad and hasn't let me down yet and NOW I can go a little farther out with it and hopefully not worry so much about failsafes...? Hopefully THIS (R9M) is the answer to my. and others I'm sure, long-range dreams, and maybe someday I WILL be able to afford spending the $$$ for TBS crossfire. Until then, Thank you Frsky and Andy RC BOTH for doing what you do! Please keep the content coming Andy! I think Ive seen all your videos now and all caught up :) Best M
AndyRC to enable you to select 1w on EU using flex you need to tick the R9 box in openTX companion! I had the same issue until I ticked the box and reflashed the radio with 2.2.3. I now get 1w power on EU with telemetry
Hey Buddy glad you have one 👍👍 would love a vid at some point on flashing the receivers and what you need etc kinda a flashing 101 lots of what you said in there I honestly didn’t understand as I’m new to frsky open Tx luis etc lol can’t wait for the range test 😉😎✌️
'Eating rice for the rest of the month' pmsl. i know that feeling, ive just spent a small fortune on a jumper T16 and R9M and the full size R9 rx, i planned my food purchases before i bought them to evaluate how quickly i can recover financially! Andy, if you are flashing EU firmware to receivers shipped as FCC, You need to change the Antenna, using a 900mhz antenna on 868mhz is going to shorten the life of the outputs big time from the crazy high SWR as well as reduce performance. If you dont want to buy a new antenna, it is possible to solder an extension to a 900mhz antenna to tune it to 868mhz, to tune a 868mhz antenna to 900mhz you trim length off.
My R9 system works fine. Happy with it, so on and so forth. I rather question the whole 900 mhz thing for general use, though. A *lot* of people are using crossfire and R9 when they simply don’t need the range or penetration. Video is usually the limiting factor. Plus, 900 mhz antennas are a pain in the rectum to mount. Nothing like as clean as 2.4.
It's about reliability and lower latency. Also you can go much further at lower transmitting power. So instead of building 5 quads just build one less and get a crossfire...
thanks Andy. I'd missed all these promo deals - managed to catch one in the UK on pre order. Great video as always - nice and clear and answering all the q's we have
Andy, just for future consideration, rice is really good if you learn how to cook Brazilian beans and mix them up. I've been living on it since I started the hobby.
Thanks for your consistently excellent reviews, Andy. I'm planning a long range build for the future and have been leaning towards crossfire but competition is usually a good thing. R9M is looking quite good though. After seeing the amazing TBS video of a flight over the Hong Kong protests I want to support them.
I just used your link and went ahead and bought one. I've been looking for some time now but to get it for £30 from a UK company is great! I'll worry about any issues at a later date as knowing what I'm like it'll take me a while to getting around to putting this into a build anyway. Thanks!
100% agree here... I have my R9M AND Nirvana waiting to be sent to me... My Evolution just died on me, so I'm 100% grounded until I can get the radio in =(
100% agree here too...have mine nirvana on the way from bg still & r9m ready to use... some tutorial how to use it with nirvana would be highly appreciated...
hi Andy, watching your videos a lot and they are nice, have a question about this one though. Do you know if the new R9M modules with ACCESS protocol works with the old Taranis X9D+ transmitter with ACCST protocol? thanks!
@@quincypurcell5222 I can verify that you can indeed. I bought the set and lucky as I may be, I could reflash the ACCST to the R9M and the R9MM module. it's pitty that 200 and 500mW is not telemetry capable. otherwise it's a great tx. the receivers are also very cheap, I can find them for 23 euro locally. and 29 euro for the R9m mini.
Still a bit to go before R9M catches up to crossfire. However it looks like FrSky are heading in the right direction to give good competition so TBS does not get it all their own way.
Great work explaining things, Andy. I’ve got the setup, but it’s all still in the box, because of the programming involved. Would like to get it going, though.
Hey Andy, I have been using the R9 system for the past 4 months or so and have to say it is quite good here in the US. I get good range but during the first couple months it was a tad sketchy. With newer firmwares it has improved a lot. I suggest using the R9 slim+ even if it is a bit overkill.
on the current firmwares, the RSSI outputs automatically on CH16 (AUX12 on betaflight) straight from the receiver, don't even need to have 16 channels active on the TX since it sends from the receiver itself. as you can imagine it gives you a more reliable reading than sending from the transmitter
You should do a quick video on the last few minutes alone. The part about some of the settings on the radio and getting RSSI to work etc. Those are little nuggets you don't hear enough and I don't think enough people take advantage of. You have a new sub. Thanks mate. Cheers.
Yea I plan on getting the R9M because I like to fly from inside my house or my car in winter and I dont want to failsafe in the snow. It will also be nice to go a bit father in summer.
I can not wait to fly long range!!!! And i really like how it pops right into my Qx-7!!!!! I am just so broke!!! Work is just not getting busy but my wife lost her job 😔 I hope by next summer i have new goggles and a cam so i can post good flight footage!!!!! GREAT POST ANDY!!!!!! Update--- have a pair of DomV3 and just got this!!! Can not wait to fly long range before the FAA make it so we can't fly at all!!!! I LOVE FPV
I love my r9m! I've flown a couple miles and love the security of the link. But I am in the US.... Great review! You helped me with a couple of things and I've had it for a couple months...
Wow....I am a crossfire guy.... but as cheap as this is and receivers so cost effective, I could fly all my quads with improved range for the same cost as my 2.4. This is amazing.
Hi Andy, I have the R9 unit from Quadcopters.co.uk and when I initially got it and found it was that the EU version (UK flyer myself) it was 25mw telemetry / 500mw without I was gutted with the options, the performance I was getting with 25mw was about the same I was getting with a well set up 2.4ghz system (using telemetry for RSSI etc) however news and initial reports of the flex firmware has restored some faith. TBS's Crossfire has the test of time on its side as far as miniquads, it has far superior documentation and tried and tested setups, it'll just also take time & documentation (YT vids etc) before the R9 proves itself to be a good cheap long range alternative.
I use it and it works great. I bought it as the recievers are cheaper than the 2.4 ones, and have telemetry! I will also use it in the future in a long range wing.
Got one on order from T9....Needless to say they are sold out right now...lol....We will need a nice Tee Dipole on our Taranis....FrSky will provide, keep watching...Popcorn is ready...:) I already upgraded Open TX Companion to version 2.2.2. I dont think we will need 1 watt of output on this frequency. Im thinking a better antenna for the Taranis is a must have, isnt FrSky working on their own antennas?
Dang Andy I ordered this from your site to help you out but after looking I could have got one with antennas and everything for a lot cheaper....you need to get on banggoods for that... you can check the prices for yourself and see that that's bull crap
Crossfire looks great, but the r9m it's very interesting option (much more cheaper and the most important for me is that it's fully compatible with my taranis qx7s.... I don't want to risk to mod my radio for instaling the crossfire) Possibly I will end up buying r9m.... Very good review, thanks!!
Pablo I have the qx7s with crossfire. All you have to do is update open tx. Then rurn the baud rate down. I don't want to do the mod either and I don't think it's necessary to do that at all.
Good video Andy Just checking over my newly arrived R9M - I noticed that although the instructions say solid red and flashing green for normal operation, yours is showing solid red Mine is the same, ie showing solid red ( no receiver bound) - is this ok?
Andy, what options did you select when downloading firmware in OpenTX companion? According to source code (I've been watching what are devs doing) there should be another option to enable "non certified firmwares". This should add EU+ mode to R9M menu and enable FLEX modes. I have been running R9M on all my quads for a decent time right now, I think it is a month or so and still haven't tried OpenTX 2.2.3 with FLEX. Not that I'm afraid of nightlies, but just being lazy with it. Flashing back to 2.2.2 is not fun.
Hey Bud, How did you hear about this dispute? And do these modules and receivers work in exactly the same way as your standard receiver and xm+ for example.....i.e. would you still get your RSSI but on a greater scale?
Hi Andy great review are you using yours on fcc , I am tempted to use fcc so I get all powers and full telemetry and I live in uk would this be a problem because my friend is using fcc and flown near cell phone towers with no problem, is this just hype or is it paramount that I use Eu LBT
you could do it because the 9x outputs a ppm signal but it won't support flex I'm pretty sure so you really should upgrade to er9x. I'm using r9 with er9x atm. have yet to test
Andy please help me I asked many they didn't care, r9m eats up the radio battery, I'm afraid if I connect external battery my radio smokes, as it receives power both from the radio and external battery at the same time
friend, how do you get the m9n module and the r9 mini receiver with nirvana? I have these articles and I could not use them because I do not know how to flash them with flysky nirvana, throw a little light on this subject please.
Hi Andyrc I bought the FCC R9m and R9 receive recently, I have updated the firmware on the module and the R9 rx. they seemed to bind ok, solid green on rx , red light on module but no movement from the servos, they twitch a bit when the rx is powered on, but that's all. The tx works ok on internal mode with an X8R all servos good. I have tried everything I can think of but on go. Do you have any ideas.
Can I plug in the "external 2s lipo" anytime or do I have to pay a little bit ?! When, can plug in the external power? I think of a small power switch. I think from 200mW it makes sense to give more power.
Have you ever had a problem with a product from Banggood yet? I would not recommend them unless you have. I had a problem and when I put in for a return, was completely ignored.
yes quite a few but iv learnt that one bad experience can happen with any store so to never buy from them again because of one bad experience does not mean you will always get that bad experience and in general they have saved me a fortune in products compared to other companies and all issues eventually get resolved. but if you are buying from china you run the risk of having to wait to get things resolved
@@AndyRCchannel My problem is not with waiting for a resolution. Rather, it's with no resolution whatsoever. As in, no response at all. I can buy anything for the same price or less from other vendors, which is of course what I will do from now on. Buying from China is nothing new for me, but being ripped off is.
Can you use this out of the box , if you don't care about rssi as much. I'm not going out more the 1km. do you need to flash it to use it? I do all my betaflight with speedybee ,I don't have a computer right now.
Hi, I bought R9M 2019 + R9 mini, on the stock firmware I managed to bind them, now I updated R9M with access firmware V 1.3.0 and I updated r9 mini with access firmware V 1.3.0.Now R9M wont get into binding mode, there is just solid red light, I tryed to bind it with transmitter, and modul alone powered with externall battery with both dip switches on their ON possition and I am getting same results.R9M doesnt flash red light like it should when in bind mode. What should I do about it? Please help.
Great info Andy. What about the R9M Lite? I saw there's a Flex firmware for it as well? Also, I have the X-Lite with FCC firmware. Do you know if I have to use the the R9M and R9 Lite in FCC only? Is the firmware of the module linked to the firmware of the radio in any way? Sorry but it's the first time that I use external modules ;) Thanks!
I've been waiting for this upgrade :D Nice angle,Andy ;) Rice.. ^_^ hehe Go eat just some rise the hole day,TBS,and look what you are putting us through,lol :P
Question, If I have multimode enabled via Campanion, can I still switch between the R9M/Multi Protocol/TBS modules? Or would I be limited to using only multi protocol modules?
Hi Andy Just getting into racing quads and putting my kit together. I've just bought a non EU firmware x9d and was going to get the crossfire so I wouldn't need to flash. If I got this would it work or am I going to need to flash still? Thought I just needed to learn to fly but I only understood 10% of what you said. So much to learn 🤦🏻
Hey andy. Great video, i got mine on wednesday lastnight. Module and Rx for 30quid. Bargain. But, 2 things ive noticed since using the r9m that i hope they fix.. 1. When you have 2 people using it, if one is running at 25mw and the other at 200mw, u will failsafe the other person (im not sure why but we tested it a few times) 2. No pulses doesnt work with the kiss FC, spent 6+ hours searching with no avail and came across the solution, its on my channel. If you do an update to the R9M can you mention it? Cause i nearly lost my fingers :( Great video Mr Andy :)
And the drop in price is because Trapy told hobbyshops that if they sell FRsky, they will not suply tbs product to them because he said the copy the inmortal antenna, when is fact FRsky is been nice to let the x9d and other radios be compatible with TBS garbage, yes the TBS is 2 watts, and R9M is one watt. So now FRsky drop the price of the R9M to 30 dollars, sinking the TBS crossfire, plus the R9slimplus receiver is with diversity and telemetry and F ans S port, and 6 pwm output channels and is 25 dollars, versus TBS micro, sbus, tbs telemetry nightmare, and ony 4 pwm channels using a converter, LOL, and 46 dollars, and the antenna was not TBS invention, is from IB Crazy. So now they going to put TBS out of bussiness.
Thanks. Thats what I was thinking, 1.3 seems it would probably be too close to 900. TBS have a pretty nifty 2.4ghz video groundstation although it is kind of pricey.
I love I can fly at 100m much farther then can see through my google feed I added gps and two blade Gemfan and tried return to home worked perfect like my DJI Mavic
It's nice but like a handful of others I am getting a rapid 70-0 RSSI which will if your Failsafe guard time is set low enough trigger a failsafe. This all happens very fast and the RSSI is back to normal again so upping the failsafe guard time to a little over 1 second (wait for recovery) has helped to continue flying but it's not ideal. test on both FCC and LBT with no change.. It's not an ideal "Fix" by any means but has helped.. That said it seems to work for others. See my channel for more detail's..
Telemetry is the ability of the receiver on the aircraft to convey information to the transmitter. For example, PID's, altitude and speed (if using gps), mode that the flight controller is in (manual, horizon, return to home etc..)
They don't ship with flex so I still have to do the hassle with the pins to flash it. Don't get me wrong, it's a very welcome step forward, but it's been virtually impossible to tell which you were ordering in the past, and now they just added a third option that will be sold as a single item...
Always like to hear your views..for me however I will stick with TBS. For one its just a way better user friendly system all the way around. 2nd, Ever try to get any customer support from Frsky??? hahaha....good luck!!! 3rd...frsky does nothing to innovate or push anything forward, their gear is either cloned, copied or bought from others. I want to support the people that support us. Not the Chinese guy looking to only line his pockets.
If everywhere is sold out this one is shown as black but will come as the updated red version (the picture is just old) no receiver.:
bit.ly/2PH0TvJ
R9 Mini
bit.ly/2QDWriC
Does that big Antenna on the module come with it or do you have to buy it separately?
AndyRC , Hi Andy, I am thinking about building a long range quad, do you think R9m will be reliable, solid and worry free option if I go distances? By the way I’m here in US so it FCC
Best quota ever ( Had to eat Rice for a month lol ) Great review Andy and wow great price at the moment. May be TBS will drop there price to £29.99 ---- Don't hold your breath
Thanks Andy!
Your videos are always on point and well thought out :)
I had purchased 3 of these packages. One for each of my TX's and like you, I originally wanted less worries about flying behind things and failsafes, etc. But, after receiving them I had purchased a few very inexpensive wings too, as I wanted to try my luck with some long range birds / wings... Honestly, I don't have the means anymore to throw big money at things like I used too, as I'm now disabled and if it wasn't for this deal, I'd of never had the means to buy a X-Fire system and at $50 USD for each of their rx's, I wouldn't have the opportunity to go long range, for a long while either..
So, thanks to Frsky too, for their help in helping folks like myself and others have the means to acquire such goodies :) Now, lets hope that Frsky R9 can deliver and with more updates on the way, I'm hoping it gets better and better!
Make no mistake, TBS stuff is the BOMB, but it's also for folks that can afford to have the very best too. I have some of their products, an Oblivion too, and it was BIG BUCKS for that quad and its antiquated, but reliable components. I understand that TBS is angry too about this whole dilemma regarding Frsky, but they've to understand that competition is what keeps things moving along and in turn helps keep the cost of things in perspective too... (My opinion only) I'd own EVERYTHING TBS, if their prices weren't so high and I understand that money for R&D is high too, but in all seriousness, TBS has gotten their money for R&D several times over in regards to their products and yet their prices do not reflect that. My Oblivion is still $300 here in the USA from wherever you purchase it and the parts for it are a few years old, and for that price there are a LOT of other choices, some MUCH better, but having previously flown an Oblivion, I knew that I had to have one, even at that price and even if it had taken me several months of saving to afford it.Its an amazing flying quad and hasn't let me down yet and NOW I can go a little farther out with it and hopefully not worry so much about failsafes...?
Hopefully THIS (R9M) is the answer to my. and others I'm sure, long-range dreams, and maybe someday I WILL be able to afford spending the $$$ for TBS crossfire. Until then, Thank you Frsky and Andy RC BOTH for doing what you do! Please keep the content coming Andy! I think Ive seen all your videos now and all caught up :)
Best
M
AndyRC to enable you to select 1w on EU using flex you need to tick the R9 box in openTX companion! I had the same issue until I ticked the box and reflashed the radio with 2.2.3. I now get 1w power on EU with telemetry
Well Thank you very much for mentioning it. I am shore thou that by now they have removed that obtion or is it there still !?
Hey Buddy glad you have one 👍👍 would love a vid at some point on flashing the receivers and what you need etc kinda a flashing 101 lots of what you said in there I honestly didn’t understand as I’m new to frsky open Tx luis etc lol can’t wait for the range test 😉😎✌️
they are already done :) ua-cam.com/video/SVZa4w2z3Rk/v-deo.html
'Eating rice for the rest of the month' pmsl. i know that feeling, ive just spent a small fortune on a jumper T16 and R9M and the full size R9 rx, i planned my food purchases before i bought them to evaluate how quickly i can recover financially! Andy, if you are flashing EU firmware to receivers shipped as FCC, You need to change the Antenna, using a 900mhz antenna on 868mhz is going to shorten the life of the outputs big time from the crazy high SWR as well as reduce performance.
If you dont want to buy a new antenna, it is possible to solder an extension to a 900mhz antenna to tune it to 868mhz, to tune a 868mhz antenna to 900mhz you trim length off.
My R9 system works fine. Happy with it, so on and so forth.
I rather question the whole 900 mhz thing for general use, though. A *lot* of people are using crossfire and R9 when they simply don’t need the range or penetration. Video is usually the limiting factor.
Plus, 900 mhz antennas are a pain in the rectum to mount. Nothing like as clean as 2.4.
Ive been saying this since the release. I fly out further(miles) than I should now on 2.4. If I want LR I use my uhf and a 1.2 video link.
It's about reliability and lower latency. Also you can go much further at lower transmitting power. So instead of building 5 quads just build one less and get a crossfire...
thanks Andy. I'd missed all these promo deals - managed to catch one in the UK on pre order. Great video as always - nice and clear and answering all the q's we have
Andy, just for future consideration, rice is really good if you learn how to cook Brazilian beans and mix them up. I've been living on it since I started the hobby.
Thanks for your consistently excellent reviews, Andy. I'm planning a long range build for the future and have been leaning towards crossfire but competition is usually a good thing. R9M is looking quite good though. After seeing the amazing TBS video of a flight over the Hong Kong protests I want to support them.
If you're in the USA, alofthobbies still has the FrSky R9M / R9MM combo for $30 pre-order
I just used your link and went ahead and bought one. I've been looking for some time now but to get it for £30 from a UK company is great! I'll worry about any issues at a later date as knowing what I'm like it'll take me a while to getting around to putting this into a build anyway. Thanks!
@Andy, it would be great to see a follow up video of using the R9 with the Nirvana for those of us not wanting to use flysky RX.
good call thanks
100% agree here... I have my R9M AND Nirvana waiting to be sent to me... My Evolution just died on me, so I'm 100% grounded until I can get the radio in =(
Totaly agree, have my nirvana and r9m module. Will be perfect have a video how to set up everything on Nirvana
100% agree here too...have mine nirvana on the way from bg still & r9m ready to use... some tutorial how to use it with nirvana would be highly appreciated...
hi Andy,
watching your videos a lot and they are nice, have a question about this one though. Do you know if the new R9M modules with ACCESS protocol works with
the old Taranis X9D+ transmitter with ACCST protocol?
thanks!
Sorry for the late response, but it looks like you can flash either accst or access on frsky's website: www.frsky-rc.com/r9m-2019/
@@quincypurcell5222
I can verify that you can indeed. I bought the set and lucky as I may be, I could reflash the ACCST to the R9M and the R9MM module.
it's pitty that 200 and 500mW is not telemetry capable. otherwise it's a great tx. the receivers are also very cheap, I can find them for 23 euro locally.
and 29 euro for the R9m mini.
Still a bit to go before R9M catches up to crossfire. However it looks like FrSky are heading in the right direction to give good competition so TBS does not get it all their own way.
Great work explaining things, Andy. I’ve got the setup, but it’s all still in the box, because of the programming involved. Would like to get it going, though.
Hey Andy, I have been using the R9 system for the past 4 months or so and have to say it is quite good here in the US. I get good range but during the first couple months it was a tad sketchy. With newer firmwares it has improved a lot. I suggest using the R9 slim+ even if it is a bit overkill.
on the current firmwares, the RSSI outputs automatically on CH16 (AUX12 on betaflight) straight from the receiver, don't even need to have 16 channels active on the TX since it sends from the receiver itself. as you can imagine it gives you a more reliable reading than sending from the transmitter
You should do a quick video on the last few minutes alone. The part about some of the settings on the radio and getting RSSI to work etc. Those are little nuggets you don't hear enough and I don't think enough people take advantage of. You have a new sub. Thanks mate. Cheers.
Thanks Charles. check out my flexrc kamori build it details it further
Yea I plan on getting the R9M because I like to fly from inside my house or my car in winter and I dont want to failsafe in the snow. It will also be nice to go a bit father in summer.
I can not wait to fly long range!!!! And i really like how it pops right into my Qx-7!!!!! I am just so broke!!! Work is just not getting busy but my wife lost her job 😔
I hope by next summer i have new goggles and a cam so i can post good flight footage!!!!!
GREAT POST ANDY!!!!!!
Update--- have a pair of DomV3 and just got this!!! Can not wait to fly long range before the FAA make it so we can't fly at all!!!!
I LOVE FPV
Both Frsky and TBS have good technology in these systems. How useful they are given the recent aviation laws in the UK remains to seen,
I love my r9m! I've flown a couple miles and love the security of the link. But I am in the US.... Great review! You helped me with a couple of things and I've had it for a couple months...
Wow....I am a crossfire guy.... but as cheap as this is and receivers so cost effective, I could fly all my quads with improved range for the same cost as my 2.4. This is amazing.
Hi Andy, I have the R9 unit from Quadcopters.co.uk and when I initially got it and found it was that the EU version (UK flyer myself) it was 25mw telemetry / 500mw without I was gutted with the options, the performance I was getting with 25mw was about the same I was getting with a well set up 2.4ghz system (using telemetry for RSSI etc) however news and initial reports of the flex firmware has restored some faith.
TBS's Crossfire has the test of time on its side as far as miniquads, it has far superior documentation and tried and tested setups, it'll just also take time & documentation (YT vids etc) before the R9 proves itself to be a good cheap long range alternative.
Hi Andy, how do they compare now, since the many firmware updates?
I just pulled the plug on it. I hope it has the latest firmware.
I picked it up for $75 CAD with the r9mm and the x4 t antenna.
i hope i like it .
Woop woop. Got mine for £30. I'm just putting off updating my qx7, as I had trouble with it about a year ago. Great vid.
I ordered the xlite & r9m module from horus some time ago and i am really excited for it to arrive :)
great review..
Keep up the good work Andyrc.
When the hardware is this cheap and the difference is mainly software (which is in progress for being improved), then I'm going R9M.
Any update for us EU people? Does it work now?
I use it and it works great. I bought it as the recievers are cheaper than the 2.4 ones, and have telemetry! I will also use it in the future in a long range wing.
You should update the firmware on both, but it should be the same, I mean a compatible firmware in each unit.
Got one on order from T9....Needless to say they are sold out right now...lol....We will need a nice Tee Dipole on our Taranis....FrSky will provide, keep watching...Popcorn is ready...:)
I already upgraded Open TX Companion to version 2.2.2. I dont think we will need 1 watt of output on this frequency.
Im thinking a better antenna for the Taranis is a must have, isnt FrSky working on their own antennas?
As allways Andy your videos are superb.
Dang Andy I ordered this from your site to help you out but after looking I could have got one with antennas and everything for a lot cheaper....you need to get on banggoods for that... you can check the prices for yourself and see that that's bull crap
Crossfire looks great, but the r9m it's very interesting option (much more cheaper and the most important for me is that it's fully compatible with my taranis qx7s.... I don't want to risk to mod my radio for instaling the crossfire)
Possibly I will end up buying r9m....
Very good review, thanks!!
Pablo I have the qx7s with crossfire. All you have to do is update open tx. Then rurn the baud rate down. I don't want to do the mod either and I don't think it's necessary to do that at all.
As you said . The extra peace of mind is worth it. it on sale near me for $26 CAD . I just payed 40
Good video Andy
Just checking over my newly arrived R9M - I noticed that although the instructions say solid red and flashing green for normal operation, yours is showing solid red
Mine is the same, ie showing solid red ( no receiver bound) - is this ok?
Telemetry means that the mini $10 receiver can also transmit flight data back to the Hand Held Control Unit .. right ?
Got my R9MM and JR Module Combo....Seems to work fine on 868mhz.
Running the FCC Firmware in the UK sounds hazardous to me...?
Andy, what options did you select when downloading firmware in OpenTX companion?
According to source code (I've been watching what are devs doing) there should be another option to enable "non certified firmwares". This should add EU+ mode to R9M menu and enable FLEX modes.
I have been running R9M on all my quads for a decent time right now, I think it is a month or so and still haven't tried OpenTX 2.2.3 with FLEX. Not that I'm afraid of nightlies, but just being lazy with it. Flashing back to 2.2.2 is not fun.
Rice ! Ha, that totally resonates with me. 😄
Wow! Killer . I'm interested in long range exploring.
Hey Bud, How did you hear about this dispute? And do these modules and receivers work in exactly the same way as your standard receiver and xm+ for example.....i.e. would you still get your RSSI but on a greater scale?
thank you very much, Andy 😁🙏👍🍺❤️
Why didn't you go with the crossfire micro? Much cheaper and plenty enough.
Hi Andy great review are you using yours on fcc , I am tempted to use fcc so I get all powers and full telemetry and I live in uk would this be a problem because my friend is using fcc and flown near cell phone towers with no problem, is this just hype or is it paramount that I use Eu LBT
Can you throw in the AFHDS 3 FRM302 by FlySky? They have a Long range module that does 50km.
Friend
Do you no if I can use the module with the Turnigy 9XR radio with DEFAULT FIRMWARE? Or do I have to FLASHED TO OPENTX?
you could do it because the 9x outputs a ppm signal but it won't support flex I'm pretty sure so you really should upgrade to er9x. I'm using r9 with er9x atm. have yet to test
You have to select flexr9m in the settings/settings menu in the opentx companion before download FW to get EU+/AU option for flex firmware....
PS: Available only in the nightly builds of Companion
Yup did that
Andy please help me I asked many they didn't care, r9m eats up the radio battery, I'm afraid if I connect external battery my radio smokes, as it receives power both from the radio and external battery at the same time
friend, how do you get the m9n module and the r9 mini receiver with nirvana? I have these articles and I could not use them because I do not know how to flash them with flysky nirvana, throw a little light on this subject please.
Andy ,you need to review the Radiolink which I use, Up to 3 mile
Hi Andyrc I bought the FCC R9m and R9 receive recently, I have updated the firmware on the module and the R9 rx. they seemed to bind ok, solid green on rx , red light on module but no movement from the servos, they twitch a bit when the rx is powered on, but that's all. The tx works ok on internal mode with an X8R all servos good. I have tried everything I can think of but on go. Do you have any ideas.
Can I plug in the "external 2s lipo" anytime or do I have to pay a little bit ?!
When, can plug in the external power? I think of a small power switch.
I think from 200mW it makes sense to give more power.
By the price and the reviews I already watched, I think it's a good long range system
Have you ever had a problem with a product from Banggood yet? I would not recommend them unless you have. I had a problem and when I put in for a return, was completely ignored.
yes quite a few but iv learnt that one bad experience can happen with any store so to never buy from them again because of one bad experience does not mean you will always get that bad experience and in general they have saved me a fortune in products compared to other companies and all issues eventually get resolved. but if you are buying from china you run the risk of having to wait to get things resolved
@@AndyRCchannel My problem is not with waiting for a resolution. Rather, it's with no resolution whatsoever. As in, no response at all. I can buy anything for the same price or less from other vendors, which is of course what I will do from now on. Buying from China is nothing new for me, but being ripped off is.
Gutted I paid £65 with slim receiver.
I have a lbt transmitter but flashed fcc firmware on module works fine with no failsafes
At 1:07 you refer to EU / FCC firmware being resolved. Are you saying the UK is about to make FCC legal?
Can you use this out of the box , if you don't care about rssi as much. I'm not going out more the 1km.
do you need to flash it to use it?
I do all my betaflight with speedybee ,I don't have a computer right now.
Fport is also something very good...one cable, rssi without using a channel.
Hi, I bought R9M 2019 + R9 mini, on the stock firmware I managed to bind them, now I updated R9M with access firmware V 1.3.0 and I updated r9 mini with access firmware V 1.3.0.Now R9M wont get into binding mode, there is just solid red light, I tryed to bind it with transmitter, and modul alone powered with externall battery with both dip switches on their ON possition and I am getting same results.R9M doesnt flash red light like it should when in bind mode. What should I do about it? Please help.
Great info Andy. What about the R9M Lite? I saw there's a Flex firmware for it as well? Also, I have the X-Lite with FCC firmware. Do you know if I have to use the the R9M and R9 Lite in FCC only? Is the firmware of the module linked to the firmware of the radio in any way? Sorry but it's the first time that I use external modules ;) Thanks!
The answer is in this video but I don't think the flex fw is ready yet. I can't get it working
OK thanks anyway. I have an EU LBT R9 Lite + R9M mini combo about to arrive (tomorrow) and I'll do some test
no you can use fcc module in eu xlite and vice versa
I've been waiting for this upgrade :D Nice angle,Andy ;) Rice.. ^_^ hehe
Go eat just some rise the hole day,TBS,and look what you are putting us through,lol :P
Good to know I'm not the only one eating rice all week after a FPV upgrade.😅😅
How does the system distinguish between flashing the R9M itself or a receiver connected to the external S Port pins on the back of the R9M module?
Hi! is there any particular reason to obey the eu 25 mw regulation? What if I'm a noob and I just buy whatever module I find on the web?
Question, If I have multimode enabled via Campanion, can I still switch between the R9M/Multi Protocol/TBS modules? Or would I be limited to using only multi protocol modules?
Hi my r9m module doesn't have an xt30 on the back. Will this cause problems, or can I just put a bigger battery in the transmitter itself?
Hey Andy, what receiver are recommend for fix wing running inav?
The R9M 2019 doesn't work on my radiomaster tx16 s /jumper t16
Hi Andy
Just getting into racing quads and putting my kit together. I've just bought a non EU firmware x9d and was going to get the crossfire so I wouldn't need to flash. If I got this would it work or am I going to need to flash still? Thought I just needed to learn to fly but I only understood 10% of what you said. So much to learn 🤦🏻
You will need to flash yes. Cross fire does it for you
@@AndyRCchannel thanks Andy. Do you recommend flashing the x9d to EU LBT or flash the R9M and receiver to non EU (or are they locked?)
Thanks
if you got an eu r9 system you dont need to flash taranis internal module (unless you want to use eu 2.4ghz rx)
It's not Flash like crossfire , but I just want to fly and not worry about Failsafes. R9M is for me as it's an affordable price.
Hi Andy, do you know if I have taranis international version, can I put rm9 EU on it?
Hey andy. Great video, i got mine on wednesday lastnight. Module and Rx for 30quid. Bargain.
But, 2 things ive noticed since using the r9m that i hope they fix..
1. When you have 2 people using it, if one is running at 25mw and the other at 200mw, u will failsafe the other person (im not sure why but we tested it a few times)
2. No pulses doesnt work with the kiss FC, spent 6+ hours searching with no avail and came across the solution, its on my channel. If you do an update to the R9M can you mention it? Cause i nearly lost my fingers :(
Great video Mr Andy :)
well narrated content. 2 thumbs up
My friend, rice is a luxury dish in many countries 😁😁
Thinking about this unit now that it's so cheap...
And the drop in price is because Trapy told hobbyshops that if they sell FRsky, they will not suply tbs product to them because he said the copy the inmortal antenna, when is fact FRsky is been nice to let the x9d and other radios be compatible with TBS garbage, yes the TBS is 2 watts, and R9M is one watt. So now FRsky drop the price of the R9M to 30 dollars, sinking the TBS crossfire, plus the R9slimplus receiver is with diversity and telemetry and F ans S port, and 6 pwm output channels and is 25 dollars, versus TBS micro, sbus, tbs telemetry nightmare, and ony 4 pwm channels using a converter, LOL, and 46 dollars, and the antenna was not TBS invention, is from IB Crazy. So now they going to put TBS out of bussiness.
YBS got some die hard fans, they like to be ripped off.
It's about time the big players ripping people off got a kick in the bollocks 😤
Have you tried this with the t12 jumper open tx ?
Has anyone hs trouble with tbs full deversity 8 channel reciever not lasting that long? I've went through two of them. I want to try this Frsky r9m
Hey Andy what are the 2 little white dip switches on the left there ?
for setting the power output in ppm mode
Will you be reviewing the xlite version?
I dont think so as it works the same just less power
Should have instructions how to solder this up.
Got my R9. I would have got the crossfire but I have the qx7. Not willing to mod my qx7 even though i don't need to.
I wish they'd kept them in black so they at least match some of our transmitters. :-(
im buy this modul for fly mountains haha
Sucks that they upped the price of the r9 mini / mm :(
I haven't got too far into the video, so you may mention it. Which video system would work best for 900mhz. 1.3ghz or 2.4ghz?
2.4 and 5.8
Thanks. Thats what I was thinking, 1.3 seems it would probably be too close to 900. TBS have a pretty nifty 2.4ghz video groundstation although it is kind of pricey.
yep thats a good shout. their stuff is pricey but it works well
Twiztedmind864 Furious RC 2.4 is fantastic. 20 kilometers no problem.
Nice video, thanks.:)
Hey Andy can this be used with a Taranis QX7
I love I can fly at 100m much farther then can see through my google feed I added gps and two blade Gemfan and tried return to home worked perfect like my DJI Mavic
It's nice but like a handful of others I am getting a rapid 70-0 RSSI which will if your Failsafe guard time is set low enough trigger a failsafe. This all happens very fast and the RSSI is back to normal again so upping the failsafe guard time to a little over 1 second (wait for recovery) has helped to continue flying but it's not ideal. test on both FCC and LBT with no change.. It's not an ideal "Fix" by any means but has helped.. That said it seems to work for others. See my channel for more detail's..
What does telemetry mean
Telemetry is the ability of the receiver on the aircraft to convey information to the transmitter. For example, PID's, altitude and speed (if using gps), mode that the flight controller is in (manual, horizon, return to home etc..)
the EU LBT FCC crap is a real deal breaker for me. Also, I loooooove the over-the-air updates on crsf!
Did you watch the video? There is no fcc or eu lbt with flex...
They don't ship with flex so I still have to do the hassle with the pins to flash it. Don't get me wrong, it's a very welcome step forward, but it's been virtually impossible to tell which you were ordering in the past, and now they just added a third option that will be sold as a single item...
Andy, you should have been eating potatoes and not rice. Rice alone doesn’t give you the sufficient nutrients whereas spuds do. 🙃
Lol they dropped the price that’s kind of funny haha
Always like to hear your views..for me however I will stick with TBS. For one its just a way better user friendly system all the way around. 2nd, Ever try to get any customer support from Frsky??? hahaha....good luck!!! 3rd...frsky does nothing to innovate or push anything forward, their gear is either cloned, copied or bought from others. I want to support the people that support us. Not the Chinese guy looking to only line his pockets.
Never mind I should have watched the whole video,Lol!!!
Looks like this is what I will get instead of crossfire