i got a small electric helicopter (no brand) 4 channel radio,i know a gws reciever works but i noticed other recievers habe a range of 2000 feet, twice as much as the gws, but i'v learned not to trust what the range says, all the reciever and rc rtr products i bought said the range would be like 1000 feet and i'd be about 500 ft away and the motor would start to cut out and get all glitchy. sorry if this is a stupid question that is impossible to answer just need some info before the 31st. also any tips on good planes would be apricaited or just general info. right now im leaning to a great planes j3 cub electrifly
thank you

It's unclear what your question is. I'm going to try to answer what I think is your question:

GWS receivers are a good value for smaller park flyers that you can't see if you get very far away, but they're not meant for larger planes that will be flown farther away, and they don't do well in crowded radio environments.

Other radio manufacturers also produce budget receivers, but there are also a selection of longer range micro receivers, such as the Berg line, some from FMA Direct, and even Hitec offers a few models.

There are a few things you need to check before you select a new receiver:

Frequency - Check the radio or the reciever or the documentationto see if it indicates whether this is a 27 MHZ or a 72 MHZ transmitter and if it is AM or FM. It is probably 72 FM , but you must be sure. I am not aware of GWS making 27 mhz or AM receivers, but you never know. Of course you need to know the channel - #11-60 are the expected values

Assuming the thransmitter is 72 MHZ FM

How many chanels do you need?

how large a space do you have to put the receiver?

What kind of plugs are on the connectors? Futaba? JR?

When you know all this, then you can select a receiver.

Having said that - I would suggest you look at the Hitec Micro 555 or Hitec Electron 6 receivers. Small, light packaging with 1 mile range, dual conversion, solid as a rock reliablity and extremely popular. About $60

You can get them at your local hobby store or on-line at many places, but I buy from:

www.servocity.com
www.thowerhobbies.com
www.servohut.com

All good places for Hitec stuff.

but all of the recievers say they are for futuba or airtronics ect, will the work any way? thanx for your help

Does the receiver say that or does the advertisement say that? The ads mean that they make a Futaba version and an Airtronics version and you must tell them which you want.

Then there are receivers, like the Hitec shift select 7 channel, that have a switch you flip to set shift. Other brands may do that too. If you can't determine your shift, then get one of those and you should be OK. But you must ask the company from which you are buying. Tell them you don't know which shift so you need a shift selectable receiver. Typically these are a little larger, but not always.