OK, Here's an update, RX is ALIVE! Stole an ESC out of another project, plugged it in to the RX (slot-3), plugged in a 6 cell 3000mah NiMH battery (that what the ESC is rated for), and wholla, servo response. Didn't have the main motor plugged in, but I did test it earlier out of the AXE.
Ordered an EVO 20 ESC from Tower, this doesn't have the auto-cutoff (so no dropping out of the sky when voltage drops), just a nice bright LED to warn you to land now, (or face NEWTON'S LAW of GRAVITY)! Now I just wish we could buy'em online, and they could "BEAM'EM" to us, no waiting! "Scotty, I need more power!"

Rick