horizon presently has spread spectrum available for their land systems. i have a feeling we are close to seeing the true next generation of radios when the genie is out of the bottle on the airplane side. i know these issues have been discussed elsewhere ad nauseum, but there are working prototypes out there and the big manufacturers have seen them.. i would hate to spend the $$'s for the new futaba now when i sense we are pretty close to something revutionary. be it a simple module/receiver combination or a completely new radio kit, jr has typically delivered some of the better thought out and user friendly equipment