jbuck

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Just bougth a Spectrum Tx and Rx for my M8. Ran two tanks through it. I tried to check the range and had a hard time seeing the car before I lost signal. The range is awsome. i also like the fail safe built in, when you shut the radio off then turn it back on it takes just over 2 seconds for it to lock on again. More later. But it is great. I also love that I can keep my antana inside of the body, makes it look alot cleaner.
One of the Reasons I bought it was the Rx units are under $80 were the synthesized Rx's from JR are about the same.

Kemo

Its too bad these things arent cheap (if you dont have the radio to match up with the spectrum)... but the thought of never crossing another occupied channel sounds good enough for me! This might be too much of a question, but how much did it set you back? $$$

jbuck

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$150 for the Tx and one Rx

mittimj

That seams reasonable. what is the warentee on somthin like that, I have done quite a bit of readin on it. it seems like it is interferrence proof. I wonder how the reciever part holds up to moisture?

brownstone101

i would never run it thrue water[:'(] that would sux like 60 for the recever

jbuck

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yeah I am really bad when it comes to rain. It was raining today while I was running my car. it help up well never glitched at all even when I accedentally ran through a puddle or two.

mittimj

REALLY? a puddle. jeeze my rx I cand event go out on a humid day and the thing is glitching up a storm. That makes me want to get one just for that!!!!. never mind the almoast endless range and never having a problem with a busy channel. Thats it I am convinced I want it. trip to the lhs tomarow for me!

dakotaman20

What is the name of this thing???

ThunderbirdJunkie

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READ THE POST.
Spektrum. go on horizon.

jbuck

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Just to be clear I did not get submerged in to puddle it was only a couple of inches deep. I did go out of range once at about 120 yards or so in all fairness though it has a range of about 30% further then 75Mhz FM, radio. It is at a college campus so there is alot of interference the AM radio is only good for 20-30 yards or so.

mittimj

ya, you also had the antenna in the body. that does limit the range but not to bad. Still to be able to drive out in the rain is good enouf for me. I dident think that you had it submerged I was thinking you ran through about 1 in of watter.

edit: My raido that came with my rustler is junk. it will go about 20 yards or so till it goes out of range. this is funny because I dont live neer anything that would be interferring a lot.

brownstone101

ya i had a antena from my plane cuse my friend broke it but the one on plane makes it go farther

mittimj

ya I am not folowing you on that one. are you making that up. a am radio with a fm plane rx, hmmmm not understanding.

brownstone101

no the antenna i just unscrewed it from the controller it was a RTR and it ok here it my story
i lost the plane and i couldnt reuse the controller so i took the antenna off and it was bigger so i lossend the screw and put it in i think the controller was am cause it wasn't like the normal ones with a Cristal's it was there circuit bored ones but it was FM

mittimj

so you used the antenna of the plane tx. gotcha. THink I am gonna try that one for myself. I use tinfoil on the end now.

BOWTIE1

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i am gong to get 1 for my m8 i thinks it well worth it

Kemo

M8 has been around forever, now it has an even better reason to stay out. Quick thinkin! Keepin the radio guys in business!