Spektrum radio signal distance

[DougStar]

Dx5c.....

 

[Rep732]

^^ yea????

 

[Z.hb71]

I feel like im running those ratchet ass AM setups from the 80's

Practically are ???

 

[Seandonato73]

I remember those days like it was yesterday, go to the track and get assigned your crystal for the day lol. Was such a pain in the arse. If you were out bashing and you started to glitch, look around and see who else was there and change Crystal's out.... fun times.

 

[Rep732]

@Z.hb71 whatchu know bout them ratchet radios? 80' stuff is vintage to you son

 

[Buzzsaw46]

RX antenna damage has been the only range issue I've had with spektrum gear and I have been running spek gear since it came out. Had the module in my JR R1 circa late 04 early 05.

 

[Z.hb71]

@Z.hb71 whatchu know bout them ratchet radios? 80' stuff is vintage to you son

Definitely before my time but my nitro 4 tec, rustler, stampede, and associated t4 had them old ass crystal radios. Was an actual hazard having that poop on the 4tec ??

 

[1Coopgt]

dx5c.. transmitter only option?

If it's only gett6150 ft. It's a pretty poor option.

 

[Z.hb71]

Definitely before my time but my nitro 4 tec, rustler, stampede, and associated t4 had them old ass crystal radios. Was an actual hazard having that poop on the 4tec ??

Check out this bad sumbitch ?

 

[Rep732]

@Z.hb71 i see your traxxas TQ and i raise you my fancy team associated xp2!

 

[KevTrem]

This is what I used to run with my Tamiya Grasshopper 2.

 

[Rep732]

You had your grass hopper rigged up to an atari? @KevTrem

 

[KevTrem]

You had your grass hopper rigged up to an atari? @KevTrem

Pretty much, throttle was provided by a servo and resistor plate, non of this fancy ESC malarky, battery would go just low enough for servo not to respond and the Grasshopper would bugger off in the direction it was pointing until battery completely died. Those where the days.
In my current rigs I'm using FlySky GT3B and happy with it, good range, works well for me and I can bind 10 rigs to each transmitter, receiver's are £10 for 2 of them, makes them disposable if I drowned them or fry them.

 

[Rep732]

I remember those days when cars would just take off lol. Im disappointed with this radio and im sure something is wrong "again" I can't find range spec for the dx5c but the dx3s has a range of 620 feet or 188 meters... im not even getting half of that lol. I read the manual and it just says full range...great

 

[DougStar]

This is what I used to run with my Tamiya Grasshopper 2.

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My tamiya had a very similar radio??‍?‍

 

[Z.hb71]

@Z.hb71 i see your traxxas TQ and i raise you my fancy team associated xp2!View attachment 66640

Yep my t4 had one of them, proper poop box that car was ??

 

[Phill2]

My tamiya had a very similar radio??‍?‍

Mine too but my Kyosho Progress had a Futaba stick radio.

 

[Rep732]

Alright so i called hobbytown that I bought the transmitter from and I got a copy of my receipt...what do you guys think ill end up with. New transmitter or reciever or both ... ill get something I just hope its the right fix to the issue...and no I don't like to do this I just want the stuff I buy to work as advertised

 

[Rep732]

So far horizon said its not a firmware issue. So they are consulting a team in California so we will see what the outcome will be.

 

[Rep732]

Alright their sending me a new reciever sr6100at....the tech already walked me through what port to use for the killswitch since its an avc reciever and I can shut avc off altogether