I've been a Futaba customer for many years and am considering purchasing one of the new 2.4 systems. Do you know if Futaba is planning to offer any of the higher end 2.4 radios with the antenna in the proper position, rather than from the module?. I'm sorry but the current offerings all look like afterthoughts.

All of the Futaba 10-channel and higher transmitters are module-based transmitters. That's to give the maximum flexibility to the modelers. No reduction in speed or precision results from module use.

The transmitters are the 10C, 12FG, 12Z, and 14 MZ.

Thank you for your reply. I've read in several places that if you want to buy a 72 MHz module for a 2.4 radio, you have to purchase it from the service centre. Do you know roughly what these are worth. Also, I take it that the software handles both 2.4 and 72MHz.

Thanks in advance for your help.

For the 10C transmitter, you would purchase your regular frequency module through any retailer who sells Futaba. They use the same transmitter modules as the 9C-series use.

For the 10C, you would purchase:

FUTL15** TP72FM TX MOD 7U 8U 9C 9CS US$69.99

or

FUTL8910 9C 9CS SYN TX MODULE 72 MHZ US$119.99

The 12 FG, 12 Z, and 14 MZ use their own special modules, and you would purchase those modules through the service center. If they have the latest software, then they will easily handle regular channels and the 2.4 GHz FASST system.