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Hey folks!

I've been working on creating my own hexacopter based off of this frame: http://www.californiakiteboarding.com/includes/product_7634_DJI-Flame-Wheel-F550-ARF-Kit-Includes-Motors%2C-ESC-%26-Propellers.html

Its a DJI Flame Wheel F550 kit. 

I've got a turnigy9x radio and receiver as well as a CC BEC 10a since the ESCs don't have one built in. 

I'm having trouble getting the ESCs to arm/calibrate. Whenever I supply power to the escs/motors there is a constant beeping no matter how I hook up the BEC. Even removing the APM from the setup and I still get a constant beeping. Here are some of the things that I've tried as I've search here and on google. The radio does have a connection to the APM when it is connected as I can see the values moving in the software of the radio calibration.

1. Make one of the ESCs a crude BEC by removing the red power line from the signal wire.

2. Arm the ESCs with the radio by moving the throttle all the way up, down to the far left, all the way down, and I've tried turning down the trim on the throttle to get below 1000. 

3. Remove the APM2.5+ from the setup and connect the signal line from the escs directly to the receiver and do the same method in #2. - the ESCS are powered the PDB from the APM kit. 

4. Tried arming the escs/motors in the APM software with the APM hooked up.

I think it's one of two issues: either something is faulty as all the connections are soldered and solid OR the turnigy won't arm/send a signal to the ESCs because I'm missing a step. 

Any help would be extremely appreciated!