Preferred rc radio Futaba or Spektrum or ?

[BHChieftain]

I have several monos with flood chambers on mr3000 and mr200 RX and if they just roll they stay linked but if I sub the boat they will break the link and can take up to 15seconds to relink. But I really like the water resistance so that keeps me on the spektrum tech.

(But my helis are futaba all the way!)
Chief

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[jstolz]

I had one of the older Spektrum radios. I had issues with limited range. I sold it and bought a Futaba Fasst. The Futaba has worked great with no issues. That being said, I will stick with Futaba. However, I know others who own the newer Spektrum radios and like them. I think that either radio would be a good choice today.

[JimClark]

I had one of the early spektrum 's only one course where there was a dead spot for a lot of people and i even used it in a carbonfiber boat too. I am looking forward to using the DX3C I have recently bought

[Livewire121]

I used a Futaba 3PKS up until recently when I had problems calibrating a pair of AS26 -150BL Evo ll esc's to it. Before that thou I never had a single glitch or range problem. A few of my friends use Spektrum and have had some minor range problems, but nothing major.

I have now upgraded to a 4PKS-R and calibrated them to the above mentioned esc's without a problem, also the dual esc mixing option works flawlessly.

Richard

[ron1950]

i run the spectrum dx3r pro and mr3000 in all my boats never had any problems at all...how come u cant run a wire about one inch out of the boat?

[Flying Scotsman]

I use the Spektrum DX3S with MR200....A good system and the reason I use MR200 receivers is their lower cost, as I run quite a few boats and they suit my needs ....for one or two boats, I would buy the MR3000.

Douggie

[rockford]

I use a futaba 4pl and it works flawless Everytime in my boat and I race trucks with it also has ridiculous range search YouTube there is a video on range between 3 or 4 controllers and futaba has the best range. Airtronics would be the next best choice but futaba is a bit cheaper

[SloHD]

I use an airtronics m11x with 92744 receivers. They don't say waterproof but it says in the specs that they're good for boats. I'm almost willing to say they are waterproof besides the bind hole. I covered it up with a little bit of hatch tape, and I have had absolutely no problems. Best connection that you can get besides the new M12... IMO

[Jdown26ty]

I got a Futaba 6EX as I favour stick radios and the 6 channel plane radio is cheaper than the 3 channel car one for some reason, likewise the RX costs less. I have been very happy with it and have had no problems, however if I was getting into 2.4 from scratch now I would go for Multiplex or Hitec's offerings as it uses a very similar frequency hopping protocol to FASST and now they have dual antenna RXs the radio link is top notch, the RXs are cheaper, and you can not beat Multiplex sticks for smoothness in my opinion.

The Spectrum Marine receivers have proved unsuitable for self-righting monos, when upside down with the aerial under water the DSM2 link is often not solid enough to stay linked and the MR200 and MR3000 take a lot longer to re establish a link when it self rights than the cheaper AR6200 RXs that come with the DX6i radios commonly used here, I know several people that bought MR series RX and then resigned them to the spares box, replacing them with an AR6200 they have waterproofed themselves.

Does anyone else use 72-75 mhz air radios on the water. Is this a safe option?

[grsboats]

For years I ran 75mHz Futaba rádios with zero issues,then stuck to the PCM and since the release of the 2,4Ghz no way to go back,but I see no problems to run those frequencies with a radio working fine.Gill

[T.S.Davis]

Darin, I have no affiliation with Spektrum so I can say it......they're waterproof. After a narley blow over I lost a hatch and had the batteries dragging behind the boat with the boat full of water. Drove it to shore before it went down. Cleaned it up and raced it in the next heat with the same RX. Try that with a Futaba.

You can make your boats water tight but it you have a breech on race day and have no extra RX's on hand well......bummer. I guess you can bag em but less than convenient.

[ls1fst98]

I use the Turnigy gtx3 from hobbyking. thing is awesome. i have yet to modify anything on it. the range is farther than i care to run my car away from me or my boat for that matter. at the price point its unbeatable to me and the receivers are $6. i believe it is the same as a flysky mentioned above.

[tlandauer]

Darin, I have no affiliation with Spektrum so I can say it......they're waterproof. After a narley blow over I lost a hatch and had the batteries dragging behind the boat with the boat full of water. Drove it to shore before it went down. Cleaned it up and raced it in the next heat with the same RX. Try that with a Futaba.

You can make your boats water tight but it you have a breech on race day and have no extra RX's on hand well......bummer. I guess you can bag em but less than convenient.

May I ask which one were you using? MR3000 or MR200, both of these are my all time favorites, I had a MR3000 under water for more than 30 minutes, no issues, my curiosity is with the less expensive MR200 one, it has conformal coating but not potted like the MR3000. Anyway, thanks in advance.

[JimClark]

Darin toled me that the mr200 is all I need for what I run

[tlandauer]

Darin toled me that the mr200 is all I need for what I run

Jim, thanks, that is great to know!