Technically, shorter. The practical part of it is, well, if you can see it, you can fly it. But, this all depends on the type of a receiver you are using. If it is a park flyer type receiver, well, your range is restricted. If it is a full-range receiver, then you can pretty much compare it to the 72 MHz systems... for all practical purposes. As I said, technically, no. The range is shorter (pretty much line of sight).

CGr.