"The ExpressLRS devs are doing all the R&D for this stuff for free", yup that's what I want to do with my life, because we can make all the coolest stuff! Nice overview of all the models available, with even more coming.

Thanks for the shout out! Yes, I have switched to the T-Lite, so much so I bought another. Full disclosure: I do from time to time use the DJI radio when testing vista only quads.

ExpressLRS is a blessing to this community! Just waiting on radios and all-in-one boards with it built-in now, that would be prefect and all I want to run.

It is a game changer for me. $30 module, and $13 receivers? Significantly lowering the price per quad in a way that I have not seen happen in the 5 years ive been in the hobby. Converting all of my racing quads and micros to this system.

Namimno also has receivers with an integrated ceramic antenna. AndyRC did a review (or more a lengthy unboxing) of the whole Namimno lineup.

When you install a Express LRS module into a Tango 2... Trappy’s manhood shrinks by .1 mm. In case you were wondering 🤔

Happymodel T-Lite module bypasses the external power issues with the T-Lite. you have to open the radio and install the power board. Not a big deal really. It does get hot on 250mW but at 100mW you get more range and penetration than you need unless you plan to fly 10k out. I love mine and have converted all my quads to either EP1 or EP2.

i just ordered the happymodel 2.4 express lrs module for 36 bucks and 13.50 for EP2 RX Receiver from my favorite store RACE DAY QAUDS these guys are great very helpful

As a new pilot looking to upgrade from R-XSR, this video is super helpful. I've been holding off upgrading just because there are so many options at various price points, but ExpressLRS seems like a no-brainer. Thanks JB!

My happymodel e-lrs system, has worked flawless. Not a single problem.

Very cool package. I'm very happy to see the hobby continue to evolve. It's a shame when things either reach a peak, or become stagnant and forgotten. The hobby is still changing, and it's exciting. I'm looking forward to trying this out for myself. Certainly a golden time for the hobby imo.

I put ELRS on R9 Lite Pro. It's been great. And on T-Lite I have run 500mw and didn't have an issue. Tested 1W at home and radio was still working.

A little point on power output: With an EP1 receiver and at 10mW, I have the exact same range as DJI video at 500mW. Yes, it's that good. No, you don't really need more than 250mW for freestyle 😬

I went with the BetaFPV Nano and it's working like a charm. I am very much a beginner, into the hobby for less than a year, and I was able to get everything going without too much of a problem.

The good news is that you can still flash Frsky R9 stuff with ExpressLRS if you want good build quality.

I've got the T-lite......Brilliant prefer it to my Tango 2. Also the express lrs from Happymodel with 4x happymodel receivers. All have been faultless........ Fantastic price I can buy 3 Expresslrs for price of 1 Tbs. :-)

Great timing! Just received TX and EP-1 receiver this week, installed it on the quad and (as I'm new to the hobby) just opened YT to find your past videos on configurating OpenTX, ELRS configuration... Thanks for all the links! 😉👍👍

Radiomaster should get on this. Being that they’ve already takin on with frsky with zero problems. Why not ? Such a reliable resource for Fvp radios receivers ext . Best receivers. Best transmitters. If only they get together with ELRS. And go a full 900 MHz longe distance applicant./modules/receivers/transmitters/+ additions

I just appreciate this channel. Thanks Josh, your work is cutting edge and your research is on point. Love it.

ive done this before, and idk why but i should always come to first, spent last hour half looking for confirmation about compatibility with Brands. Thanks JB, your the best!

Next purchase of a reciever will trigger me to jump to Express LRS. Love what is happening there.

Maybe I haven't been paying attention long enough, but it certainly seems that ELRS is close to the "holy grail" of RC links. When is something like this coming to the area of video links? Open source digital with resolution, range, latency comparable to DJI at a lower price?

It is worth mentioning that Betaflight, OpenTX, EdgeTX, INAV, Ardupilot and most of the other firmware/software we use in this hobby are also open source. From that perspective, TBS and IRC are kind of outliers, being closed source.

Don't forget about FatBoyFPV if you want a receiver made by hand.

2:10 Masterful use of significant looks to communicate information. Bravo, sir.

Dude, thank you for bringing the world coverage of the wild world that is motorsports in Thailand. Nobody does it like you. #liked #subbed

Well I see this as being an overall positive if the hardware & support is there for it. Personally though I'll stick with crossfire since I'm already invested in the system & TBS support has always been good along with quality hardware.

I have the happymodel 1404 motors for my helicopter's tail. Their build is extra light, only 80% the weight of the common 1404 motors. It is good for flight time and for trimming for 250 gram.

1 year later and sooooo much happened ❤️

ELRS documentation is really good. Website covers everything plus the discord.

Thank you dearly express Elrs Devs I truly thank you for your time and help In the development of this wonderful hobby

Thank you so much for teatching Joshua ! I'm gonna learn because of you ! 🤗😃

I have the fullsize Happymodel and the T-Lite Happymodel transmitter module. And they're both great and I've had no issues with either. Only complaint i have about the fullsize module is that it feels a bit cheap.... That's just the case though, the board itself is great. Got the Naminmo module coming in the mail and excited to try that one.

"Build your own, see if you can do better" Best advice you can give. That is exactly why I build my own.

Another fantastic video, thanks! I cannot understand why some fpv youtubers don't say a word about expresslrs....

Totally agree Joshua. Thanks for being so up front

Just bought one of the Namimno 1tx+ 3rx kits and Banggood shipped it next day - Should have it by end of month and will install it into my jumper t8sg. The TBS tracer has worked well up until now in this radio but am excited to try this!

@Joshua Bardwell I did buy the BetaFPV nano module the day it hit the stores(pryo) I did initially experience the inability to flash via Uart, but it only took less than a week for the Wi-Fi flashing capabilities to hit the configurator. After that no issues, seems like an awesome well-built product. LOL, it fits my Tango 2 well😜. I may end up installing the capacitor, but for now I am able to flash via Wi-Fi, and I’m happy with the module I chose. Can’t beat the price/build quality

"Are you the key-master?" ELRS transmitter on Tango 2 ---- all kwads are now either EP2, EP1 or Crossfire.

happy model works great for my jumper t18 and jumper t lite. how about jumper elrs or radiomaster elrs or iflight elrs maybe ?

I've been waiting for this video for months! Perfect timing and description JB!

U can find the elrs happymodel for 28$ in pyrodrone

Receivers: BetaFPV receiver have a more powerful telemetry signal (20 dbm / 100mw) than happymodel and namimno (12.5 dbm / 18mw)

You can also flash the Ghost Tx and Ghost Rx with ExpressLRS but its one way trip. You can't flash back to Ghost if you change your mind. But if you want awesome hardware quality - its hard to beat.

I somewhat agree with the pricing argument, if you already have a TBS module the savings per quad will really only be 12 bucks or so

I saw ers from HGLRC too

I bought the betafpv ELRS module with the flash issue, I contacted betafpv to receive a compensation for the lacking of a capacitor, their answer was that there was no issue with the module and they said that they had designed the board that way on porpuse, so that we can flash it by pushing the "flash botton". So irresponsable...

Thank you sir. Now making the transition to long range.

The Happymodel module quality is not bad at all, and proven to be reliable, at least over the past few months. Happymodel and Namimno were actively in communication with the devs, and the elrs discord during development. Probably why they got it right and Betafpv didn't... Happymodel modules have been in the wild for a few months already, and the only complaint was the fit and finish of the original pre-production resin 3d printed cases (white ones), which were quite badly made. Those 3d printed ones are what people were complaining about, not the current black injection molded cases, which are quite good. JR bay fit is perfect. Screws are standard plastic screws, the only reason they would strip is if you really over tighten them.The claim that the pcb is unsupported and going to cause issues is also just nonsense. I received 20 of the first production batch, and have had only praise from customers.

Hi, I bought the Namimno module. The disign is very nice and it was working good at beginning. Unfortunatly the fan start to be noisy quit fast. Namimno does not sell spare part so I openned the box to check the fan size. The fan looks to be 25x25x6 5v, then I broke the antenna ipex, I did not force but the male ipex just broke inside the female connector. So, I just put some oil in the fan and solder the antenna, time to receive my new Betafpv module !

HGLRC did came out of their own ELRS hardware, i think

Put a strip of double stick tape on your module bay before you plug it into the radio. It may save you the confusion and pain of intermittent binding that plagued me for a day or two. It was the stupid module bay not fitting tight the whole time.

I'm happy with my happymodel elrs module and recievers, I put an ep2 into my tinyhawk 2 yesterday, so now I don't use frsky at all anymore, don't use the internal module on my t16 so I've turned it off and removed the antenna for that part of my radio

Happymodel tlite elrs been fine for me switching all my drones from frsky to elrs

I went ahead and ordered 4 Happymodel EP2 2.4 ceramic receivers and I’ll order the BetaFPV module as soon as batch 2 becomes available. Finally moving away from FRsky R9!

Been using the HM elrs 2.8 with EP1 for a month or so and yes its good but something that's not mentioned in reviews is it's 4 full servo channel limit, this most likely won't be a problem for quads but for fixed wings this short fall should be considered before parting with any cash. Also those super low latency numbers may only be possible without telemetry, stable telemetry is a juggling match between packet rates and TLM Ratio and finding the sweet spot often means lower packet rates.

I’m one of those customers that purchased. Betafpv lite radios and felt burned and will never buy a product made from them! I might try Different mage tho

Awesome video, Joshua! Thanks a lot! 😃 I've already decided to flash my R9 and I'm also going to get the 2.4Ghz stuff for my micros... But, well... I can't be soon, so... We'll see what happens until there. 😊 Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

I should have folding TPU holders for Happymodel's ExpressLRS RX's done by the weekend, and their antennas. But need a bit of input regarding mounts for the antennas. What mm width center-to-center for the rear 5mm diameter standoffs are popular? These numbers I know: QAV-S = 19mm, Source One V3 = 30.5mm, Source One V4 / HD / Apex = 23.5mm.

the happy model tx has a new revised module case

Joshua we need a 2024 version of this video

I am happy to see other options on market but I would say buying TBS is like buying Iphone .. you want support and quality you pay for it. And as for me range has higher priority over latency I still prefer crossfire.

Okay JB, now that you got me into all this elrs, I'm excited and have been watching. If I'm non long range, not even digital video yet, just flying behind houses, schools, bandos, whatever, can I get the tiny ceramic antenna and stick it in the body of a evoque f5 quad with its side plates and led's and carbon all around and be okay? Just your opinion, I'm a big boy and understand the risks. Or, should I mount it in open air and tape it up? Or not run it. Because control antennas don't last long in the 100 acre woods. -ChristopherR

I've honestly had a far easier time with my 2.4 ghz happymodel ELRS system than my crossfire. Almost every time I have updated the firmware on my crossfire systems, I have had issues with when it tries to update the RX, either not wanting to bind afterward or whatever. ELRS just works. It's so easy to update and it always connects just fine. I love ELRS. I still use crossfire, but only with my longer range 7in quads. ohh and I 3d printed and built an adapter for a happymodel elrs module for my Tango 2 and it works fine! Although the Tango 2 doesn't support 500hz yet for it, which is a bummer.

SIYI mini receiver is better than any other product because it has a diversity antenna.

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Can you invert the pitch with this though ? :-P

Great video! It is always great to here when you say that we gonna learn something new today ^^

Haha OMG i soooo know what you mean by the Betafpv lite radio gimbals, i first thought that i was getting voltage spikes from my drone, I tried changing different PIDs and everything but the jumpy throttle would just never go away, i even bought 2 betafpv radios thinking i'd get lucky the 2nd time, but nope! Faulty gimbals on both copies lol complete garbage, I ended up buying a Frsky X-lite S with hall sensor gimbals and a Crossfire Nano module, soooo much better! My GepRC Skip HD3 flies perfectly smooth now.

Great review Joshua. I watched your video twice and as an ExpressLRS tester I agree with all your pros and cons. Cheers mate!☺️🍻

Happymodel have been working fine for me (JR module TX, PP, EP1 and EP2 receivers). The downside is their antennas: except for the ceramic one, the TX and RX dipole antennas varies in size and simply don't match the standard dipole calculation formulas, besides being very flimsy :(

Joshua there's allready happymodel lite model over a month ago.

My EP2 was DOA but the replacement part was OK the TX was fine (t-lite backpack module)

i think the namimno [ tx + 3x rx ] is the absolute best deal you can get. bought it for 85€.

I went thru 2 out of 3 of betafpv lite radio that the center was so bad. It never center to same number. One time stop at 1524 next time center at 1490. It had a dead center of 34 on all axis. But they were helpful and so was getfpv.

I love your videos! So much info!

Cool info! Will look into these 👍

I swirtched all my kwas to elrs with the pp2 module. Love the fact that i have not to deal with chopped antennes ... I switched the antenna on the HM TX to a short 2,4 ghz one and get still a range up to1,5km on 100W (maybe more but i didn't go futher until now). I Love the tbs stuff but atm i feel its more expansive and for my flying i have no benefits. Comparing the UAV Tech sheet, its the best atm in kind of jitter and latency.

thank you for making this video because this is literally what I'm struggling with right now lol

It's not like TBS has the absolute best hardware quality especially in electronics.

Can you pls review the speedybee V2 frame?

HGLRC already launch their elrs module... they call it herme

I have had soooo many stuff from happy model, bought over so much time. The only thing that makes problems is with (all) mob6 FC, but that is a design problem not QC (black outs). But I have like 36 motors flight boards (no esc burnt) no caps that popped. I really don't see the problem with HappyModel.

Sorry, I'll keep my tbs crossfire , for $25 a quad the difference is not so significant considering there is no question with build quality. Just because it's the latest and greatest means nothing to me. My crossfire has served me well with zero dropouts or failsafes. If I'm flying less than 2 km I'll stick to my crossfire and open tx, gives me everything I need without any headaches. As for 500 hz, Steele does fine without it so I guess I'll be ok too.

The summary is EPIC !!!

Thanks so much for reviewing ;)

My happymodel t lite module did not come with an additional backing plate but I bought one right at launch

Great value but unfortunately not perfect for most of my planes which require more than 4 full res (10 bit) channels. Maybe the lower res channel would work ok for headtracker with my headtracker'd planes but I'll keep using my Crossfire for now until they release a version with a couple more full res channels... Got an R9 module waiting for when they do.

I'm working with someone right now for a 433 system with lora and sbus capability for wings. I will be recieving 2 sets to try out, for now it will be hard wired to my x lite.

Oh boy, I’ve been waiting for this one!

JB can you do a video with setting up the betafpv ELRS module with the tango 2 and binding it with the different rx thank you

ELRS should also add mavlink telemetry support to catch up with Crossfire

10:57 That is not a ceramic antenna. That is a helical antenna on a plastic support.

Tango2 with betafpv nano elrs Tx that’s my setup 🥰

Kinda wish this all came out a few years ago when I got into quads. I decided I need crossfire because long range is what I want to do. But they are expensive and hard to get.. but I allready have the box, and a few receivers. When I looked at prices they were less than $30… not sure why yours are showing more expensive.

Albert Kim also has some great videos on ExpressLRS

Wow ! very nice ! Can you flash expresslrs to those cheap radio telemetry modules as well ?

Would like to move my fixed wing aircraft over to XLRS, however, it seems to be a marketing policy to only have non-PWM RXs. Which is a shame. I dont want to go down the road of adding SBUS/CRSF - PWM converters to everything. Will be watching to see if anything PWM emerges.

Thanks!

Happymodel makes a lite specific module but, it has an iron man face on it for some reason.