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Old 12-01-2013, 05:26 PM
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Questions?? Best Budget Radio for 5 cars ?

Hey guys, old collector here and I have 5 cars and each with their own FM radio / receivers with crystals etc (you get the picture). I don't race, just tinker and tool around the local sand lot.

I want to get a newer radio that I can bind to each car and is not over the top expensive (to me that is anything over $150).

My only desire is that the radio be rechargeable and can bind to 5 receivers (bonus if it has memory).
What wheel style radio (2 or 3 channel) out there is under $150 and is compatible with readily available receivers?

Oh yeah and this is my first post
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FlySky GT3b. You can flash it with alternate firmware or add channels, and receivers are dirt cheap.
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Look in the classifieds for a used Futaba 4PL. If that isn't an option, you can always get a Futaba 3PL new.
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Originally Posted by PetRock
FlySky GT3b. You can flash it with alternate firmware or add channels, and receivers are dirt cheap.
+1 for cheap sandlot fun. A main has the airtronics mx-v for 79 right now but receivers are insane. Fly sky for fun.
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Cheapest I've found the fly sky is $43 shipped from this place.
dx.com

Is that about the best deal out there?

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For $10 more I can get the FlySky GT3C
What's the difference between that one and the GT3B (other than $30)
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Originally Posted by RacerX11
Look in the classifieds for a used Futaba 4PL. If that isn't an option, you can always get a Futaba 3PL new.
+1 on a 3pl, receivers are pretty reasonable at 40$ too.
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Pick up a used DX2S or DX3S (make sure it has the DSM2 logo on the back half moon) and pick up the SR3100 receivers from Targethobby for 8.00 a piece. These are supposed to be SR3100 fakes but I have, and many others at the track, great success with them and have not been able to really see the difference between these and our real SR3100.

Target Hobby SR3100 Receivers
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