RE: Spectrum receivers
I've tried, tested and used ALL of the Orange RX's.
Here is the rundown... with BOTH Spectrum and JR TX's.
The Orange RX's are DSM2 only ( unless they state DSM ), but not DSMX.
Your DSMX TX will work with them in DSM2 mode however.
The 4 channel Micro Park Flyer RX - Fantastic.... tested to well over 1000' LOS, never a glitch or hiccup
The 4 channel full range RX - Fantastic.... I've flown glow engine planes out to their limits.
The 6 channel full range RX - Lousy - DO NOT BUY........ This RX uses EXACTLY the same circuit board utilized by other "no-name" clone RX's with black/silver shrink wrap labels.
Momentary 2 - 3 second reception losses in spite of more than adecuate power, reproducable on three different units. Adding the Satellite does NOT improve matters.
The "no-name" clones have done exactly the same thing in testing. I think this is an uncorrected firmware issue.
The 7 channel full range RX - Fantastic.... I've used this on a couple gassers w/o problems. The satellite has not proven to be necessary
The 9 channel full range RX - My Favorite... Supports JR/Spectrum advanced features and the logger.