Are there special receivers for boats?

[Steven Vaccaro]

"are you goading me, mon sewer ?" Na, just teasing......



To all the people with perfectly "water proof" hulls. Now please read "proof", not "water resistant". As most of you know, there is a big difference. Rolex is water "proof", Timex is "water resistant". My boats are only resistant to water, so sometimes I do get wet inside. And it doesn't matter because my RX is "Waterproof" like a Rolex This is even more important in my kids trucks, where we also use them and dont have worry about water. Spektrum listened to what people were doing and made a receiver that can be run underwater. A big THANKS to Andy Kunz

[drwayne]

I also build deep sea recovery drones for navy, and nothing inside those is waterproof. And yes, at 1000+ft they leak a bit. But nuthn is perfect.
Sadly mr3000 dont work that depth B)
We use PCM !

It's 0045 here atm. Time for Zzzz
DocW

[Fluid]

I have a boat with the Spektrum telemetry receiver, (2" antenna), and have never had a range problem in 4 years....

I'm happy for you - but that is not one of the Spektrum radios I was talking about. Those were the first ones out long before telemetry, two antennas, etc. Lots of folks had range issues with the one I believe you have and with previous versions - most racers in my area dumped them for Futabas. Remember, Spektrum stated not to use the non-marine receivers in boats, not me. Darin was quite vocal about that (and Andy too IIRC). Spektrum was well aware of the problems and addressed them. BTW, Andy works on the airplane radios IIRC, but he probably had an influence on the newer marine recrivers.

I have seem many brands of 2.4 gig radios have range issues, particularly at SAW events where the boat is 200-300 yards away from the driver. Last Fall in LA I saw one of the FlySky radios lose range, forcing the racer to run along the bank towards his boat until he got control back. I had problems with the early Spektrums, others with later versions (without external antennas). I've seen issues with most radios at one time or another. So far my 4PK has been rock solid, but that does not mean that it will never have an issue. Regardless, the radios we have today are so much better than what we ran even a decade ago, it is a quantum leap in reliability. With the 2.4 gig radios electrical interference from the boat is eliminated, and from most all external sources as well. Today when your radio starts acting weird it is probably wet components, low voltage or a bad connector.




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[AndyKunz]

Andy's one of those guys who can't keep all the water out :)

The MR3000 came about because it's what I needed in my boats. It's also turned out to be extremely popular with the off-road guys.

Besides being a great performer in the Marine environment, it also bridged another area for me personally as well as for the company: it can be used with both pistol grip and stick transmitters. In some regions, the pistol radios aren't popular in surface applications, so having a receiver than operates with both types was a business necessity.

For the scale boaters, we now have a water-resistant 6-channel receiver (the AR600C). This gives a few more channels in a water-resistant receiver, ideal for use with the DX10t and with float planes like the Parkzone Ikon.

I guess the reason is, as Steve pointed out, "Spektrum listened to what people were doing." We really pride ourselves on this, and it's why you find me on forums looking for ideas and answering questions.

Andy