>IT LOOKS FANTASTIC WHERE U LIVE FOR THIS HOBBY.

Why thank you ! Not to brag, but for RC subs I agree.

I tend to have one Motorworks Chicago or Dallas running, when I have one. My three-year-old son also has my first Chicago which we broke together, plus two newer model Motorworks--a Seawolf and a Conny--that I gutted to keep a Chicago or Dallas running. So, one running sub, and three bath toys !

>ID LOVE THE SHEARLINE AKULA

Ah...the Soviet Shark...I wonder why we know it by its Russian name instead of as "Alpha", "Bravo," "Kilo," "Charlie," or the other NATO names. Must have been their prize showboat for a long time.

>MAY B 1 DAY BUT 4 THE MOMENT FUNDS NOT PERMITABLE IM AFRAID

I think I know what you mean

>WHAT SORT OF CABLE DO U RECOMMEND FOR THE RECIEVER MOD IN THE SUB ITSELF?

When I bought wire, I just expected I should match the thickness, and I noted the existing antenna was insulated rather than bare. The wire I got was a little thicker, but I'm not technical enough with electronics to know how it would affect reception. I stripped the ends to tie the new wire to the existing antenna, then slipped a section of a pen's ink tube over it and siliconed outside to keep it watertight.

Another way to extend the sub's receiving range from the stock setup is in GulfStream's 3/15/2004 post. He puts the stock transmitter antenna on the sub, and replaces his tx antenna with a telescoping antenna:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_13...tm.htm#1628485

I like using a telescoping tx antenna as a failsafe: When your antenna is at the one-foot setting, you can run the sub out until it's not responding easily, and consider that the maximum range. If the sub gets out of the one-foot rang, you can telescope to three feet to call it back.