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  • Admin
    Morli August 11, 2010 at 10:35am
    and as per specs , Hitec 2.4 radios have lowest latency if my memory serves right , however the Rx looks more like toy ( very colourful :) IMO)
  • Matthew Coleman August 11, 2010 at 9:54am
    Tell me why Futaba prices are so high when HiTec sell the Aurora 9 for so little?

    BTW. I highly recommend the HiTec. There may be no park flier sized Rx for it tho.
  • Admin
    Morli August 11, 2010 at 4:09am
    Thanks John,
    BTW that is review for Frsky 2.4 Rx which I guess is same as some other names under which it is offered. The production ver is now being offered few days back.
  • Developer
    John Arne Birkeland August 11, 2010 at 2:06am
    First review of the receiver. http://rcmodelreviews.com/fasst_compatible_review.shtml
    Review: FASST Compatible Receiver
    A review of the FASST compatible receiver from FrSky
  • Admin
    Morli August 10, 2010 at 11:15am
    I would agree with you on that Sgt , but lately after seeing many of these clones and their prices , I started seriously doubting branded Rx prices , in any case can you garentee you will never crash with branded Rx? Crash is crash , most of the time we blame equipement failure or some thing else , I have honestly seen my own radio glitch ( JR 35 Mhz ) due to Other Non RC interefrence only 3 times in last 15 years and never with 2.4 ghz( though I have never used any of these clones ) but I am going to test one of these sooner or later. For serious UAV I will use Futaba 72 or JR 2.4 (with Thomas UHF LRS soon). For any thing flying which cost me less than 250$ total , I use normal 2.4 spectrum or 72 Mhz but that might change soon...
  • Moderator
    Sgt Ric August 10, 2010 at 10:00am
    True (and I've done alot of that), but you can take precautions...
    and the radio is one place I am not willing to skimp!
  • Admin
    Thomas J Coyle III August 10, 2010 at 9:39am
    You have gotta crash and burn sooner or later!

    Just a thought.

    Regards,
    TCIII
  • Dror Caspi August 10, 2010 at 9:28am
    Let's look at the good point: perhaps this will drive the crazy receivers prices down!
    I use an original Spektrum 6200 receiver on my Quad (in which I have invested many many hours) but a clone on my $50 foamy. A simple question of how much risk I'm willing to take.
  • Taylor Cox August 9, 2010 at 4:28pm
    Whats the point in arguing about it? This post is starting to run wayward. If you don't approve of the so called "clones", then don't by them. However, students like me trying to excel in this type of hobby need a break on huge prices from brand names.
  • Uwe Gartmann August 9, 2010 at 3:17pm
    Just to remember: the I2C protocoll originated by Philips is supported by many under different names.
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