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Location: Ankeny, IA, USA.
| I've had a couple of PMs asking essentially the same thing, so here is the answer publicly. People are asking me why I want to do this. There's a couple of reasons.
1. I flew Futaba for over a decade. I got used to the nice things like complete switch assign-ability, and timers that can be activated with the throttle stick. Since dropping Futaba for Spektrum, then JR, I've never been able to get past those limitations, and where I never killed a Lipo prior to switching from over discharge, I've done it countless times since because I forget the timer.
2. I've got a bunch of Spektrum receivers, and I like the options that Spektrum gives me better than Futaba in the receiver market. First, all of the Futaba receivers have the plugs vertically (which I HATE), and they are more expensive, don't have the neat tech like the AR7100R, and I have 1000s of flights with Spektrum so I know it, and trust it 100% because I know how to set it up.
With the release of the 10c, Futaba finally has a radio that has all the capabilities I want in an affordable package. Unfortunately, it doesn't have the 2.4 tech I want, and I'm not going to switch to Fasst. The only way for me to get the features I want and keep Spektrum is to move to a 12x at a $1200 investment (after selling old stuff), or I can make my own radio and get exactly what I want for a $100-$200 investment (again, after selling parts I don't want). I dont' need more than the 8ch that the module based solution will provide, and once I run the antenna internally, I will have the elegant looks as well. I can detect no difference in response and performance from the X9303 to this setup, so it really is ideal for me
Really, it's a no brainer, and after setting it up and flying with it today, I made the right choice for me. It might not be the right choice for everyone, but it allows me to have exactly the radio that I want without any compromises. I'll do a full photo set on the modification as I make it tomorrow along with pics of the guts of the radio along with both modules. Maybe it'll help someone else who also misses the programming of their old Futaba, but wants the Spektrum technology for the RF link.
Nick Crego
Still wanted by the government, I survive as a soldier of fortune. |
