RE: I'm new,...again. Need help
I'm a recovering DX-7 owner. Started out with Futaba 72MHz radios but jumped to Spektrum when 2.4GHz came out. Now I am back to Futaba after getting two bad Spektrum receivers in a row out of the box. I switched to the Futaba 8FG. I like the Futaba receiver installation much better, the binding/linking progress is a lot simpler and the programming seems more intuitive to me.
I'm not saying the Spektrum was bad necessarily. It never caused me any serious trouble but I just like the Futaba better. If you choose Spektrum/JR you'll likely do very well with them.
Airtronics and Hitec have 2.4 radios as well that people really seem to like.