Antenna placement is one of the most overlooked range factors. A perfectly tuned ELRS link loses 10–20 dB when the antenna is oriented wrong — the equivalent of cutting TX power by 90%. Why Antenna Orientation Matters Omnidirectional antennas (dipoles, linear, RHCP/LHCP) have a radiation pattern shaped like a donut — …

An ELRS link is really two protocols back to back: an RF air protocol between the handset's TX module and the receiver, and a CRSF serial protocol between the receiver and the flight controller. Setup (bind phrase, domain) lives in ELRS Configuration; the OSD numbers live in RC Telemetry. This snippet is the wire- and …

Modern RC links send telemetry back from the receiver to the transmitter and OSD. Three numbers dominate: RSSI, LQ, and SNR. They measure the same link from different angles — and knowing which one to watch prevents both false alarms and missed warnings. What Each Metric Measures flowchart LR TX([Transmitter]) -->|RF …