I love this radio - have you considered to send a review sample to RCSchim? I'd like to review this as well. please contact me at rcschim@gmx.at if you're interested.
Great openiing Bruce! I bought my Taranis + because of your reviews! 58 planes and 21 quads/multirotors later(many from your reviews), I need another radio! This will be my 2nd radio since! Folding metal handle too!
Wont stop me flying!!! Just means the batteries dont last quite as long. Was only just above freezing up here in the highlands of scotland this morning. No wind though, and it stopped raining for a few hours, just enough time to flatten a few batteries the fun way!! :)
Awesome intro Bruce. Got a hearty belly laugh outta me. My OG Taranis is long in the tooth, and showing its age(as am I) missing switches, creeky gimbals, busted USB port, etc. Perhaps it is time to take it out to the farm where it can roam free with all the old 72mhz
external access MOD should be included in future pcb boards on t16s .. and probably baterry bay width 60 - 65 mm instead of 50 would be an improvement. cheers.
This radio is superb in my book. I’ve been waiting to transition from my old Taranis X9D Plus for a while, looking at various radios such as the Jumper series but the issues they had with internal charging, ribbon cables, shipping a T18Pro without the high resolution touch screen etc really turned me off to buying one. (I preordered the T18Pro but canceled when I saw the panel 2.4GHz antenna and the lack of the high res touch screen). The Radiomaster TX16s literally has it all! Beautiful color options, high res touch screen (once Open TX 2.4 comes out), nice knurled knob and CNC parts, beautiful leather side grips, internal multiprotocol module, internal charging done correctly, and more. I also realize
Noooo I have just received my black version 1of the radiomaster, should have waited. Anyway I see the manufacturer is not yet selling this version and also, they sell all of the replacement counter parts separately, so I don’t feel so bad …. :D
Hi @RcModelReviews could you share your view on the quality difference or perceived quality difference between the new tx16SMK2 and the FRSky Tandem X20S. From a long term perspective and a link reliability perspective how do they stack up?
looks good! I switched to Tango2 for most quads - but the little screen is annoying. so at least for normal flights on the flightfield, where backpack friendlyness is not so important I would rather use a bigger radio. I'd be keen to play around more with the screen, telemetry, lua telemetry and logging stuff onto SD card (I hope it is possible). let's see if they will be sending me one ;)
At airfield sunny day screen is " blind" I mean absolutely no readable , even hard to check timer. Is any recommendation to setup right screen colour or fonts?
I use my samsung phone fast charger to charge, seems to work well. Also as for greasing the throttle tension bar I use fishing reel gear grease from BCF, that works really well in keeping a smooth throttle feel.
I thought that too. Also that this has the CNC add-on pack (not yet released). You can tell because that is how you get the folding metal handle - you don’t get that as standard. The reason I say this is the front of the silver version is actually half silver, half black. Whatever it is, it definitely has the CNC accessory pack because that provides the metal folding handle and bezels around the joysticks. The CNC pack does the buttons and the roller too. I don’t think it would replace the black lower facia of the silver edition. That’s why I think that is the gold version with the silver CNC accessory pack.
I already bought the Jumper folding handle to fit my radiomaster,but will the front panels be available separately.I don't want to buy another radio just to get a new colour panel.
Hey Bruce, does that new 4-port ISDT charger supports balance leads only charging? That would be great for small 2, 3 and even 4S with max. 1A charge current. They probably missed that again but maybe you can give some feedback to ISDT and they can do something with firmware. Anyway looking forward to that review!
Strange version of T16s Bruce has?? it has silver gimbal face plates which I cant see available on any of the current models in that full front colour? only the silver version has them which is not what Bruce has.
There are CNC metal accessory packs that haven’t been released yet. They replace the joystick bezels, buttons, roller, handles, maybe other bits. Will be able to get in different colours, the one fitted here is silver, I’ve seen another video that has bright purple.
Maybe you know... I have a 1.3GHz video transmitter and it has a 4-pin connector on the side, and I'm trying to find a cable to connect to it, but have no idea what connector it is. Do you know where I can get a connector, or what the connector is? It's on an RMRC 1.3GHz video transmitter. Thanks.
It seems like that Toolkit is somehow associated with RadioMaster. BTW.. I bought my original RadioMaster TX16S pro after seeing your review. Then I was stuck trying to learn OpenTX. After searching on Y/T for a while.. I found a channel that Clearly and with explained Detail (in layman's terms) shows almost every aspect of OpenTX to get a Noob like me started. Can't understand why his Y/T channel only has 5K views. His content and explanations are excellent for Beginners and experts alike... IMO He has recently been added to RadioMaster's Content creators list. His channel name is similar to yours but uses "Video" instead of "Model" in his Y/T name. Not sure if I you would allow a link to his channel on your Channel Bruce.
@Graham Stewart Yeah.. that's where i started looking but the RC Video Reviews channel is easier and quicker to understand and he details and explains the reasons why he does what he does when programming the RadioMaster TX16S.. He's now my 'go to guy' for TX16S OpenTX programming info.
I hope you get some nice weather in a couple of weeks, my wife is going over to Tokaroa to play some music. I might come down to the airport to say gidday.
Radiomaster is rapidly becoming the industry standard to compare all radios to. Now if we can get OpenTx to have free skins to give Spektrum flyers, Futaba flyers, etc menus and programming they are used to.
I am moving over to this radio, bought a frsky taranis x9d plus 2019, now I can’t use any of my old receivers and I can’t get hold of any new Receivers for it, very annoyed. Taranis off to gumtree...
Hey mate, just a little update for your toolkitrc gear The M8 charger had many many problems, it was uncalibrated out of the box (up to 0.2V in my case!), after doing the manual calibration it wasn't fixed, and it even died later. So maaaybe just check out the latest news on these. I heard Joushua Bardwell updated his review with this information too (of bad quality)
Hi Bruce, I received a Radiomaster TX16s yesterday too, what an improvement compared with my FlySky FS-I6. What I like to know is, when I change the region (USA/EU/ASIA) in the settings is this changing the transmitter output so the radio is legal in all different parts of the world? I need an other cable before I can test it myself :-)
@@carsonpoland Yep I am planned to, I have the multi protocol so I am able to use other receivers in the future without replacing the transmitter. It is really an awesome transmitter, it takes a little study though :-)
I finaly ordered a Radiomaster TX16s som weeks ago and still wating for the delivery. So am a bit sad to see this released less than 1 week after i ordered. Woud much rather have had a none black color like Bruce mentioned. Oh well still a good radio i suppose.
This is one of the things stopping me from buying a RadioMaster or Jumper, that you get two or more new versions each year - the ‘should I buy now or wait three months’ anxiety. I just don’t like the idea of buying the latest model and within six months there is an even better version around. Even worse when the better version is released to fix design faults inherent in the one you have just bought. It’s almost like the ultra cheap price is driving a disposable culture - it’s only $150! I’ll just get rid of it away and buy a new one in a year or two .
I just want to point out that it's not THAT rare for a manufacturer in this hobby to listen. Jumper does it (and by extension Radiomaster does, since they primarily just clone the Jumper radios), and even Flysky did it, bringing out the new long range system for a bottom shelf price. Generally it's Frsky and DJI that don't, and people who have voluntarily locked themselves into a room with those companies are shocked to find that outside the room there's a world of options.
Just received mine and not had a chance to get into it but it feels great and when you switch it on it also feels great. It is so far removed from that heap of poo Jumper !!!!
Nice looking upgrade to this radio. Looks better than the Taranis and Horus radio. Now if only someone would come out with a more intuitive but powerful radio firmware life would be great... Opentx is way too complicated for the average user with features most users will not use.
❤️️ Rock a New Girl on Your Radio! ❤️️ New Sound Pack! for OPen TX ruclips.net/video/wA2ARXWUYgw/видео.html Well this is a surprise. Hold on, let me keep watching and see if I got screwed as an early adopter lol. I bought the TX16s because it was all flat goth black. No silver, no carbon, just black. Where I live, you don't stand in the sun or you cook, you're always under a shade tree. Wonder why they didn't call it the TX-16T.... Think I'm good, I don't like the changes :) The one change I would of liked to see was a female XT60 plug to power it off an extension cable to a 4s or 6s pack in your pocket. I got a buck converter to do that mod myself. Also move the USB jacks all to the top.
A W E S O M E Intro❗😉 But the Color about the Case But where I don't agree is the color of the transmitter. It may well be true in warmer regions that problems can arise. But not all people live in such areas ... Over the summer we don't have more than 27 degrees Celsius ... And it should also be a matter of taste ...
Companies always listen to customers at the beginning, when they are still small enough to have good internal communication. Then they become those huge corporations with shareholders who will ruin everything in the name of insane profits... #capitalismlife
Companies get big enough that departments have their own budgets and politics. Departments defend their paychecks at the expense of the customer and company. Companies do focus too much on pleasing shareholders. It it isn't shareholders, it's answering to politicians which is #marxistlife.
Oh come on Bruce, you only moved home to annoy dean and co at the NZ caa and stop them from harassing you for a few months while they track you down using amazon drones .
Amen to black being the most terrible color for RC anything. Now we need to get quad frames coming standard in bright colors, for all the reasons mentioned plus so they are easier to find when down.
Glad you liked the color combination we selected for you Bruce! happy flying :)
Why are these always out of stock in canadian stores?
@@terminsane Urge your favorite retailer to order more stock :D
Yes this is a lovely color!
I love this radio - have you considered to send a review sample to RCSchim? I'd like to review this as well. please contact me at rcschim@gmx.at if you're interested.
What’s the TBS version?
Great openiing Bruce! I bought my Taranis + because of your reviews! 58 planes and 21 quads/multirotors later(many from your reviews), I need another radio! This will be my 2nd radio since! Folding metal handle too!
Bruce is an honest and brave person... Who don't care about his personal benefits but always do care about ours... May you be happy always
Great review my friend. Would love to get my hand on one and test it. Thanks for posting. Big salute from Slovenia, Pilot Robert
Lol, sometimes I get caught off by your southern hemisphere talk of summer approaching. This TX came out with perfect timing for you guys!
Great to see you back on the screen, looking forward to more of your excellent vids.
Yes. It has been noted that the rain in Britain has changed from warm to cold. It must be that bloody winter aproaching again !
Tell me about it. I've been off work for weeks. It has rained almost every fickin' day. In fact it is rain now :-(
Ikr, it's rained basically every day, so annoying, but I mean we do live in Britain
Wont stop me flying!!! Just means the batteries dont last quite as long. Was only just above freezing up here in the highlands of scotland this morning. No wind though, and it stopped raining for a few hours, just enough time to flatten a few batteries the fun way!! :)
The new intro is truly slapping! Loving it Bruce!
Great to see a company listening and making the changes to make a better product
Tip. The cloning function of the multiprotocol is great for transition. No need to look for the bind buttons ect. Cheers!
Didn't know that, fantastic!
@@R0m0uT It is! And you can have more than one radio bind to the same rx. (Only works with frsky rxs thou, I think)
I bought the TX16S and I love it! Radiomaster keeps making it better too as well. That silver does look sexy for sure.
Glad to see you upgrading your tx Bruce. I just upgraded from Taranis XD9 Plus SE to Radiomaster TX16S.
Awesome intro Bruce. Got a hearty belly laugh outta me.
My OG Taranis is long in the tooth, and showing its age(as am I) missing switches, creeky gimbals, busted USB port, etc.
Perhaps it is time to take it out to the farm where it can roam free with all the old 72mhz
Dont forget the old 35MHz too!!! I came across 3 boxes full of crystals when clearing out a cupboard last week lol.
29 MHz here in Oz too.
external access MOD should be included in future pcb boards on t16s .. and probably baterry bay width 60 - 65 mm instead of 50 would be an improvement. cheers.
This radio is superb in my book. I’ve been waiting to transition from my old Taranis X9D Plus for a while, looking at various radios such as the Jumper series but the issues they had with internal charging, ribbon cables, shipping a T18Pro without the high resolution touch screen etc really turned me off to buying one. (I preordered the T18Pro but canceled when I saw the panel 2.4GHz antenna and the lack of the high res touch screen).
The Radiomaster TX16s literally has it all! Beautiful color options, high res touch screen (once Open TX 2.4 comes out), nice knurled knob and CNC parts, beautiful leather side grips, internal multiprotocol module, internal charging done correctly, and more.
I also realize
Good Luck Bruce with your New Home. Keep Videos Coming.
They also made it way louder. Hopefully the release an upgrade kit for us early adapters, don't seem hard to swap out those bits.
i like metal non folding handle on mine cause it protects crsf antenna. tx16s best purchase i have made in this hobby
Hmmm can't wait for the In Depth Bruce, that TX looks very tempting. Glad you made the move to the new premises. Unpacking is never fun.
Really beautiful radio, hum? 😃
Really nice! Congrats, Bruce!!!
Stay safe and flying there with your family! 🖖😊
BTW, no midrolls this time. To tell the truth, I didn't see any today. Yet. But we'll see. 😬
Finally watched it. Looks nice upgrade.
Noooo I have just received my black version 1of the radiomaster, should have waited. Anyway I see the manufacturer is not yet selling this version and also, they sell all of the replacement counter parts separately, so I don’t feel so bad …. :D
Hi @RcModelReviews could you share your view on the quality difference or perceived quality difference between the new tx16SMK2 and the FRSky Tandem X20S.
From a long term perspective and a link reliability perspective how do they stack up?
looks good! I switched to Tango2 for most quads - but the little screen is annoying. so at least for normal flights on the flightfield, where backpack friendlyness is not so important I would rather use a bigger radio. I'd be keen to play around more with the screen, telemetry, lua telemetry and logging stuff onto SD card (I hope it is possible). let's see if they will be sending me one ;)
Looking forward to those videos actually coming! 👍
At airfield sunny day screen is " blind" I mean absolutely no readable , even hard to check timer. Is any recommendation to setup right screen colour or fonts?
I swapped sliders and rotaries for Alps with detents for under £10 on my T16 and planning to 3d print new sliders to
I use my samsung phone fast charger to charge, seems to work well. Also as for greasing the throttle tension bar I use fishing reel gear grease from BCF, that works really well in keeping a smooth throttle feel.
Did XPS ever get their super-duper transmitter built? I haven't really been doing any RC stuff in the last 15 years and lost track.
Bruce, I think the one that you have is the Rose Gold version. Great video intro!! AirHammer out!!
I thought that too. Also that this has the CNC add-on pack (not yet released). You can tell because that is how you get the folding metal handle - you don’t get that as standard. The reason I say this is the front of the silver version is actually half silver, half black. Whatever it is, it definitely has the CNC accessory pack because that provides the metal folding handle and bezels around the joysticks. The CNC pack does the buttons and the roller too. I don’t think it would replace the black lower facia of the silver edition. That’s why I think that is the gold version with the silver CNC accessory pack.
@@nheather check out defiance rc. They have the full line-up.
Good to see ya back Brucey me old Cobba.
How many 18650 batteries do you need ill drop them to you tomorrow.
From below 400ft I hope
Ive see 3d printer srt files for drop in sliders/levers that are considerably bigger for your fingers. Looked to be a must do mod
Is that the Gold Radio with Silver Accessory kit??
Allwase good to see you thanks !
What is a good BNF or pnp transmitter besides spectrum, Looking for a more budget friendly transmitter..Thanks
I already bought the Jumper folding handle to fit my radiomaster,but will the front panels be available separately.I don't want to buy another radio just to get a new colour panel.
can you use futaba receivers 'fast TG12' ?.
Hey Bruce, does that new 4-port ISDT charger supports balance leads only charging? That would be great for small 2, 3 and even 4S with max. 1A charge current. They probably missed that again but maybe you can give some feedback to ISDT and they can do something with firmware. Anyway looking forward to that review!
Strange version of T16s Bruce has?? it has silver gimbal face plates which I cant see available on any of the current models in that full front colour? only the silver version has them which is not what Bruce has.
There are CNC metal accessory packs that haven’t been released yet. They replace the joystick bezels, buttons, roller, handles, maybe other bits. Will be able to get in different colours, the one fitted here is silver, I’ve seen another video that has bright purple.
Hey Bruce - now we are into autumn in NZ, what are your thoughts on this after using it over the summer?
Maybe you know... I have a 1.3GHz video transmitter and it has a 4-pin connector on the side, and I'm trying to find a cable to connect to it, but have no idea what connector it is. Do you know where I can get a connector, or what the connector is? It's on an RMRC 1.3GHz video transmitter. Thanks.
Does it easily show fingerprints? The chrome bits on my Jumper T16 show fingerprints really bad.
Cool effects opening the box 👍
Bruce, can I buy your other radio?
Beautiful radio my friend! 🤠👍
It seems like that Toolkit is somehow associated with RadioMaster.
BTW.. I bought my original RadioMaster TX16S pro after seeing your review. Then I was stuck trying to learn OpenTX. After searching on Y/T for a while.. I found a channel that Clearly and with explained Detail (in layman's terms) shows almost every aspect of OpenTX to get a Noob like me started. Can't understand why his Y/T channel only has 5K views. His content and explanations are excellent for Beginners and experts alike... IMO He has recently been added to RadioMaster's Content creators list.
His channel name is similar to yours but uses "Video" instead of "Model" in his Y/T name. Not sure if I you would allow a link to his channel on your Channel Bruce.
@Graham Stewart Yeah.. that's where i started looking but the RC Video Reviews channel is easier and quicker to understand and he details and explains the reasons why he does what he does when programming the RadioMaster TX16S.. He's now my 'go to guy' for TX16S OpenTX programming info.
They'll fix the sliders on the next version...or the version after that.
Think I will get one now, which 12 channel receivers are compatible with the radiomaster?
Great looking new radio! Now take the protective film from that radio, Bruce! :)
How do you rate this radio after having it for a while is it the best?
I hope you get some nice weather in a couple of weeks, my wife is going over to Tokaroa to play some music. I might come down to the airport to say gidday.
Radiomaster is rapidly becoming the industry standard to compare all radios to. Now if we can get OpenTx to have free skins to give Spektrum flyers, Futaba flyers, etc menus and programming they are used to.
Has anyone received their radio yet? I'm still seeing "preorder" on most retailers' websites.
why not review the SJCAM i see in the back there ... why not use that for FPV ?
Beautifull color 👍👌😊
Does jumper t16 and radiomaster t16s share the same OpenTX?
Hi Bruce is this a good radio for me I have futaba and dsm2 and dsmx aero/heli pilot and is it easy to convert to mode 1
Did they get rid of the ratchet feel on the throttle?
I am moving over to this radio, bought a frsky taranis x9d plus 2019, now I can’t use any of my old receivers and I can’t get hold of any new Receivers for it, very annoyed. Taranis off to gumtree...
What’s better spektrum radio’s or RadioMaster ?
Hey mate, just a little update for your toolkitrc gear
The M8 charger had many many problems, it was uncalibrated out of the box (up to 0.2V in my case!), after doing the manual calibration it wasn't fixed, and it even died later. So maaaybe just check out the latest news on these. I heard Joushua Bardwell updated his review with this information too (of bad quality)
Where can you buy them?
Hi Bruce,
I received a Radiomaster TX16s yesterday too, what an improvement compared with my FlySky FS-I6.
What I like to know is, when I change the region (USA/EU/ASIA) in the settings is this changing the transmitter output so the radio is legal in all different parts of the world?
I need an other cable before I can test it myself :-)
Hi! are you going to use tx16s with flysky receivers? Im also consider changing fs-i6 to radiomaster but i wouldnt want to change receivers
@@carsonpoland Yep I am planned to, I have the multi protocol so I am able to use other receivers in the future without replacing the transmitter. It is really an awesome transmitter, it takes a little study though :-)
I finaly ordered a Radiomaster TX16s som weeks ago and still wating for the delivery.
So am a bit sad to see this released less than 1 week after i ordered.
Woud much rather have had a none black color like Bruce mentioned.
Oh well still a good radio i suppose.
This is one of the things stopping me from buying a RadioMaster or Jumper, that you get two or more new versions each year - the ‘should I buy now or wait three months’ anxiety. I just don’t like the idea of buying the latest model and within six months there is an even better version around. Even worse when the better version is released to fix design faults inherent in the one you have just bought. It’s almost like the ultra cheap price is driving a disposable culture - it’s only $150! I’ll just get rid of it away and buy a new one in a year or two .
What model is that 4 channel charger?
Thanks for reviewing
3:45 They probably used teflon on the throttle either for the friction strap or on the back of the gimbal mechanics.
So many positive comments from uncle Bruce? what kind of sorcery is this?
He did seem to have an 'elevated' mood today. Perhaps Botgrinder's package arrived.
I just want to point out that it's not THAT rare for a manufacturer in this hobby to listen. Jumper does it (and by extension Radiomaster does, since they primarily just clone the Jumper radios), and even Flysky did it, bringing out the new long range system for a bottom shelf price. Generally it's Frsky and DJI that don't, and people who have voluntarily locked themselves into a room with those companies are shocked to find that outside the room there's a world of options.
Who does your editing.
What kinda range do they have?
Nice Review. Thank You.
that intro! lol amazing.
2 weeks ago, and nothing since have you been arrested ?.
Yeah great.
After we have all bought one, they bring out the better options.
God I hate that.
Don`t care about the new ones now.
You can get all the upgrade parts separatly and install them yourself.
6:26 was great ...
Just received mine and not had a chance to get into it but it feels great and when you switch it on it also feels great. It is so far removed from that heap of poo Jumper !!!!
Bruce...tisk...tisk. You always say you never do "unboxings" LOL!
Just about as much review on the jumper as the chargers? I want to see more jumper please.
They didnt listen about those bloody side sliders...lol
It’s funny because on the RadioMaster website they say they have improved the sliders, but the reviews I have seen have said “not really”
@@nheather Yes.. exactly what I've heard, who to believe?
Great intro!
Nice looking upgrade to this radio. Looks better than the Taranis and Horus radio. Now if only someone would come out with a more intuitive but powerful radio firmware life would be great... Opentx is way too complicated for the average user with features most users will not use.
Woah linux mint :) WIth task management running see 4 core :P
❤️️ Rock a New Girl on Your Radio! ❤️️ New Sound Pack! for OPen TX
ruclips.net/video/wA2ARXWUYgw/видео.html
Well this is a surprise. Hold on, let me keep watching and see if I got screwed as an early adopter lol. I bought the TX16s because it was all flat goth black. No silver, no carbon, just black. Where I live, you don't stand in the sun or you cook, you're always under a shade tree. Wonder why they didn't call it the TX-16T....
Think I'm good, I don't like the changes :) The one change I would of liked to see was a female XT60 plug to power it off an extension cable to a 4s or 6s pack in your pocket. I got a buck converter to do that mod myself. Also move the USB jacks all to the top.
I’m really new into RC, is it possible to hook these controllers up to another antenna with other frequencies?
A W E S O M E Intro❗😉
But the Color about the Case
But where I don't agree is the color of the transmitter.
It may well be true in warmer regions that problems can arise.
But not all people live in such areas ...
Over the summer we don't have more than 27 degrees Celsius ...
And it should also be a matter of taste ...
Black absorbs Heat, White Reflects Heat.....! =)
Companies always listen to customers at the beginning, when they are still small enough to have good internal communication. Then they become those huge corporations with shareholders who will ruin everything in the name of insane profits... #capitalismlife
Companies are run by people. Why dont you build a company that isnt "greedy"? You could even make a co-op, and run a commune. Nobody is stopping you.
Companies get big enough that departments have their own budgets and politics. Departments defend their paychecks at the expense of the customer and company. Companies do focus too much on pleasing shareholders. It it isn't shareholders, it's answering to politicians which is #marxistlife.
great video thank u
Oh come on Bruce, you only moved home to annoy dean and co at the NZ caa and stop them from harassing you for a few months while they track you down using amazon drones .
Well they will just send all the confidential letters to his old address...
Best intro ever haha
Nice! Nice!
Oh and BTW you have the rose gold version, not silver. Just sayin'.
Amen to black being the most terrible color for RC anything. Now we need to get quad frames coming standard in bright colors, for all the reasons mentioned plus so they are easier to find when down.
Nice 👍
👍👍
Awsome
Nice looking full size radio that looks like a Futaba .👍
I like black. But i guess in nz its something else.