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== '''Prior Projects''' ==
== '''Prior Projects''' ==
=== ''2.4GHz, 9 Channel R/C Radio Hacking'' ===
=== ''2.4GHz, 9 Channel R/C Radio Hacking'' ===
My quadcopter needs to be controlled with a 9 channel digital radio.  Instead of buying a top-end German radio for £300, I modified an inexpensive Chinese radio that cost £95.
My quadcopter needs to be controlled with a 9 channel digital radio.  Instead of buying a top-end German radio for £300, I modified an inexpensive Turnigy radio that cost £95.


Added a USB programmer to allow reflashing the radio with modified firmware, backlit the display with a EL panel, and rigged up a LiPo battery pack to replace the NiMH battery pack.
Added a USB programmer to allow reflashing the radio with modified firmware, backlit the display with a EL panel, and rigged up a LiPo battery pack to replace the NiMH battery pack.