Can of worms time - which radio brand for a new racer?

[Matisse]

Knowing full well that this one could run and run, i'm thinking of upgrading my radio set for racing.

Currently using the acoms 2.4 that i bought for bashing, stick with this set for the mo or change, is my first query?

looking at the spektrum sets, as they seem to offer a good balance of being cost effective and have good features.

appreciate your thoughts.

mat

[Lee]

Well, i have used KO for 10 years + and it has always been faultless for me, im sure futaba is the same for others, its more down to feel but as a very well known racer said when he changed brands "they are just 2 sticks" so the important thing is to feel comfortable and you will do better because of it.

[Matisse]

solid advice dude, thanks.

i'll give a few sets a try at some point in the future, seems to be that there are very few stick sets around though, which is interesting.

[rcmadd]

it would depend on what racing you are planning to do

if its just club then your acoms will do just fine

[blue_pinky]

So sticks or wheel?

I use wheel, and recently changed from Futaba's cheapest 2.4ghz set, the 3PM, which I had from new and liked at the time, up to a second hand Futaba 3PK running on Futaba's 2.4ghz module, and I have to say there is no contest. The 3PK just feels better to drive with. Not sure how it does it but the car just seems to respond much better and smoother with the 3pk than it ever did on the 3PM.

I guess you get what you pay for, and it depends on how seriously your taking it!

[sosidge]

Originally Posted by Matisse

i'll give a few sets a try at some point in the future, seems to be that there are very few stick sets around though, which is interesting.

What kind of set are you looking for? You mentioned the Acoms and Spektrum in your first post which suggests you are using wheel. Really for the vast majority of people, sticking with the kind of radio you are used to is best. There is no benefit to running a stick if you are used to a wheel.

Reason for so few sticks on the market is that us Brits are about the only people in the world that still buys significant numbers of them - everywhere else is more or less exclusively wheel. And sticks are becoming less common as more and more RTR newbies are learning with wheels. It's only us ageing electric racers that use two thumbs. For that reason there are a lot of reasonably priced quality wheel sets, but very few sticks.

My view, as ever, is that you can't go wrong with Futaba.

[Matisse]

true i've used futaba in the past, was good then.

i'll probably stick with the steerwheel as its what i'm using now, i guess what it is is that i dont find the acoms comfortable whilst racing (micro at the mo), its just seems a bit binary (if you follow what i mean, no middle ground just on or off) when steering.

ta for the thoughts guys. i'm gonna try the spektrum of a friend soon and see how it feels.

[harryg]

hi, used the ko type r for some time and then switched to futaba 3vc with spektrum, both great sets but prefer the futaba as the exponential tabs 2 for throttle on left side, two for steering on right side (one to go up, one to go down can be used while driving depending on circuit, cant go wrong with either, was a nice type r set on yesterday for £95 in for sale forum. good luck