The Betaflight VTX Trap: aux_channel Is 0-Based, vtx_power Is 1-Based
Jul 17, 2026 · 8 min read · fpv betaflight vtx vtx-power smartaudio cli pit-mode emax-th3 vtxtable dbm restricted-mode troubleshooting ·Every programmer learns to count from zero. Betaflight agrees: AUX channels are 0-based, so AUX1 is 0 and AUX6 is 5. Type a few CLI lines and your fingers stop thinking about it. Count from zero. It's the rule the whole configurator seems to run on. Then I lost an evening to a VTX that flatly refused to output 400 mW, …
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