ORIGINAL: traski
Andermac,
I think you are looking at doing this on a budget. Its the same way I have been doing it. Now if you want a cheap radio to use with both planes this is the way to go (on a small budget)
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...I=LXLDP9**&P=0 $110.00 This is the Futaba radio with a tower hobby sticker.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...I=LXRXF3**&P=0
The radio come with Transmitter and tranmitter battery, receiver and receiver battery, and a wall charger that charges both batterys. And a switch and a extention wire that will be needed for ailerons.
There are alot of fancy radios out there. But I have looked into my needs for today and a little down the road. This radio will work great for 4 servo planes, or 5 servo planes, planes with flaps and retracts. It also has mixes for V-Tail and Flaperon (which neither one of us will be using for a long while).
Just figured out this replying thing with message in it so you know what I'm referring to. Your right, I'm on a budget and I'm just trying to get a trainer with a radio I can use with both. My problem is I'm overwhelmed with info that I don't fully understand. Frequencies: How do I know which one to buy? I'm sure it has something to do with your area and electronic noise, etc. Maybe with types of planes, I just don't know. I'd like to buy a trainer with a radio that is good enough to move up on yet not so expensive as to make me sell of the kids inheritance. Maybe, an ARF with engine and no electronics. Then I buy radio and 2 sets of servos. Is there a trainer out there like that and radio good for beginners but would work well with 2nd trainer? Thanks for all the info. Andy