How do like this. The OP is upset about saying the 2.4 has it's advantage and 72 has seen it's day, and some folks are upset he said it. Besides 2.4 causing some problems in the so called drone issue. 2.4 is wonderful. Still some very good 72 radios are around and our club donates them to the kids trying to get in on what we call, short money. Now just about everyone is using 2.4 and six volt flight packs. Some are using straight life batteries. Still we are using 72 to teach and trying to save new comers some money until they find themselves, and they always do. I have helped hundreds learn to fly and as they say in the movie Stripes, that's a fact Jack. The old 72 radios are perfect for this purpose. We give the well working 72 radios away and soon the new person comes out with their 2.4 and the rest is history. 72 is not yet history, but it is getting there. Why the big fuss. Heck I failed to pull the antenna up and busted a plane. The thing is, I did it before there was 2.4 as a lot of us have. We all screw up and if we are finding blame as to why we screwed up we have to look no place else than who is in our shoes.