raido and receiver

[karlhh]

was wondering if anyone knows of good deals on a new raido receiver for my king of shaves build?

[rcboatmanwithkids2880]

Go to www.r2hobbies.com , there 3 channel Digital Radio ( TX/RX ) for about $40 U.S. has quite a good reputation for the price ....

Brad
Oz

[jamespl]

Flysky GTB-3 seems a popular budget radio. I run my genesis on one with good results. I also use the HK-310 radio in my p1 kos. It's the same as the venom 2.4ghz radio but with the digital display.

[Diesel6401]

I'm all about Spektrum! I have a dx3s and love it, the dx3c also looks really good. I also am a Spekteum air radio fan owning a dx5e, dx6i and currently a dx8

Ive come to the conclusion that I have a lot of money and time invested in my models, that last place I want to get "cheap" is the device that keeps my in control of all that money. Just my 2 cents.

On my low budget planes I do use knockoff receivers that work well, but anything worth a damn I use the good stuff.

[martin]

I find it strange that we invest a lot off our money & time in building very fast boats & then put a $30-$40 radio in. I was one of those until i put a JAE hydro into the bank at WOT because of radio failure, never again i now only use Spektrum & Futaba.

[Doby]

Tactic.

[Rumdog]

GT3b. You wont convince me otherwise. Tactic... na. No model memory.

[rcboatmanwithkids2880]

Each to their own philosophy I guess , pointless argument . The more expensive system is much better without doubt ....

Just buy what is most logical to you ...

Brad
Oz

[Rumdog]

Really. Tell me why the more expensive unit is better. The gt3b has been well documented and has endless mods available. They are excellent radios. You're not paying for a big name with this radio.

[rcboatmanwithkids2880]

Hey guys ,

Just saying that those that support either radio has a legitement argument as to why they consider their choice of radio better , so why does this matter get discussed every month . When they are getting produced in the same country , that have unimaginable labor laws , I know what radio system I am going to buy , the one in which is less expensive . Maybe there has been a fault in 5-10% of GTB3 , though there must be also that percentage fail rate with more expensive systems , due to there electronic nature. .....

Given such forum members as Rumdogs experience in our great hobby of R/C F/E Boating , with their support for the GTB3 radio system , that should at least make them worthy of consideration ....

Brad
Oz

[Doby]

Tactic.

[macdon]

I believe that with the investment we put to every serious project, it warrants a good and reliable radio system. When I was into rc planes some 20+ yrs ago, I used Futaba and never had problems. Coming back into rc last year with boats, I tried a hk radio with smaller projects but when I was starting with a bit higher powered boats, I got a futaba and just used the hk radio with smaller boats of my kids.

However, here's an interesting incident............
We have a mini deep vee that sunk until a local fisherman found it caught in his net 3 weeks later - boat stayed underwater for 3 weeks! The rx in that small boat is the GT3-b which costs $7 shipped - it was the cheapest part on the boat and actually the only electronic item that survived. All we did was bind it again and I've used it many times after that with no problems. The batt, esc and servo of the mini didnt survive after numerous testings - so they were trashed.

During that 3 week period, I had a dumas F1 tunnel that had a Futaba 603GF rx that suddenly stopped - when it was retrieved there was steering but no throttle - I noticed that some water entered & splashed the esc, so I didnt continue running it. When I got home, I took the electronics out, let it dry, sprayed everything with contact cleaner and waited a few days before testing.
When tested, I was glad that the esc was fine & throttle was normal ................ but now the steering doesnt work. Even after a few weeks now, the ch1 of my futaba rx doesnt seem to work.
Maybe its just a fluke, but a few splashes disabled my futaba rx, while the hk gt3-b rx which was submerged underwater for 3 weeks works fine.

A futaba 603gf costs $60 shipped, while a gt3-b costs $7 shipped.
When I learned that a few of our boating buddies were even using the gt3-b rx in their high powered gas boats for nearly a year now, I ordered 3 x gt3-b rx for $21 shipped. Currently, I have 3 futaba 603GFs and 2 gt3-b. When the 3 gt3-b rxs arrived, I'll assign them to my FEs and just reserve my Futaba receivers to gas boats.

[rcboatmanwithkids2880]

Is it a case of prestige over budget priced gear , in the case of this conversation .

If a test was conducted without a person knowing what Radio System is the higher priced unit , what would they choose ??

Back in the mid eighties my dear mother put the test to my older brother when he was a teenager , regarding his love for expensive pairs of jeans . She sewed a known quality brand name to a cheaper pair of jeans , which he wore for about twelve months proudly . Then after about twelve months she removed the more desirable brand name to reveal the less desirable name brand . Although I understand this is not the same item , it just shows how blinded we can all be by our own thoughts as to what is worth having ....

Tigers to kick ass tonight in NRL.COM ....

Brad
Oz

[jamespl]

In some cases very poular brands like spekrum make you pay for advertising and packaging. What i have found with any higher priced item what ever it may be is that the more you pay the better the backup service is if you have a problem. Like if your spektrum has issues thay will sort them for you but if your gt3b hass issues its a throw away and start again job.

[JonD]

What i have found with any higher priced item what ever it may be is that the more you pay the better the backup service is if you have a problem. Like if your spektrum has issues thay will sort them for you but if your gt3b hass issues its a throw away and start again job.

Couldn't agree more. If you pay the extra dollars, then you should expect the extra service when you have problems. However I now use Flysky gt3b for both my Genesis boat and also my Traxxas E-MAXX truck, after experiencing dismal support and service regarding a fault in my Traxxas Tx. I couldn't be happier than with the gt3b. Yes, if it does ever goes wrong it's probably a throw-away job - certainly don't expect any after sales service. But it would have cost me more than that to return the Traxxas transmitter from Australia to the factory, even for warranty repair. And then I would have had to buy another Tx in the meantime waiting, for that one to get repaired.

The gt3b firmware can be reprogrammed by the user (with a little on-line help from another forum which has extensive information on the gt3b), to change and add extra features. Exponential was a problem on early models. This may have been corrected in later models, but in any case the firmware can easily be changed.

At the end of the day, it's entirely your choice.

Jon