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Futaba FASST - 5/15/2008 2:17:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		The thought struck me to look into getting the new 2.4 system..with my tax rebate check, you know so I can help the economy and all, that is untill I saw the Rx,,its small enough,,,but at $100 each,,,too much $$...Rog

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RE: Futaba FASST - 5/15/2008 2:39:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		Rog,

I bit into the Futaba 2.4 Gig apple thinking that it would be a good way to avoid frequency conflicts with the people I fly e-combat with (and Reedie Races). The good news is that the receiver, like you said, is certainly light and small enough for 1/2A-sized models. The bad news is that replacing an $80 receiver if you get T-boned is a bummer (you can find them that cheap if you look hard and squint).

However, I expect the price will be coming down hard in the future since JR is giving them away (sorta) and if you pop the case, there ain't much in there. I think a price war between Futaba and JR is in order here.

On the other hand, maybe its back to the Coronas (sp?) from PBHobbies and Bergs for me for a while.


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RE: Futaba FASST - 5/15/2008 3:27:13 PM   
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RE: Futaba FASST - 5/15/2008 5:08:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		Keep in mind also that since there are no crystals in these things, they're much more crash resistant. I think it's pretty rare for a receiver to get physically damaged in a crash (I've never seen it happen) but crystals can get cracked fairly easily.

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RE: Futaba FASST - 5/15/2008 5:32:47 PM   
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Status: offline 		I recently bought a FASST radio and am happy with it but only plan to use it on my larger models until the Rx prices come down. I like the price and size of the Berg 4L receivers for my little planes. At $30, the Berg is hard to beat and I've never had one glitch in flight. If the spread spectrum receivers get down to the $50 range, I would commit to the 2.4Ghz system for all future models.

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RE: Futaba FASST - 5/15/2008 6:17:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		I would buy a Spektrum as they work really well and replacement receivers are only $50. They are half price of the Futaba or maybe the futaba is 1/2 Fasst. Been a Futaba guy since the old PCM 8 512 and every time they come out with sopmething new the old stuff is obsolete. Got lots of old obsolete Expensive Futaba stuff in my radio collector drawers.

Switched to Spektrum and the new JR 9303 no troubles with either.

Bye Bye Futaba!!!!!!!!!

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RE: Futaba FASST - 5/15/2008 6:40:29 PM   
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Status: offline 		I've got the Spektrum micro system in my Cloud Ranger, and a standard flight pack in my US60 - performs flawlessly. The Spektrum doesn't have all the bells and whistles of a Futaba system, but I don't need all that jazz anyway.

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RE: Futaba FASST - 5/15/2008 10:53:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		Beside the problems some Futaba sets had with encoding (*) there is only one thing that keeps me from changing to 2.4 GHz: power consumption!
A 4 Channel receiver draws a current of 80 mA (**) This is allmost 10 times the current a "normal" receiver uses. For small planes with limited battery lifting capacities this might be an issue.





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RE: Futaba FASST - 5/15/2008 11:54:24 PM   
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Status: online 		I've heard great things about the resolution and precision of the 2.4ghz systems. When I got my check from Flying Models I seriously considered buying the new Futaba 7C SS radio. In the end I bought the 7C FM/PCM radio for one reason: I have eleven planes in my hanger that are currently flyable. There's no way I could afford to buy ten more receivers along with a new radio system. And I saw no sense in having to bring two transmitters to the field every time I wanted to fly more than one plane. So, I'll be on channel 39 for a while, at least until the receivers become more affordable.

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RE: Futaba FASST - 5/16/2008 12:18:05 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well I picked up 2 Futaba 6EX systems with 2 receivers each fairly cheap because they quit making the R606receiver and it will not work with any other transmitter. I flew it in one of my QuikShots at Burlington a few weeks back. Works great and I was using a 150 mAh pack. Must have had 10+ flights with no issues.

I also have one in my Quickie 25 model. Seems to work well. But I'm still in the testing mode. I want to convert my 9Z over sometime but want to play with these some more.

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RE: Futaba FASST - 5/16/2008 2:45:01 AM   
Walther


 

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Where did you get the 150 mah battery pack from?

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RE: Futaba FASST - 5/16/2008 2:56:02 AM   
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Status: offline 		I converted my 9z over to it, I have had no glitchs, It took me a while to not walk to the freq board after each flight though...old habbits, that and realiazing I dont have to extend my atteena also. So far I really like it.

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RE: Futaba FASST - 5/16/2008 3:51:13 AM   
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Status: offline 		Walther, I went out to check and found out it was not the SR batteries 150 mah pack I thought I was using but the MPI 110 mah pack. I've got several of the little 110 mah packs. Matter of fact all my QuikShots have them. Tiny yet I've flown at least 15+ flights/races with a single charge with no issues. I use the HS 55 and some Dragon Fly 9G servos. I've used them on Futaba PCM receivers as well as the 127 receivers with no problems. It appears the drain of the RS606 2.4 ghz receivers are close to the 72 units.

Bob Harris

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RE: Futaba FASST - 5/16/2008 4:03:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		I fly my 1/2As on a 370 pack (5-cell) I can put in plenty of flights before drain starts to become an issue.

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RE: Futaba FASST - 5/17/2008 1:29:26 AM