Originally Posted by
Rizen
My only hesitation about the Futaba's is the cost of the telemetry stuff. Was thinking as I get into more rc stuff and having a couple bashing rc's for messing around with in the summer/winter, having a live temp reading of the motor would be a great thing, as well as the battery juice. But outfitting more than one rc with the telemetry and wow, those addons start to really add up.
How are the spektrum and sanwa for their telemetry stuff?
Spektrum will probably be the cheaper route but i'd stay away from them if you can. After working in a hobby shop for a couple years I've had to resolve more issues with Spektrum radios than any other. And the telemetry setup is totally optional. You can just have some of your bashers setup without telemetry and keep the telemetry units on race vehicles. And maybe as you save up money you can add telemetry to your other cars. And the price difference between the Sanwa and Futaba telemetry equipment is pretty negligible. It's pricey any way you slice it so just find a radio you like that has the features you want and you'll be happy with it
but again id stay away from Spektrum if you can. Especially if your other options are Sanwa and Futaba