I'm not a fan of the apple. I have been looking into what it would take to hide ir receivers on my tanks. The plan is to mount five of them, one in each hull side, one in the hull front, one in the hull rear, and one in the turret facing the front. This would make it possible to use hull down positions that offer added protection except for the direction the main gun is aimed.
Is this IR receiver compatible to the Tamiya specs?
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10266