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Futaba all the way man! I know several people who use FlySky and enjoy them, I just can't get myself to trust a $20 radio system on RC's that I have hundreds or even thousands spent.
 
So I just ordered a FlySky GT3B to replace my aging Futaba 2PL( yes its AM). I wanted something I could put all my Tamiya and ECX cars on. It has the same type of screen, same digetal adjustments, charge port , and 10 car memory. And yes at one point I had a car on every station. Have heard nothing but good things about the radio and even seen a few videos on it. Soon as I get my hands on it I'll post the 411 on it.
 
FSGT5 and higher are pretty good, the lower end ones are junk IMO.
 
So I got the new FlySky radio on Saturday put it in all the cars that had my old Futaba in and got all my settings, trims, re set 2 esc's and so forth done yesterday. I am impressed, finer adjustments, faster and more sensetive to input, and yes way more range than the Futaba AM radio I had been running. Yes AM, thats how long I have been doing this stuff.
 
So I got the new FlySky radio on Saturday put it in all the cars that had my old Futaba in and got all my settings, trims, re set 2 esc's and so forth done yesterday. I am impressed, finer adjustments, faster and more sensetive to input, and yes way more range than the Futaba AM radio I had been running. Yes AM, thats how long I have been doing this stuff.
But you got yourself the NB4 noble i assume?

Long time fan of flysky radio's. you get decent quality with the older AFHDS 2A models, but the new AFHDS 3 protocol is really next level tech. If you have the budget, do go for it
 
But you got yourself the NB4 noble i assume?

Long time fan of flysky radio's. you get decent quality with the older AFHDS 2A models, but the new AFHDS 3 protocol is really next level tech. If you have the budget, do go for it
how can you tell what protocol the radio is?
 
So I got the new FlySky radio on Saturday put it in all the cars that had my old Futaba in and got all my settings, trims, re set 2 esc's and so forth done yesterday. I am impressed, finer adjustments, faster and more sensetive to input, and yes way more range than the Futaba AM radio I had been running. Yes AM, thats how long I have been doing this stuff.
Holy crap. AM analogue radio???? Circa "80's.:)
Wow.
I tried that with my old vintage Futaba's, that I dusted off several years ago. I think Nowadays there is way too much environmental freq. noise that make AM/FM bands horrible these days. Even with my then $600. PCM 1024 FM Futaba, I couldn't keep up with the cheapest Tactic radio I have here. Range was glitchy and latency was just horrible. Dangerous driving. Even worse than the crappy RTR STX2 radio that Arrma dumped on us a few years back.:LOL:
 
Great thread on an old topic.:ROFLMAO:
 
Yes AM Futaba it was a killer ass radio when I bought it 20 years ago, carried differant sets of crystals with me to the track, check the frecunce board, mark your channel then start racing.

So i looked on my radio all it says is FS-GT3B AFHDS

What a classic radio. That's their original protocol, AFHDS. You need to use the AFHDS recievers, not the AFHDS2a or 3.

FS-GT3B is the radio model
 
What a classic radio. That's their original protocol, AFHDS. You need to use the AFHDS recievers, not the AFHDS2a or 3.

FS-GT3B is the radio model
I ordered 6 extra receivers to put in all the cars I still have. I am only bashing and playing at the park these day. So did I do ok for a 50 dollar radio then?
 
I ordered 6 extra receivers to put in all the cars I still have. I am only bashing and playing at the park these day. So did I do ok for a 50 dollar radio then?

Yeah, its pretty difficult to beat the value of it. The GT5 is better, but costs a bit more and for just bashing, the GT3 is good enough. Its a $50 dollar radio that can pull some punches from much more expensive radios. Some people have reported issues with the spring in the steering wheel, but I think its a rare enough issue not to be concerned.
 
I am so happy I got this radio, like I said in my earlier post it does so much more than my old one, and the fact I can get receivers for all my cars without breaking the bank is a huge plus.
 
So I installed all the receivers in my various cars, got everything adjusted, put a couple of batteries through each car, no complaints. I'm even going to run it in my Mojave now.
 
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