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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Submarines R&D: => Topic started by: unbuiltnautilus on March 18, 2016, 06:48:58 pm

Title: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: unbuiltnautilus on March 18, 2016, 06:48:58 pm
Just had the Ripmax rep in. The 40mhz version of the Robbe Futaba F14 set is available again..
Order code P-CBF14 retail price £109.99. The set includes the basic F14 Dry ( No Batteries Fitted ) transmitter, a Futaba R118 40mhz Rx and a Futaba S148 Servo. The Multi switch units and twin stick options should be available soon, although no sign of the decoders yet.
They have received the remaining stock formerly held by Robbe, and once sold out, that's it, all gone.
So get in touch with your local Ripmax stockist and get one ordered, they are great general purpose sets.

 

 
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: tsenecal on March 18, 2016, 07:31:16 pm


although no sign of the decoders yet.



just get one of the https://wetronic.nl/webshop/ decoders.
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: IKB on March 19, 2016, 12:33:14 am
Another option is this website, I have their stuff installed into my F14 Navy and it all works on digital and analog
http://cp-elektronik.de/index.php/en/16-channel-encoder.html
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: rob on March 26, 2016, 09:47:03 am
Just this morning recieved my new F14 set plus switch,servo and Rx with crystals from an ebay ad.
Brand new in box at £99.99 including postage. And it works !
So they are about.
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: rob on March 26, 2016, 10:05:32 am
Same seller has now listed twin stick 'navy' version at £169.99 including postage. They have 3.
Plus a couple more sets like mine at £99.99

Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: TomHugill on March 26, 2016, 02:11:01 pm
Another option is this website, I have their stuff installed into my F14 Navy and it all works on digital and analog
http://cp-elektronik.de/index.php/en/16-channel-encoder.html

Could you point me to the shop but for them? I'm struggling to see where to buy!
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: nymodels on March 26, 2016, 02:33:53 pm
i will be putting them in my shop next week at lower than the retail prices along with other bits for our new boat section
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: salmon on March 26, 2016, 05:29:59 pm
Will you ship to the States?
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: inertia on March 28, 2016, 10:47:40 am
Alexander Engels have stock of the FC16 and their website says that the modules and decoders will become available again at the end of April 2106. I've deal with Engels in the past and they are very reliable.
http://www.engel-modellbau.eu/catalog/index.php?cPath=96_194 (http://www.engel-modellbau.eu/catalog/index.php?cPath=96_194)
http://www.engel-modellbau.eu/catalog/index.php?cPath=96_128 (http://www.engel-modellbau.eu/catalog/index.php?cPath=96_128)
DM
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: Netleyned on March 28, 2016, 10:50:07 am
Long time to wait till 2106 ;D
Most all of us won't be getting one %%


Ned
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: inertia on March 28, 2016, 11:46:14 am
Long time to wait till 2106 ;D
Most all of us won't be getting one %%
Ned
2016............. ;D
(See below)
 
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: Robin smith on March 28, 2016, 09:30:50 pm
I need a twin stick any ideas guys?
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: Shipmate60 on March 28, 2016, 10:06:41 pm
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Futaba-F14-NAVY-TWIN-STICKS-Transmitter-R118F-Receiver-4-8-1-40MHz-FM-/322050841105?hash=item4afbb9da11:g:5m0AAOSwAvJW9C2K


Bob
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: nymodels on March 29, 2016, 12:53:15 pm
i will be adding the both f14 on my site in the next hour and will post up a link once done

Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: nymodels on March 29, 2016, 02:29:17 pm
heres the links lads
http://www.nymodels.co.uk/site2/index.php?route=product/product&path=185_190&product_id=825 (http://www.nymodels.co.uk/site2/index.php?route=product/product&path=185_190&product_id=825)
http://www.nymodels.co.uk/site2/index.php?route=product/product&path=185_190&product_id=826 (http://www.nymodels.co.uk/site2/index.php?route=product/product&path=185_190&product_id=826)
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: salmon on March 31, 2016, 12:33:10 am
But do you also not ship to the USA?
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: Subculture on March 31, 2016, 05:04:40 am
Won't be much use to you in the US will they? 40mhz not legal.
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: tsenecal on March 31, 2016, 03:28:07 pm
Won't be much use to you in the US will they? 40mhz not legal.


F-14 uses standard Futaba crystals...  the 40mhz can be swapped for 75mhz, and retuned
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: nymodels on March 31, 2016, 08:46:20 pm
i can ship over seas at cost price and insured
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: AL 1 on March 31, 2016, 08:58:50 pm
Do you have the 8370 multi prop decoders thanks
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: nymodels on April 01, 2016, 12:16:21 pm
not yet ive got my ripmax rep on the case to find out if there is any
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: g6swj on April 01, 2016, 12:28:00 pm
You could always use this

https://wetronic.nl/webshop/electronics/multiprop/multiprop_mp8

Jonathan
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: mrlownotes on April 01, 2016, 02:07:32 pm
not yet ive got my ripmax rep on the case to find out if there is any

I also hope they will be made available. Please Mr Ripmax.
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: inertia on April 01, 2016, 02:50:32 pm
I also hope they will be made available. Please Mr Ripmax.
See Reply #8 if Nymodels can't get any through Ripmax.
DM
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: mrlownotes on April 01, 2016, 07:49:57 pm
See Reply #8 if Nymodels can't get any through Ripmax.
DM
Yup, Thanks Dave...........just waiting for the traffic lights to change !
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: 16-21 on December 04, 2016, 11:27:21 am
Alexander Engel
F14 back in stock
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: unbuiltnautilus on December 23, 2016, 07:18:08 pm
Yup, back for good now. Also the decoder modules are about to come back into stock.
The radios are now liveried up as Ripmax Futaba, rather than Robbe Futaba. Main difference, they no longer have the expanded scale voltmeter on the front, now replaced with two LEDs. Oh, and the prices have gone back up again <:(
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: Davy1 on January 25, 2018, 03:04:07 pm
An ad in the February 2018  "Model Boats" shows that Howes Models (www.howesmodels.co.uk) are stocking the Futaba/Robbe F14 4 channel set on 40 Mhz. Single stick set including Rx for £151.99.


Could be of interest for model submariners looking for 40Mhz sets. (Although 458 Mhz openLRS is a good alternative nowadays.)


David
Title: Re: F14 40mhz Radios back for a limited time only.
Post by: RST on January 25, 2018, 08:19:00 pm
I didn't know about limited time only -I believed there was stock elsewhere in the UK of 40MHz.  In the latest Model Boats mag, there's a short article that they're starting to supply them with 2.4GHz modules also now.

2.4GHz aside I'm not so sure about prices going up that much.  I seem to remember paying not much less for mine something like 15 years ago.  Prices haven't gone up that much considering!?

....'tis a nice radio -I really like mine.  No inscentive yet to change mine.

Rich


....whoops, my bad, just noticed it was a thread resurrection  %)