RORO's idea will definitely work. I was assuming RCISMYLIFE didn't want to spend money on updating his radio, like buying a new receiver, but you can get 8 channel new Futaba FM receivers for $50 or so on RCU or eBay.

RCISMYLIFE -

>>back in 1980 i built my first rc radio set

Funny, in the early 70's I built my first radio, a Blue Max(I don't remember if that was the manufacturer or name of the radio). It didn't work when I was done and I had to send it back to the factory to be fixed. That was the last radio I built.

>>on another note I wish I could afford that 3w 150 good luck selling it

I wish you could too.

>>I would like to put together a 40% plane if they weren't so expensive

That is definitely true. I don'f find the initial outlay the worst part, it's the risk of losing that outlay that is the bad part.

>>Would like to learn 3d

If you're not doing it already, start by spending a bunch of hours on a good flight sim(I use G2). This will save you hours on the learning curve, plus a lot of money too.