I've flown with Futaba, Airtronics, Spektrum, and Polk. The only one I've missed on is any of the JR's.

They all do the same basic thing... fly the plane remotely, and that's what it's all about.

The Futaba was a 72 MHz entry level radio (I had three of those that came with RTF's), the Airtronics are RD6000, RD8000, and RDS8000. The Spektrum is the DX7 and DX6i. And, the Polk, well, it was a 72 MHz with a synthesized frequency selector.. fondly known as "Dial-a-Crash" . As I said, I flew with them all and prefer the Airtronics and Spektrums for personal reasons. But, as I said, they all do the same basic thing... and equally as good. It just comes down to a personal preference.

CGr.