olivier

Hi,

And what about the funny negative shift that is only to be found in North America on Futaba (and Hitec) radios and nowhere else in the world?

I guess this negative shift thing is created in the HF-part.
So if you buy a Futaba in the U.S., you will not be able to use it with receivers bought in the rest of the world...
Perhaps if you buy a Futaba with separate HF-module in the U.S. (negative shift), then buying another HF-module somewhere else in the world would bring you back to positive shift, but this has to be confirmed by specialists on this forum.

Just know that the Hitec Eclipse is fitted with a shift-selectable software. Could be easy in your case.

Happy searching...
Olivier