If you want a totally different aspect to consider, the Airtronics line of radios are both affordable and great quality. I have been using an RDS800 8 channel radio and it has been awsome. The other aspect to consider with a radio is the recievers. The airtronics recievers are very affordable, which is a good thing when you have 10 flyable planes. I use the RX500 recievers currently and they are flawless in use. Considering your getting an 8 channel radio and receiver for $199 and the extra receivers are about $50/reciever compared to the $79/$89 per reciever with Spektrum and also not having to worry about the brownout issues with Spektrum, the Airtronics is a very good and respectable radio that will last you quite a while.

Just another thing to consider..................