I hate to see someone bad-mouthing the Futaba radio like alfredbmor has done. I have been in R/C since 1972 and have had at least 7 Futaba radios. Not one of them has had the type of "problem" that alfredbmor has described. It is absolutely ridiculous to believe that a company as popular as Futaba is would do what alfredbmor has described. The cost of warrantee would eat them alive. Any company or product can and will have the occasional problem.