RE: Thinking of going spread spectrum
As you can clearly see, there are as many "opinions" as there are posters here on RCU. It clearly comes down to a matter of preference.. as someone said, ford vs. chevy.
They all have their good points, and very few bad points. I prefer Spektrum DX7 system for my standard and large models (I also use it for my electrics but with a different receiver). Airtronics also has a new RDS8000 and the price is really competitive at ~ $230. I have the Airtronics RD8000 (72 MHz channel 11) and love it. RCKen is an avid Airtronics fan and is doing a review on that particular radio and I would not be surprized to hear that it performs very well, as would be expected for a system with a great reputation for many years now.
Futaba has their 2.4 Gig system, but I am not familiar with it but would imagine that it too is a fine system. Again, all comes down to a matter of choice.
Again, I recommend Spektrum and Airtronics. But, they are not the only choices out there, but are very VERY competitive in this market.
CGr.