ImRich
Veteran
Location: Derry, NH USA
| I'll second that. If you are buying a new radio, go with PCM.
Also, I'd go with Futaba or JR. Most of the heli's give instructions for one of those brands. Others could be used but there could be differences.
Personally, I like Futaba. You'll get every person's own reason for either brand, so go with the features that you like.
My reason for liking Futaba is that all of their FM receivers (yes, PCM is FM too) are dual conversion. They don't try to give you marketing mumbo jumbo to try to sell you on the virtues of a single conversion receiver. Having some technical knowledge on the subject, I do not want a single conversion receiver in my aircraft, hence I stay away from JR. But JR does make some very nice equipment. Had I not started with Futaba years ago, I may have ended up with JR, but the receiver technology would have been an issue with me as I fly in the north east, there are a lot of radio systems up here and a single conversion receiver provides some extra protection against certain types of interference. If you live in the mid-west, or in a very rural area were there is not a lot of 'radio population/pollution' then this may not be a concern.
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