I didn't want to wait any longer so I purchased all the (what you guys call) minimum gear. pair of FatSharks, 5.8g 500mW, kx181 and the FY21AP with AP117 OSD module. Lots of the stuff ordered through BIRD'S EYE VIEW (mention alishanmao and you get 5% off).
I have spend endless time searching the internet, reading conflicting reviews (not yours Bruce up to the stage that work started to suffer. It's a jungle out there!
At some stage you just have to bite the bullet and hope that you still have a place to sleep after the wife finds out (though she has been very understanding, but she hasn't seen the latest credit card bill). Now, some of the gear may turn out to be crap but I just wanted to get on with it.
I did put up another topic somewhere else but only views and no contributers. I will let you know how I get on.