What iis your radio gear?

[Arn0]

Hi everyone,

As I'm planning a re-enter RC, I investigate about the "new" stuff available and so about radio! I went on a couple of HS around here and they just sell pistol radio for car in NA (Canada). As I ask for a stick radio, they told me everyone did the move to pistol and don't have any stick tx! I saw on Jimmy's race pics that you guys get stick radio. Just look at this photo during 2007 EC (A-main!?), it's 60/40 for stick radio!

So what are you radio (brand and model)? I would like a mid range stick radio, something reasonable in price with some setup like rate and will late a bit, not the high end like KO Propo Esprit 3 & Cie!

Cheers for any input!

[jimmy]

I'm a steerwheel man myself, but the vast majority in off road use sticks it seems. I think Sanwa do a good mid level stick transmitter - but also with a lot of people seemingly getting the new KO Universe transmitter, there should be plenty of the older KO stick trannys around for decent money???

[josh_smaxx]

I believe there is a new 2.4ghz futaba stick set out (name escapes me at this hour) which is a very good mid range radio system with the added bonus (and security) of it being 2.4ghz

[ashleyb4]

I run the KO universe its amazing the responsiveness of it is fernominal. The features that are included on it are sorta out of this world. If you are going to get a stick TX this is the one to get. It can be bought in 27 mgh and 40 mgh but you can also upgrade to 2.4ghz. The best bit is the custom tunes you can get it to play. lol but in all seriousness there are features on this transmitter that there are on no others and there not vrap things you will never use they are really usefull i like the lap timing system while your practasing you can see if you are going quicker.

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[tc2k]

I got a Sanwa Gemini as my old acoms was only 27mhz and I wanted a 40mhz. they can be picked up for around £60 second hand with a few sets of crystals and are a good mid level radio. Theres the Super Exzes which isnt as common.
The others out there are the Futaba 3GR which is another mid level radio at around £100, theres the Futaba 3VC which is one of the high range radios and looks very smart. Theres the KO Vantage Esprit 2 and there are quite alot of them floating around, particularly with the new KO out.

[Arn0]

Thanks for those inputs!

I forgot to mention I plan to re-enter RC in 1:12 scale pan car! That's why the mid-range radio, not good for a high-end one as I will probably only train and do some club race (just forget about nationals here!!). And stick because run one years back and afraid to smash the throttle in some circumstances.

The Sanwa and the Futaba you are talking about tc2k seems in a good range (did a bit of math between currencies). The Esprit 2, as far I could recall, is/was the radio gear! Search on ebay but no thing, shamely! The Esprit 3 will be as god or surely better than a Esprit 2 but, as said, no good driver (let remind how thumbs have to work to have clean run) to notice any difference.

Any other?

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