UHF RC Shootout: DragonLink Long Range System (part 1)

This is the DragonLink long range UHF RC system.
This video (part 1) looks as the general design, layout and quality of construction. The DragonLink transmitter loses points for less than ideal physical construction and the use of a module that shows less than perfect soldering and component placement. Overall, the transmitter hardware is satisfactory.
The RF side of the receiver is unknown (due to the gold cover) but it otherwise its construction is very good.
Pro's:
- receiver is compact
- receiver antenna removable
Con's:
- poor physical construction of transmitter
- RF module performance unknown until bench-tested
Check part 2 for the bench-tests which will determine how the system actually performs.