Originally Posted by Vegatron75 (Post 10185539)

The $170 price tag isn't outrageous, IMO. It's a great radio and comes w/ the dang near top of the line rx. The good thing is that you can use the FHss-2 rx's which are cheaper, around $50 or so new.

The spektrum stuff has a cheaper feel to it, IMO. Plus all the problems w/ brown-outs are not cool. I know that there are fixes for that stuff, but you'll still have extra stuff on the truck that's not needed in other cases.

The dx3r is $250 w/o a rx. $339 w/ a rx. :eek: Spektrum has cheaper radios than the MX3X, but they're not a nice as the airtronics. IMO.

The dx3c doesn't look to bad, it's priced right and if your willing to deal w/ the weak bec/ strong servo/ spektrum rx problems that come up it's ok.

There's a ton of Spektrum radios around the tracks I go to. So they must be ok. ALthough, none of the "pros", are running them.

I'd recommend the MX3X to anyone racing.

Originally Posted by Chad Smith (Post 10185599)

Well if you are talking about the "pros" on the AE team then no, but some of the pros on other teams are running spektrum radios.

Originally Posted by Mizchief (Post 10185652)

What BEC problems are caused by the RX? If your pulling more power than the BEC can handle the BEC drops voltage which would affect any electronic device in that loop that needs the required voltage.

Originally Posted by Chad Smith (Post 10185599)

Well if you are talking about the "pros" on the AE team then no, but some of the pros on other teams are running spektrum radios.

Originally Posted by Vegatron75 (Post 10185666)

I've seen/read about alot of problems w/ Spektrum, this was while I was learning to fly RC. I use a Futaba 72mhz old school radio for my planes. Brownouts on the ground are one thing, brown out an airplane and it's most likely a total loss.

So, my airplane experience led me away from Spektrum, and after watching quite a few people deal w/ Spektrum/Castle/Savox issues, I stayed away........

Originally Posted by Vegatron75 (Post 10185690)

The spektrum rx seems to use more juice than others. It really seems to be more of a combo issue, like, castle/savox/spektrum.

Originally Posted by T-BirdJunkie (Post 10185707)

Yeah...but they're mostly Horizon-sponsored drivers. Everybody else seems to use an M11 or 3PK/4PK or something else that is not a Spektrum.


The one thing ThunderbirdJunkie has noticed a lot about air brownouts, since plane guys don't typically use high draw servos like us, is it's usually caused by running a 4 cell Rx pack in a nitro plane. You don't hear of many guys that are running a 5 cell pack having issues. Plane guys seem to be stuck in the 70s with their 4 cell, 600mah NiCd Rx packs, no joke. ThunderbirdJunkie doesn't hear of many electric planes having these problems, but then again, the guys running the big power systems and such are running CC BECs and BEC Pros.

Originally Posted by Mizchief (Post 10185708)

In that case its more of an issue of knowing what your power requirements are and building your system to handle it. If you drive a hummer you know that you are going to need a bigger engine and more gas to run it, than you would a prius.

Originally Posted by Vegatron75 (Post 10185744)

I don't know nothing..... other than Spektrum radios, feel like poop, look like poop, and seem to have problems when other don't like poop......

Here's more http://www.ultimaterc.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=116161

Originally Posted by Vegatron75 (Post 10185744)

I don't know nothing..... other than Spektrum radios, feel like poop, look like poop, and seem to have problems when other don't like poop......

Here's more http://www.ultimaterc.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=116161

Originally Posted by T-BirdJunkie (Post 10185931)

That is a ton of guys that have no clue how electricity works.