2.4 Mhz or FM

[sunsation288]

Since i am very upset with the AM pistol they come with the SV 27 .... sometime they surge very bad or stop working ....and came back to life ...they don`t do it often , but always at the bad time
i look for upgrade the two pistol , but can`t stop my choice on the FM futaba or the Tactic Pistol 2.4 Mhz
the price look good to me , i am willing to spend up to 120 $ each
any advise ? i am not a racer , just a dad who like to spend good time with is boy
Advise welcome
Regards
Christian

[Mel279]

hi Christian

Im also experiencing bad luck with am radio, I have both fm and tactic 2.4ghz. For me you better go for tactic 2.4, its cheaper and require only 4 AA batteries and its very light, and the range is very far too, even have a built in fail-safe, so your boat won't run if no signal or out of range.

Mel

[sunsation288]

Im also experiencing bad luck with am radio, I have both fm and tactic 2.4ghz. For me you better go for tactic 2.4

Mel

Thanks Mel , after reading on the board , i will go the 2.4 way , but my choice are not stop , the Futaba Sport 2.4Hz FHSS or the Tactic 2.4 .....the Futaba worth the 20 $ more ?
many thanks for the input
Christian

[Flying Scotsman]

Bonjour Christian

I would also suggest the Tactic, if you are on a budget.

Douggie

[Jeff Wohlt]

2.4 all the way. Never worry about other freq.

[sunsation288]

Bonjour Christian

I would also suggest the Tactic, if you are on a budget.

Douggie

Merci Dooggie for the fast reply ,
yes the futaba are 50 $ more for the 2 pistol over the Tactic , since i am ready to spend up 120 $ each , my concern are more the cheaper on tactic or the cheaper on futaba will do more the job for me ?

but like you know i am very new to this hobby and one side of my head always ask me do you buy the right thing , and the other part tell me go on forum and ask
Long Live to OSE !!!!
Many thanks
you kill me on the fast respond guy ...it`s realy appreciated
Christian

[Flying Scotsman]

The Tactic's receiver units are much cheaper than the Futaba, if you plan on running more boats. Both are a good choice...features may make your descion

Douggie

[6S HYDRO]

Tactic all the way- no antenna wire out your boat

[sunsation288]

Tactic all the way- no antenna wire out your boat

Ho wow , just see it ,yes it`s a advantage , and the Futaba are backorder
thanks a lot
Christian

[Tony]

I bought a 2.4GHz 2 channel SS 224 Tx Rx system at TowerHobbies. I think its a rebatch Tactic 2.4 for $79. 99, works greats, no interference....

[sailr]

I recently got rid of a BUNCH of perfectly good FM radios and stocked up on Tactic. I'm running the tactic in all of my boats now (I have 16 receivers and 3 transmitters). I love the radio. No antenna on the receiver and they have performed well and receivers are only $25! You can order a 'bulk' deal of the Tower hobbies 2.4 receiver (exact same one as the Aquacraft and a little cheaper). By ordering 8 receivers, the cost comes down to around $18 each including shipping. Futaba receivers are close to $100, they have an external antenna, etc.

I do have to admit I have one transmitter that's funky. I would run the boat out to the other side of the lake waiting for the countdown to start the race and all of a sudden the boat will take off and hit the other side of the lake although I haven't touched the transmitter. I'm going to have to figure out which of the three transmitters is bad. To prevent much damage, I'll use one of my sailboats as the test bed!

[sunsation288]

Many thanks all for the input , my choice is made , the Tactic will be our new pistol
ok back to fine tuning my sv ...and catch my son
Christian

[sunsation288]

One of the best improvement for us so far ...the tactic work very well ...

(since the last time we use the Futaba who come with SV27 , we have practicly lost one of our boat because we use a fishing rod to retreive boat ....and the tow boat glitch real bad , and take a lot of time to retreive the wounded one...)
thanks for the input guy
Regards
Christian

[tsenecal]

like sailr,

i dumped 12 futaba 2 channel cheapies, and replaced all of them with 2 tactic pistol transmitters, and 12 tactic receivers. I am running boats ranging from a 15" scale model of a Coast Guard Utility boat, to a a highly modified MRP tunnel hull, all on those tactics.

http://vimeo.com/6992147

no problems at all.

[Ub Hauled]

I have both and use both... I have to say that the Tactic so far as not failed me, but I have seen some problems with it. The Radio is very sensitive to low voltage and has NO voltmeter to tell you when the voltage is getting low. The Futaba has a bit more range and does have some more bells and whistles... but it shows on the price tag.
My FM has NEVER failed me, but you have to deal with same frequencies interference (in case there are more people running FM). It also has a good range.