Don't Buy this Radio! - Radiomaster Pocket $55 Budget RC Radio

NEW Radiomaster Pocket for $55. CAUTION: Reviewer opinion in this video!!! Review of the Radiomaster Pocket and what I currently like. People say reviewers don't have honest opinions? Then don't watch this video. Directed by Justin Davis of Drone Camps RC.
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[@CustomFPV]

Interesting that you say "not to buy" the pocket because the "boxer is better." no doubt a radio with full size gimbals and better ergonomics will be better, but that undermines the point, the pocket isn't trying to be the top end radio of every pro racer, its a transportable, inexpensive remote that allows people to have the same experience as on a larger radio. Either way, nice video!

[@dronecamps]

I said I didnt care if you buy it or not. What I like is the Boxer. Just stating my opinion. Not about how small, big, etc. Just what I like better. Thats my point. I appreciate you saying nice video! Have a good one man.

[@ANKLEBREAKER400]

@@dronecamps i live in germany and its 88 with extra battery even in aliexpress,i dont get it where is it 55?

[@davisw13]

Right, but why the Boxer over the Pocket?

[@CustomFPV]

@@davisw13 The boxer has full size gimbals and is larger so has better ergonomics. Overall a radio that is higher quality, and has better feel and precision

[@LuckyPratama71]

​@@CustomFPVhow about boxer vs tx16s mk2?

[@beedlevr]

we’re did you get the battery in the back of the controller grips mine didn’t come with any

[@oneoverboard]

I love the compact size and flush switches. I have a tx16s max. And it’s a pain to travel with, also easy to break switches. This seems like a great solution for me

[@dronecamps]

I have to take a trip back east coming up. I will def be taking this one with me and save some luggage space and weight. My Tx16s is almost retired. So many broken switches lol. 😆

[@frogsoda]

@@M-H433 It'd be great if you could find a case that's actually smaller than the remote. That would really save space!

[@afrog2666]

@@frogsoda I`d like a car that is bigger on the inside than the ouside, but I don`t have a Tardis :p

[@Todd_G_FPV]

Me too, im rough on everything lol my very first transmitter i broke a switch by dropping it lol crap happens

[@adityaharyanto9647]

Me too.. tx16s not easy for travelling and easy to break switches

[@kimchristiansen2127]

hi, can you use the lrs version for an fpv drone happymodel mobula7 without lrs receiver etc. Kim

[@bdog7262]

Can one bind this to any reciever? I want this for 1/24 crawler with rear steer

[@MrCroW71]

Hello, excellent review, I would like to know if the RadioMaster Pocket ELRS works with the Pavo20 version dji O3 unit

[@dronecamps]

Yes just get an ELRS receiver with the Pavo 20

[@gazafpv]

As someone who loves big radios like the tx16s ive never been fan of gsme pad style controller but this little guy is perfect, also i wouldnt say its just aimed at beginners because this is awesome for traveling, traveling with big radios is hard work 😂

[@abineshshanmugam204]

Can we use 18650 2500mah 3.7v discharge rate (8C) battery to radiomaster pocket ELRS transmitter?

[@cinekenneth]

Really wish Boxer had switches on dingers in back as well as all Zorro. For special use cases and fun setups/functions.

[@maximillionthermidorfirefl4103]

clean review , might be a good backup for the price, I run the zorro but yes the battery time isn't what I would like and running it with a separate battery pack is just more wires in the way, good stuff Justin!

[@maximillionthermidorfirefl4103]

yo I just saw that lightening1 review on my tablet otw home, you got it right thats dope!

[@devil_samuraix6176]

boxer good long range if with crossfire?

[@ryanrocksize5]

I've been a TX16s Max user for over a year , and just switched to the Pocket a few days ago because of the preference of small travel gimbals, its perfect for my needs , and saves lots of space in my main backpack

[@francescorobotti8341]

Same here!

[@simplefact4u]

Is therr a feature pocket is lacking ? In terms of performance or features ? I'm looking to get my first tX and deciding between pocket, zorro and boxer

[@r.oltramare515]

Look nice ! What about the Jumper T20s ? The new Jumper looks like a smaller Boxer.

[@mestizo1982dron]

Hello, good day, excellent video, I bought the RadioMaster Pocket to bind all my drones, I managed to bind my Pavo20, but when trying to bind the CetusX I followed the steps and I have not been able to do it, I want to know if this is compatible and perhaps explain what the CetusX bind process with RadioMaster Pocket, thank you very much for your help

[@lockingsalt]

Check the passphrase of the cetus x

[@RCCopterLove]

I am totally happy with the Radiomaster TX12 Mk II. Much smaller than the TX16 but it has hall gimbles, longer battery life because of two batteries. I guess it could be a good alternative to this pocket radio.

[@LeanderVanhulle]

I had a TX12 and hated the sticks, pocket feels better

[@RCCopterLove]

@@LeanderVanhulle The spring tension even in max position is very low, I agree. It's difficult to feel stick midposition. But I got very used to it and now have no problems. I am anyway using "umbrella" style flat sticks to have better contact surface for my Thumbs.

[@emsully03]

Would this work with the new tinyhawk 3 freestyle? I'm still trying to figure out how to pick the correct radio. Thanks!

[@eric.campos]

You need to know what receiver your drone have. I like ELRS Rx and Tx, is cheaper, long rang, easy to bind, etc etc...

[@sigh_of_the_times]

The boxer has been on my list for a second transmitter i have a tx16s ei love it but I still want to use the boxer for my smaller planes.

[@reviewmirror]

Thank you 👍 Can anyone send me the SD card contents and the original FW pls? Screwed mine up 🤬

[@joycelodrago]

Hi, I, or an Emax Tinyhawk 3 plus Freestyle HD drone that I bought after seeing some of your videos, can't connect it to the radio master pocket, or the Express ELRS version

[@joycelodrago]

Or having done all the various steps, would you have any advice for me, thanks

[@vanngo04]

Did u figure out how to bind the TH3 with it bro??

[@austinspired]

What advantage does a full size module bay have? Unless you already had a module

[@dronecamps]

Range.

[@craftedkwads]

​@@dronecamps In what regards are you talking about? The module bay sizing has nothing to do with range. You can find and mount modules with high output power on both micro and nano JR bays from almost all modern radio systems.

[@FretNoMore]

Perfect for a little indoor trainer whoop, personally I don't need bigger or pricier when flying from the couch. Ordered.

[@DaSkatesta]

Random question but what do you think about this set up I have been planning to grab for my first intro to FPV Pavo20 elrs radiomaster pocket elrs DJI 03 unit DJI goggle 2 I would like to know if this is setup is compatible all together and wont fail while in flight.

[@dronecamps]

It will work great. 👍🏻

[@DaSkatesta]

Thank you so much!@@dronecamps

[@dronecamps]

Yw 🤙🏼💯

[@blessbeme]

Would this be good for rc planes? Just getting into them and having a hard time selecting a radio. If this will work with planes should i go with elrs or 2500?

[@dronecamps]

Absolutely! Yeah it can fly anything. The Cc2500 would be fine as long as you don’t want to fly miles away.

[@blessbeme]

@@dronecamps thank you for that! Just one more question if you don't mind. Looks like there is a 4 in 1 module available for it as well. Is this wise to add on as well? Or is it even necessary? TIA

[@blessbeme]

@@dronecamps or... Would it be smart to get the elrs model and add the 4 in 1 module (since it supports 2500)? Then I'd be future ready if I did decide to fly done as well?

[@design2survive]

I fly fixed wing, and have been running the boxer. Just picked this up as a buddy box for the kids. It should work perfect for that. The gimbals on the pocket are no where near as good feeling as the boxer.. but it’s a great feeling radio overall.

[@dronecamps]

Def has its purposes even for a dedicated sim setup

[@TheDarkstar826]

I replaced my expensive radio for this. No need for full size radio when I’m trying to be compact when I travel. I only fly drones.

[@Chillin-fpv]

Yeah I love my boxer in elrs. Just a great easy to work with transmitter and you can't beat the price

[@dronecamps]

It's a great radio. Just for me it's what I like. :)

[@III6victor6III]

Can I bind this with a spectrum receiver?

[@alfindo27]

nope, you have to buy an Jp4in1 module

[@definingslawek4731]

I would give away my boxer and get this if it had full-size gimbals. Boxer is large and bulky imo, the dji rc that comes with mini 3 pro is so nice ergonomically for me, and this looks close but I’ve already spent weeks switching my muscle memory from my x lites small gimbals to boxer and I don’t want to go back to small gimbals now.

[@kosgov]

I'm a new pilot so I don't have expensive radios I pre-ordered this and felt pretty good about myself watching all the reviews people were happy and now you just made me feel like I wasted $65

[@dronecamps]

Welp. You didn't waster $65. Boxer is still my fav is all I said. I didn't say Pocket was a bad radio. Just the specs and what it can do.

[@LovesM855A1]

For a first radio you will be fine! Good choice however I run a Boxer just like Justin its my go to daily BUT I did order this radio as well for when I need to travel light or use a radio I dnt care about getting beat up.

[@charliehomol860]

same !!!

[@icebalm]

Pocket looks to be a really good first radio and you can't beat the price. I don't think you will regret it. It's good not to spend so much money when you're new to a hobby and you don't even know if you're going to like it or not. With the pocket you can start getting sim time in and building up muscle memory so you can fly your first drone and you may find that the Pocket is all you need. If you really want you can get another radio in the future and keep the Pocket around as a travel or backup radio.

[@kosgov]

@@dronecamps thank you for replying! I do value your videos and reviews you normally seem pumped or excited about stuf. Itt just took the wind out of my sails yesterday I guess LOL but again thanks for the positive responses and not flaming me. I appreciate that!!!!

[@charliehomol860]

finally a radio which i can afford to start fpv, definitely gonna buy this and practice on simulator❤❤

[@dronecamps]

It's actually quite a game changer for the hobby. I just didn't want to say it was the best like the rest. Lol. You will like it. Price is King sometimes!

[@tk-maker]

The fully detachable gimbal is a smart design for travel, just not sure how the gimball qualiy compare to Jumper t-pro/lite/zorror. it is smaller sized and gimbal AG01 mini should not fit right?

[@dronecamps]

I’ll ask if they fit

[@pulsartech2945]

@@dronecampswhat did you find out? If the AG01 minis fit I’ll definitely pick one of these up

[@chishopastik]

@@pulsartech2945 no it don't

[@pulsartech2945]

@@chishopastik did you actually try it?

[@chishopastik]

@@pulsartech2945 My pocket only way to me, but I see review where given info that pocket gimballs even smaller than on Zorro. So AG01mini doesn't fit.

[@LeanderVanhulle]

Pocket is ideal to pack up with a whoop, goggle and some batteries. Easy to travel and really compact to do some fun flying

[@tekashigaming978]

Hey I am new to FPV. Can we update the ELRS through Wi-Fi on this? Please don't hate me I am too newbie

[@PerchEagle]

Yep I thought the boxer is sweet spot between the TX16S and the other models like, zorro, pocket and TX12.

[@dronecamps]

Same 🫶🏻✨

[@frogsoda]

I keep hearing people say it's $65, but I paid $85 for mine on AZ. There was one for $69 but I'd have to wait til the middle of Dec to get it.

[@SuksesSmart]

Just ordered mine for $49 at Amazon I’m getting it tomorrow, I just started on FPV so I wanna try it with liftoff.

[@nvrmor023]

Jumper t-20 is looking lit

[@caiozani]

Im thinking about gettin one of those pocket RM, just to fly multiple brands of RC microhelicopters, like XK wltoys, eachine, yuxiang etc, but idk of its a good choice.

[@dronecamps]

For that absolutely 👍🏻

[@BIGRCgarage]

I was wondering will this work with emax tinyhawk 2 freestyle?

[@dronecamps]

Yes it will. Absolutely!

[@BIGRCgarage]

@@dronecamps okay thanks!!!

[@dronecamps]

Yw buddy

[@fearlesssean]

I got the freestyle 3 plus. Got it connected but only while using 150mhz packet rate. Why is that?

[@Not_So_Weird_in_Austin]

For a beginner who wants to test RC this is a low cost entry radio transmitter. The competitors all have similar entry level offerings .

[@crash_lander]

I don’t understand why radiomaster can’t make a simple functional radio? This radio would have been perfect if it would have had mini size gimbals and atleast one of the two position switch was a toggle switch rather than push button. Sad I have to still stick to my jumper t lite. If ever my t lite stops working I’ll probably go for the zorro.

[@mr_batch]

Thanks for your hornest Opinion! Nice Vid!

[@dronecamps]

You're welcome! F wussie ass hater bitches that say reviewers are biased. We do have favs.

[@cch201992]

Oh I'ma buy it 😅 I wish it was just a zorro without flipy switches ugh dropped my tx16s of my desk broke all the front switches so yeah no more stuff hanging off want sleek robust buttons

[@dronecamps]

I love that theres no tall switches for me to break. My TX16S is missing like 5 switches. All not replaced yet lol !

[@cch201992]

@@dronecamps I only found one set of switches couldn't find the other set when I was ordering so yeah they haven't been fixed yet either😅🤦🏼‍♂️ don't even get me started on jumper t pro 🤡😂

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

@@dronecamps Yikes mate! You must only have about 10 useable switches left! 😜😉 Our several TX16S transmitters (bought when they really WERE a bargain!) have been 1 of the very few items we've lashed out on in this Old Farts' Toys Hobby that have never involved any buyer's remorse. They are a substantial brick (but easier for old eyes to read - and find!) so as we've got further into the game a couple of smaller specialized Txs have been collected but everyone still turns up at the Sunday Session with 1 in tow. 😊

[@afrog2666]

85 in my country :p Then again, I have several radios, I`m just curious, well, I could use something compact that doesn`t cost 500 bucks, but I`m probably getting a Boxer (: "wish it had foldable sticks like the Tango 2" yeah well, that`s 250 here, 100 more than the boxer right now. I live in Norway and anything sent from the US is often twice the price, like the Tinyhawk FS2, literally twice the money.

[@gfunkclasic]

Dobre radio o co Tobie chodzi używam i jest ok . To że Tobie się coś nie podoba nie znaczy że nie warto kupić. Za tą cenę to bardzo dobre radio. Pozdrawiam

[@frankdearr2772]

Great topic, thanks 👍

[@spoki_bones3656]

Probably didn’t like the tx because he had to pay for it.

[@dronecamps]

lol. That makes no sense. 😂😂😂😂

[@rickikilvi5406]

Jumper ... Radiomaster ... what next Jumpmaster. I don't like any of the newer radios except maybe Frsky X18. I must be strange.

[@dronecamps]

Haha what? Rebel!!!

[@enricobononi8655]

Boxer is a nice radio but is double the price…elrs version is 140$

[@dronecamps]

Yep. For sure! Like I mentioned if you’re on a budget get the Pocket. 🫶🏻

[@samtarariverasanchez59]

But keep in Mind the boxer does come in at 1w compared to the pocket 250.

[@johndobbins1105]

I'm a semi retarded 42 year old dude that recently got into rc planes. Can I bind my planes to this?

[@2FastEdits8]

SECOND

[@mattgiles1667]

Everyone says Radiomaster is the best...

[@dronecamps]

Including me.

[@stevebrown3369]

click bait

[@dave882]

Nice clickbait as usual

[@scu-dub]

The new jumper t20 is going to be the beast of radios🤌🏼✌🏽

[@dronecamps]

Ha Jumper should send us one. Think they're mad at us since we started reviewing some Radiomaster radios. Hell I loved my original Jumper 16!

[@scu-dub]

@dronecamps lol I hope not man because I would love for you to get one to review✌🏽

[@dronecamps]

I'd love to check it out. Do some comparison.

[@scu-dub]

@dronecamps I am sold on the 1w of output 😋 throw a 4in1 module on the back have I can finally have my "jack of all trades" radio for my quads and planes 😁 hope you get one justin 🤞🏼

[@ScrewBigTech333]

Im definitely buying this for my first set up ever...still haven't decided what drone to get but eventually ill figure out whats best for a beginner...wanted to build a drone based off dji 03 but i think ill stick to analog to start...

[@dronecamps]

Analog will make you appreciate 03 when you get it. Also analog will help you just learn wether you want to continue in the hobby or not. Good thoughts to you on your journey into our hobby. And welcome.

[@nvrmor023]

Never a good idea to go cheap when starting a new hobby. Just setting yourself up for disapointment because of inadequate equiptment. Go mid level like the boxer, so you are atleast giving the hobby a fighting chance. If you like it you can upgrade it, if you dont you will get a bigger % of your money back when you sell.