Is there a time frame for when you think the XBee footprint version will be out? I finally got around to ordering an APM2 and got an "Air" module of the new radio but now am wondering if I should have held off on the single radio as it will be fairly useless until the XBee footprint is released.
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XBee is dead with the introduction of this more powerful, faster, and more sensitive radio. I doubt 3DR is going to try to make it plug into the silly connector scheme used by the XBees.
It is my understanding that you don't need any "footprint". You can just hookup the UART from the radio directly to the telemetry port on the APM2 (or 1).
On the ground side, you can just plug the USB directly in.
I believe the footprint is only to make it compatible with legacy hardware of other types that have an Xbee layout.