[okhawaja]

Hi everyone,

I have just joined the rc hobby 2 weeks ago after I did lots of reading around. I am looking to get my first rc set but was not able to resist the temptation for an FPV set. I am on a fairly tight budget as I am an engineering student at University of Waterloo and have other things to pay for like my books.

I have ordered my first quad copter: X525 4-axis Kit ARF KK Flight Board Multicopter

I am still very confused about what channels are and how you determine which motor or board is compatible with which radio control and so even after 10 hours of searching I cannot determine what radio control to get....I read that I need 4-6 channel remote for this quad copter but I don't know what the exact details are to be known in order to determine compatibility..I was hoping someone can tell me what radio to get...preferably from some Chinese company on eBay as the FedEx costs are non-value added costs..

I have already built my first 3 and 4 leaf clover antenna and bought the #16 808 keychain camera and ordered some modules I read online about to do the whole fpv setup. I will be plugging the transmitter I made (followed a tutorial) for keychain to get the whole transmitter working and for receiver I am using a car rear-view camera.

Now my biggest problem are:

I don't know what radio control is compatible with my quad that also allows the antenna changing so I can put a better antenna instead of the factory whip antenna. (My knowledge is really not that great considering I have only been reading for 2 weeks) I am looking to use a 2.4 Ghz for radio band and 5.8 Ghz for my camera.


So 2 questions:
1. Given my quadcopter X525 4-axis Kit ARF KK Flight Board Multicopter, what radio will work for it? This is one I have in mind but don't know if it will work or if the antenna is removable: WFLY WFT06X-A 2.4GHz 6 CH Radio System Radio Control

2. Where can I buy different Lipo batteries + chargers for a good price? Apparently I can't order any batteries from China because of some new law preventing batteries from being transported across the country.


I am REALLY excited and looking forward to joining this hobby and someday making great contributions. I want to mainly make modifications to add new capabilities once I have a working model so I can learn to make my own quads from scratch instead of ordering a kit. My university has a lot of machinery available to engineering students so I am really excited to build some amazing frames and designs. As a side note, I LOVE to fish...I hope to meet lots of amazing people through this forum and share this RC spirit.




This is the data sheet of the current RC radio I have in mind but I don't think the antenna is removable and not sure if this is compatible with my quad.

Model: FT06X-A
Use in: airplane, HDE helicopter, fixed-pitch helicopter, car, boat
Band: 2.400GHz-2.483GHz
Output power: ≤100mW
Current drain: ≤160mA
Modulation: PPM
RF module: Set-in
Power: 9.6-12V
Dual rate range: 100%~125%
Mix: Flaperon (Ch 6 and Ch 1 mix)
V-tail (Ch 4 and Ch 2 mix)
Elevon (Ch 1 and Ch 2 mix)
HDE helicopter (Ch 3 to Ch 4 and Ch 6 mix)
HDE helicopter (Ch 3 to Ch 6 mix)
Reverse switch: Ch 1 aileron, Ch 2 elevator, Ch 3 throttle, Ch 4 rudder, Ch 6 Flap/pitch
Low voltage warning: battery voltage 8.8V, LED glitters and buzzer buzzes once a second;
battery voltage 8.3V, LED glitters and buzzer buzzes twice a second.
Charge jack
Simulator jack