Exactly. In the USA, NEVER use an 72 channel "air" radio in the place of a
75 channel "ground" radio! (If I crash my airplane or heli, you will be
paying for it!). That used to be a big problem for those who wanted a radio
with more than 3 channels, but with the advent of 2.4ghz technology, you
I went with a Spectrum DX6i, 2.4Ghz, very happy with it, just get a bot
receiver so that if it ever loses the radio signal it will stop, rather than
keep the throttle position (as per an aircraft).
5 channels is probably all you need, and the DX5 is cheaper, I went with a DX6
in case I want ano
The only radios with usage restrictions you are likely to find are 72Mhz
which is for aircraft only and 75Mhz which is surface only. All other
radios, can be used for air & surface. You will find a lot, if not all
2.4Ghz are labelled for air use they can still be used for surface as well.
That is
The only difference between an "air" radio and a "surface" radio is the
frequency it operates on. That said most if not all futaba radios have been
available in both frequency sets, they may not be sitting on a shelf at the
local hobby store but they should be able to order one for you
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No idea how things run legally in your part of the world but using an air
radio in a ground model is illegal in the UK. Go 2.4 gig and it's not a
problem, however.
For my part I use a cheap Spektrum DX5e and it's great.
http://www.spektrumrc.com/DSM/Products/airRadios.aspx
On Sunday, 13 Januar
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*From:* Robert Currie
*Sent:* January 13, 2013 8:52 AM
*To:* rctankcombat@googlegroups.com
*Subject:* [TANKS] Radio and receivers
thectdbarbar...@hotmail.com
Hi I am at the point of looking into a 6 channel radio and two receivers
one for the hull and one for the tur
