I just made the switch from AM to 2.4 and it has been glitch free, it is also nice not to have to worry about someone stepping on your freq.

As far as how the radio works, and all I can say for myself I have seen no differences in the AM vs 2.4 in how everything works. Some say its faster, slower....whatever. I can't tell a difference and I ran them back to back.

I got the Futaba for one reason....all of my surface stuff from day one has been futaba and I have always had great luck with them. As to the cost of a receiver, granted they are not as cheap as a cheap receiver, but if you look at name brand receivers they are only about $30 more then a FM receiver.

Always gets me people will spend the big bucks on motors and batts, then scrimp on the receiver for their high end radio.