i know i know, i should search for this. i did, and didnt find what i was after.

so im looking at finally upgrading my radio system. ive been in the hobby for years, and my current radio is a JR XR3i that i bought brand new when it first came out. its been a great radio, not once have i had a problem or a glitch, but ive gotten too many cars now, and i figure i should step up to something more modern with built in failsafes to protect my models. my problem is, im really unsure what radio to go with. im not a hardcore racer, i mainly bash, however im into onroad and we a group of us set up a track and have a bunch of fun while not doing any serious racing. my cars have quite different demands, here is what i have

-hpi savage, with reverse
-4 stroke nitro tc3 (nothing special needed here)
-tamiya drifter (again, noithing special)
-serpent vector 1/8 scale
-axial based crawler, rear steer and dig unit (currently running off a dx6i)
-fg 1/5 scale onroad, 2 servos for throttle/brake and front brake

the biggest demands for the radio is going to be the 1/5 scale and the crawler. now im not for sure needing to switch the crawler over from the dx6i, however im getting out of helis and might sell the radio. the 1/5 scale needs channel mixing, and i run a killswitch, it can be run of an auxillery channel or just when the radio loses signal it will shut the car down. the other cars are pretty straight forward, nothing real special needed.

now the kicker, im quite interested in telemetry. i know most say its jus ta toy, however i do need to keep a close eye on temps on my 4 stroke, and rpm would be nice to know as the engine is something i tinker with. would also be nice on the savage too, however i dont see myself using it on much else.

so i see the airtronics mt4, spektrum dx3s, and traxxas tqi. really i wasnt even thinking about the tqi, however its an attractive radio. decent price, cheap receivers, color touch screen (ive got an iphone im about to retire, it would be dedicated to the radio if i went to this route). my biggest concern with the tqi is i cant find any info about channel mixing, and channel mixing is a deal breaker. are there any other telemetry radios out there im missing? i know telemetry isnt a huge part of the market. im not 100% on having to have a telemetry radio, if i find the right radio without telemetry id go with it.

so long post, i know, but id appreciate some feedback here