ORIGINAL: carlosponti
i have probably spent more many than i can count on trying to save money on something. the originial poster might as well try soldiering his own radio gear together. and maybe one day someone can bring the price down further but until then sometimes there is being too cheap. and i should know i am too cheap i can spot our own.
sometimes it has nothing to do with price and everything to do with the challenge and just plain love of tinkering. sure i could fork over what CH charges and just be done with it but where's the fun in that? right now i'm having great success with the RCM ignition posted in the DIY thread and more importantly i'm having FUN. time isn't always $$$, that's why it's called a hobby...anybody who tries to build their own ignition with the sole emphasis on saving a buck WILL be very disappointed in the end...
and BTW, i did solder everything in my transmitter and even built the case from aluminium sheet. it blows away any modern radio when it comes to flexibility and programming ease, even does things the futaba 14MZ users can only dream of. cost me less than $100 in parts but also took at least 100 hours of tinkering to get it all together...yet another hobby...
dave