David/Malcolm,

An Astral with whip aerial could never be called a toy. The Astral is so cool it's sub zero + my new whip antenna looks mighty fine as well + will take aerial right out of the way of wires etc. This has to be a better way of doing it.

Yes those noise filters look good Malcolm, but at $21 a pop I think I'll try the twisted wires + whip aerial first before I spend any more money.

Who knows, once I've got the plane sorted I may actually be able to do some practice.

G