Can you recommend a less pricey, reliable 6 channel receiver for a Futaba or Spektrum based on your experience?
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AussieBison
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Sorry not sure about futaba rx, but what I do is get FlySky receivers (for about 10USD) and bind them with Jumper T16 (very identical to Radiomaster Tx16).
Musdang
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I personally don’t use futaba, but I think orange rx from hobby king have some fairly inexpensive receivers. I might be wrong but I’m pretty sure I’ve seen some while shopping for spektrum receivers.
Musdang
Not Quite Legendary
I’ve used them for backyard use for over a year and haven’t had a single problem with them. Just make sure you turn both your tx and rx off before connecting them together. If you don’t do that the rx will flash, meaning there is a bind problem, resulting in brief loss of signal. Aka probably a crash.
LundiThembi
Active member
Thanks, will do.
OliverW
Legendary member
They can still have prob;ems. I never have mine flash, they'll just suddenly do it mid flight. I had a foam delta fly into me due to that reason, the receiver just bricked and shut all the lights off on it. I just can't trust em due to all the grief they've given me, including nearly wrecking my tundra when it just had nothing and nearly went straight into the ground.
LundiThembi
Active member
Thanks!
Musdang
Not Quite Legendary
Oh yea! I’ve heard of those. I think there a little bit more $$ than orange, but apparently a little more reliable too.
For Spektrum... LemonRX all day long. NEVER had an issue with one that wasn't crash related. (ie: broken/cut antennas)
https://www.buddyrc.com/collections/receiver
https://www.buddyrc.com/collections/receiver
Bricks
Master member
Same her have at least 30 of the Lemon 6 channel lights. The newer Gen 2 Orange have been much better then the earlier version. Many at our club are running Orange Gen 2`s in IC planes and nary a problem.
Good to know Orange is back.
Corsair714
Well-known member
I've used LemonRxs and they have been good for me. I had a friend who was having range issues with his though so I can't say that they don't give out lemons(pun intended) every once and awhile too
The Fopster
Master member
Lemon RX have been great for me. Also tried RadioMaster - these too seem good (different protocol though).
boogieloo
Active member
Is that a seaplane I see there? How'd it fly? Did it work when you place it on the water? Or you just threw it? Or modified it. FT Seaplane. I don't think it's rated yet by FT so not sure if that Seaplane actually did work to fly off the water. Still waiting on one to buy one. I'll have to wait awhile longer for the kits. I'd like to see how others fared well with it or bummed.
TheFlyingBrit
Legendary member
Depends on your transmitter, if you have multi protocol you can't beat FRsky great quality, range and value for money the X series are brilliant. Second choice budget receivers: Flysky FS-iA6B or FS-iA10B very cheap and long range (downside not very compact and ariel's are not very discrete) second choice Radiomaster D8 series (basically FRsky protocol), again cheap reliable and long range and quite small too.
If your stuck with a Spektrum transmitter, try the V710 2.4ghz 7ch receiver for Spektrum Storm G152 DSMx - from Banggood cheap reliable and good range too. The only downside is the size they are chunky and not ideal for small planes, but I fly them in a couple of my planes excellent value for money.
If your stuck with a Spektrum transmitter, try the V710 2.4ghz 7ch receiver for Spektrum Storm G152 DSMx - from Banggood cheap reliable and good range too. The only downside is the size they are chunky and not ideal for small planes, but I fly them in a couple of my planes excellent value for money.
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