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[Captain Flack]

No contest.................Spektrum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[essex2visuvesi]

No contest.................Spektrum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have to agree either spektrum/JR or Futaba for me

It depends really how much you value your "toys" and those around you
At the end of the day the controller and the controlee is the only things that stop your latest toy becoming a compensation seeking missile.

Coming from an RC plane and heli background I had it beaten into me that the controller is the most important/receiver are the most important parts of any model.
There's no point having a 100Mph torpedo if you cant contol it.
Granted model boats are a little different to planes as a loss of control is "usually" an inconvenience.  With planes and helis its a quite a different story.

You pays your money and takes your choice

As I've heard some of you say here "I'm to poor to buy cheap"

An interesting point I have noticed tho is that some of you are happy to berate others about the dangers of using cheap tools in the workshop yet are happy to settle for a cheap radio system.

[triumphjon]

i personally use the planet t5 or twister system ,  ( both compatible ) and not experienced any problems with them , i even have some of the rx fitted inside of baloons in my two sailing models , the rx is fitted at the static water line ( which is below surface with the model heeling over ) and then sailed in a semi sheltered area of portsmoth harbour , which some passing marine traffic will give me waves of upto three or four feet high . to date ive had no issues with loss of signal / interference . for the money i think they are a good buy ! jon

[barriew]

My first 2.4Ghz set was a Spektrum - I had a DX5e then also bought a DC6i. Both very good sets, but the receivers were quite pricey, so when the Radiolink set started getting good reviews I decided to switch. I sold the 6i and all but two receivers.
Now that you can get compatible DSM2 receivers for a realistic price, I have started buying them as Giantcod were out of stock on Radiolink Rxs. I will keep the Radiolink as well - I have no problems with it at all. The range is as good as the Spektrum for my purposes.

Barrie

[dodgy geezer]

I will keep the Radiolink as well - I have no problems with it at all. The range is as good as the Spektrum for my purposes.

I don't know where the stories about short range from the cheap Chinese radios comes from. I presume that people have seen my Radiolink range tests - around 2200ft for line-of-sight, and 800ft for 'leaving the Tx in the house and walking down the road'.

Where the cheap Chinese do suffer is quality control. l suppose you can't hit those prices if you pay people to reject the poor ones. So you need to examine and test these radios, and it's a good idea to buy from somewhere where you can return it for replacement easily. But even with that factored in, they are good value...