RE: want a new radio setup
No the spektrum reciver will NOT work with a futaba radio. You can only use futaba 2.4ghz receivers with futaba radios. But you have hit upon one of the main reasons I use a DX3S now instead of the 3PM i used to have... Futaba recivers are $100 a pop, while you can get spektrum receivers off ebay for $35-$40.....