RadioMaster GX12: Why I Chose It Over the Boxer
Aug 16, 2026 · 6 min read · fpv edgetx radiomaster-gx12 elrs crsf telemetry radio customisable-function-switches ·
My third radio, and the first one I chose for a reason that never appears in a review: it fits in the top box of a GS Adventure alongside two drones, goggles and batteries. What the six customisable function switches actually enable, and where the GX12 loses to a Boxer.
Read MoreEdgeTX Telemetry Rebuilt in Flight Order (Part 9)
Aug 16, 2026 · 9 min read · fpv edgetx logical-switches prearm telemetry minimum-voltage gps-rescue refactor ·A clean-sheet layout: validity helpers at L1 to L4, then recording, battery and GPS in the order I use them. Plus a minimum-voltage readout that speaks punch-out sag while I am still flying.
Read MoreELRS Gemini and True Diversity Antennas (Part 7)
Aug 16, 2026 · 7 min read · fpv elrs antenna-diversity polarisation radiomaster-gx12 gemini crsf telemetry ·ELRS control-link antennas are linearly polarised, not circular like video. Why one horizontal and one vertical on a true diversity receiver beats a single antenna, and why my telemetry already measures it.
Read MoreThe callouts come from the stock EdgeTX voice pack, not from anything I recorded. What to scrub from a model YAML before publishing it, and the positional sensor-index trap that makes a shared config misbehave silently.
Read MoreEdgeTX Battery and GPS Voice Callouts (Part 4)
Aug 16, 2026 · 7 min read · fpv edgetx special-functions gps-rescue betaflight telemetry altitude easa ·
The battery ladder, the satellite callouts, and an altitude alarm that fires on change rather than absolute height. Including the self-test I like most and the delta function I did not plan.
Read MoreEdgeTX Logical and Function Switches (Part 3)
Aug 16, 2026 · 6 min read · fpv edgetx radiomaster-gx12 logical-switches customisable-function-switches crsf telemetry ·
How EdgeTX customisable function switches, an RGB colour per subsystem, and one AND slot per logical switch turn eleven threshold detectors into three things you can switch on and off.
Read MoreBetaflight Battery Voltage Calibration (Part 2)
A miscalibrated voltage reading does not look broken, it looks plausible. Why report_cell_voltage makes a vbat_scale error propagate twice, and what the 3S-to-4S move does to your alarms.
Read MoreWhy EdgeTX Voice Telemetry Beats the OSD (Part 1)
Aug 16, 2026 · 5 min read · fpv edgetx radiomaster-gx12 elrs crsf telemetry betaflight report-cell-voltage lihv ·
A low-battery number in the corner of the OSD is an interface failure, not a pilot failure. Why I made my RadioMaster GX12 speak, and the one flight-controller setting the whole thing depends on.
Read MoreELRS on the Wire — CRSF, Packet Rates & Range
Jul 13, 2026 · 5 min read · fpv elrs expressLRS crsf protocol packet-rate telemetry range latency lora ·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 …
Read MoreModern 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 …
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