RE: Slow Stick Radio Equipment
You will be a long way down the road before you'll need 6-channels but there is no harm in having more than you need if you have the money to spare. Most brands of Tx are good quality these days, especially when you go beyond the basic 3-4 channel versions. If you want a computer radio the new Futaba 6EXA is an excellent entry level one, the Hitec range is all good with the Eclipse 7 at the top, Airtronics VG6000 gets good reviews..........
What you NEED on a basic Tx are at least a trainer jack, servo reversing, dual rates, V-tail and some other mixers.
On the most complex versions the sky is the limit: back-lit LCD sreens, digital trims, exponentials, end point adjustments, servo centering, multiple model memory, multiple mixers and differentials, flap knobs, landing gear retract switches, bomb-drop switches, throttle cut, timers.............
Cheers, Phil