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[Rodgearing]

Has anyone or does anyone use a different make of receiver to that of the transmitter.  ie I have a Futaba 6 channel radio and want to use a Hi tech six channel receiver.  I can't think technically why that shouldn't work.  Of course the frequency range has to be the same Duhhh and the crystal values also need to be the same.  But I just wonder is there some clever electronics in the receiver that only recognises the transmitter(radio).
Fred

[cos918]

That should work fine. just bench test first.

john

[davidjt]

when ever I have used a futuba part on my hitec laser 4 and hitec reciever they where not compatable, ie I bought some futuba crystals for my hitec laser 4 and receiver, but would not work, so gave them to somebody who had a futuba, and swore I would only use hitec parts. you can keep to own brands or maybe you could be lucky and it works,  hope this helps

david

[Rodgearing]

OK received.  What I was thinking was Futaba radio with Futaba crystal  'Whatever' receiver with 'Whatever' crystal ie keep the radio kit the same radio and crystal and likewise for receiver
Fred

[essex2visuvesi]

40mhz futaba receivers work fine with hi tec laser 6. I have been using them for a few years with no probs, also the corona synthesised ones work very well

[barriew]

Some HiTec receivers (40Mhz) are dual conversion. You must use the correct crystals from Hitec in these, otherwise no problems mixing Hitec and Futaba crystals.


Barrie

[unbuiltnautilus]

I agree with the above. One of our learned members told me it had no chance of working as described above. Despite the fact that Futaba Tx will interfere with Hitec Rx if you dont check frequencies.
Last week, one of our members had his Hitec Focus 4 Tx crab out on him. I had both Futaba and Hitec xtals ( Not the Dual Conversion type, just standard stuff ), Stuck Futaba xtals in an Robbe/Futaba F14 set, matching the Hitec Rx xtal in the Hitec Rx. Range checked it out to about 30 yards, with the model in a building and me outside the building. all fine.

Thats learned members for you. The moral of this tale....if it works after you have actually tried it, it probably works