RE: New to 2.4GHz
Mavrick,
As stated, this thread could turn into a Brand Wars exchange... I hear it every weekend with the contenders at my field being Futaba or Spektrum. That said, I believe all brands have their pluses and minuses, but all do what is required and do it quite well. For me, I looked at Extra receiver costs since I have accumulated many aircraft (+24). Many are smaller park flyers, so DSM2 is perfectly acceptable ( Orange receivers are 5 bucks from Hobby King and work well in most planes). When I want extra features like Telemetry, or better RF exclusivity, I go with full up Spektrum receivers, a little bit more expensive, but still not the price of Futaba. Were I the builder of a 7,000 dollar super model, I would probably select Futaba. That's just me.... If you tell me what your interest are and where you want to go with the hobby, I might be able to better advise you.
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