PATRONS FIRST: I range tested Ghost.
Added 2020-08-21 03:22:32 +0000 UTCPatrons get an early look at the results of my Ghost vs. Crossfire range test. Tony Cake tells me that the results are more impressive than they seem. The Ghost statistics on the back of the module are not generated by the module; they're sent from the receiver back to the module. The reason this is impressive is that the receiver's telemetry is only trasmitted at 22 mW. So although the module was transmitting at 350 mW, the fact that we were still seeing telemetry updates meant we were actually within the 22 mW range of the system.
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JB - never mind Ghost - when are we getting a review of Shark Byte? :)
2020-08-30 16:37:04 +0000 UTCFrom what I can tell on the OpenTX page the first version of the X9D will continue to get new versions so I would expect that it will get support. Worst case it should work in sbus mode which won’t have all the latency benefits of the Ghost protocol but it will work.
2020-08-22 07:21:53 +0000 UTCWith a quick look I’m not seeing builds of OpenTX for the T8SG but I have heard of people running crossfire modules with DeviationTX in ppm mode. I couldn’t find anything concrete about Sbus support but if DeviationTX supports sbus for external modules it should be able to work with the ghost. Although it won’t have all the latently benefits that OpenTX will have since it will be missing the Ghost protocols between the transmitter and the module.
2020-08-22 07:17:15 +0000 UTCStill would like to see how Ghost compares to the FlySky FRM-302
2020-08-21 20:58:54 +0000 UTCCan you do this same test but with a GoPro on both quads to see when they failsafe if you have them armed and strapped down?
2020-08-21 20:57:32 +0000 UTCWill the Ghost System work with my ancient Taranis X9D (first version) (with latest OpenTX Firmware)?
2020-08-21 19:12:22 +0000 UTCWow the CEO of a company telling you his stuff is impressive! Haha yes I’m a skeptic and will wait until it gets out into the real world and the average persons hands to see how it does. All that aside, thanks for the video JB, competition is always needed!
2020-08-21 17:39:14 +0000 UTCvery promising! how soon till you hit up a bando or brando?
2020-08-21 15:02:16 +0000 UTCGood stuff, you guys did some exercise there haha
Moreno Antunes
2020-08-21 14:23:24 +0000 UTCGreat video. Loved seeing Stingy, I am neck deep in the TBS ecosystem but competition is always a good thing.
2020-08-21 12:54:16 +0000 UTCI'm sure he must have been at 50 Hz by the end
Joshua Bardwell
2020-08-21 10:41:57 +0000 UTCI'll wait on more testing but so far looks great
2020-08-21 10:01:46 +0000 UTCLooks very promising/cool. Of course like others, I finally have my entire fleet(over 20 quads) switched over to crossfire. I have a Tango 2, and I JUST bought a RM TX16s with the full 2W TX w/Bluetooth, for really long range. I spent some serious cash converting EVERYTHING. Obviously that’s when this would come out🙄. I’m not a racer, and only fly with 3-4 people at a time, At lease I know that I have a PROVEN system. Absolutely no reason to switch. It would be stupid to jump on the Hype-train at this point. Glad to see innovation/competition though.
Brian
2020-08-21 07:17:23 +0000 UTCAwesome having Kevin help out. Very interesting test results. 👍🤓
John P Larson
2020-08-21 07:05:01 +0000 UTCComplete newbie here, and this module will be compatible with all radios? I have a jumper t8sg v2 running deviation tx but I think it can work with open tx although I have not tried it.
2020-08-21 07:03:01 +0000 UTCNow, all we need is a very good reason to move all our quads from Crossfire to Ghost! :-P
Carlos Vicente
2020-08-21 06:48:18 +0000 UTCI mean the whole 22mW is all that needed sounds pretty crazy but hey the evidence doesn’t lie. Anyone know what power the crossfire transmits telemetry? Also what speed link was Stingy running? He only mentioned output power. I think that can affect your range as well but I’m not 100% sure.
2020-08-21 06:05:07 +0000 UTC(meanwhile, someone drives off with their quads)
2020-08-21 05:50:49 +0000 UTC"Mine too!"
2020-08-21 05:50:39 +0000 UTC"Wait ... my link quality is dropping dramatically. This is weird."
2020-08-21 05:50:33 +0000 UTCVery cool
2020-08-21 05:33:37 +0000 UTCholy damn
2020-08-21 04:49:57 +0000 UTCSounds like you need a road trip to Detroit to test in some bando’s!
2020-08-21 04:18:57 +0000 UTCSet two radios to log telemetry, and set them ten feet apart on a table. Start both recievers at once with a 5v power supply. And drive the car down a dirt road. Through the trees, and around large structures. When youre done, youll have xml files from each radio and you can easily put the two RSSI and LQ traces on single graphs.
2020-08-21 04:01:25 +0000 UTCNoice, thats my favorite hotel chain when traveling by car. Also this technology looks promising. Looking forward to see what develops!
2020-08-21 04:00:24 +0000 UTCAfter watching this video, I am so happy I took a leap of faith and ordered on the first day of the pre-order. :) I hope further testing shows that it will hold up!
2020-08-21 03:58:47 +0000 UTCI propose a test method. Take the two recievers and put them both with their antennas perfectly mounted on each end of a piece of wood or plastic. Then tape the board up onto someone's roof rack, up off the roof at least a foot high.
2020-08-21 03:58:45 +0000 UTCWorks now
Cody Blotske
2020-08-21 03:44:52 +0000 UTCOkay, the video works... thanks!
2020-08-21 03:34:39 +0000 UTCSorry guys I scheduled the video for release tomorrow, forgetting that makes it private.
Joshua Bardwell
2020-08-21 03:34:12 +0000 UTCJB will fix it I’m sure
James Phipps
2020-08-21 03:31:48 +0000 UTCPrivate for me too but anyway, can't wait to see this video!
2020-08-21 03:31:09 +0000 UTCYea private video, can’t watch it.
Javier Molina
2020-08-21 03:29:58 +0000 UTCSame here, what happened?
2020-08-21 03:29:52 +0000 UTCNow it's saying the video is private
Cody Blotske
2020-08-21 03:29:10 +0000 UTC
