Do any RC transmitters give a better range than 300m?

Live by a very big lake and don't want to go too far, if you get my drift.

why would you want a range of over 300 metres its doubtfull you would even be able to see your boat at that range let alone tell which way round it was .i live near to the largest european boating lake for model racing yaughts and its about 200 metres long by about 80 metres at a guess.no way would i ever go further than that ,try walking 300 metres away from your boat on land and see how small it looks!! now tell me you could tell which way round it is when the water is glistening with the sun on it?.i suspect the answer is a big fat no.theres no possible reason to go that far away and even if there was whats the point? the idea is to have fun and to be able to see your boat not a speck on the horizon.the only radio gear i knowq that will reach that far is a plane one and flying a plane that far away is also a big no no ,trust me they get very small that far away and normally end up as firewood!!.ask me how i know that one err which way is my plane facing errr oops[].r

Hi Tigerbay,

I use a Graupner MC-12 40MHz FM for all my boats.

On my 1M sailboat, I have the aerial connected to my steel backstay and with the 125 cm antenna on my transmitter I have a range of over 600m, I didn't test any further away, as I needed binoculars to be able to see how the boat responded to the radio signal...

I did this only once to see if I would be able to get the boat back from such a distance, I can tell you, it takes a long time in light conditions, before the boat is back.

For normal use I use the short wound antenna, which only extends 25 cm (10 inches) from the transmitter, much less danger of poking out someones eye, and I still have a range of over 200 metres.

I'm sure most modern (FM) transmitters will give you the same range, though the Graupner MC-12 is famous for it.

Regards, Jan.

I can still see mine at 300 m

Why not build her just a bit bigger and crew her yourself?