Should you Upgrade your R/C Transmitter?

Not all transmitters are created equal, so today we breakdown why you would want to upgrade.
Check out the Transmitter lineup here:
Sanwa:

Spektrum:

Futaba:

[WickedWayz]

I'd like to see a true latency test between the brands. They all make claims, but customers should have the true times. Knowing where each radio is made is also a bonus to know who to support. Hitec, Futaba, Sanwa, Flysky, Spectrum, Etc. All the brands.

[badlilstang]

Loving my Spektrum DX5c Smart with 6100AT and TM1500 for telemetry. Motor temp, RPM and Voltage right on the digital display. Tons of control

[DustinWoloschuk]

This is an older video... but was still a great help!!! I'm looking to hst my 1st upgraded transmitter and this helped a lot!!!!

[dantop]

Very convincing video! I go back to the days of AM radios and then FM was the best to have!! LOL
I am long overdue for a radio upgrade and now the prices are very attractive for me....
Hey Santa " got your ears on " ??? LOL

[gripking]

First off thank you for this video. You just helped me teach a coworker who is just getting into the hobby the point that I've been trying to make to him. Upgrade your radio unit and in the future if you get extra cars you can get extra receivers and keep everything simple & clean. Only gripe I have with this video is I think sanwa screwed their customer base with some of their new models. The mx6 as far as I know use that fh- e system which rendered the fh-2 receivers useless. No other sanwa transmitter accepts fh-e. Then they replaced the mt4 that was fully backwards compatible with fh-2 up to fh-4 receivers with the mt-s which only runs fh-3 and fh-4. Then the next step up is the mt-44 which cost as much as your avarage rc kit and has the same issue as the mt-s. Last great sanwa transmitters where the m11s, mt-4, and mx-v.

[LonerSurfer]

Hell yes! Nuff said. My Spektrum DX5 Pro is by far the best radio I’ve ever owned. One fast ergonomic sob. My wheel is angled and tilted and with a frame rate of 5 ms, my steering servo is quicker than my hand on the wheel. Why do you want more than one transmitter? More than one receiver - yes. One transmitter - multiple memories is the only way. Finally I’m there. Took awhile...

[NathanStorer-RC]

Love that at the end "Please consult with your wife before making a purchase" lololol

[jozimoto]

I have one transmitter right now because it has an option that most don't have. The ability to accommodate left handed steering. Been driving left handed since 1984.

[pallidbustofpallas]

1 transmitter to trim them all
1 transmitter to drive them
1 transmitter to program them
and all my RC's bind them!

[robbryan]

In getting back into RC, one thing I decided, from the beginning, is that I didn't want to play the "upgrade game". I mean, why start with a lower-end 2Ch or 3Ch, then upgrade to a good mid-range 4Ch, and then, a few years later, finally upgrade to a high-end 6Ch or 7Ch? Using that logic, I decided it was best to just "shoot for the moon".

That's why, other than the TQi that came with my Rustler 4x4, I went straight for the Futaba 7PX...and, I'm extremely glad I did. Now having several off-road vehicles, plus an on-road, I finally decided to get into crawlers, which, for those familiar with crawlers, can easily need more than 4 channels - my first crawler used 6 channels. Sometimes, it IS work it to just get the top-of-the-line model from the beginning.

[Petriefied]

I returned to the hobby via drone racing and I'm really disappointed with the RC car radios available. I bought a Sanwa MT44 and found it frustrating to because I was used to helicopter radios. I've now reverted to my FRSky X-lite and I absolutely love it! The handset is about a third of the price, the PWM receivers are a tenth of the price, yet it's a 24 channel helicopter radio.

[dylanchadderton]

Brett: You should upgrade your transmitter
Guy: But I have a 7PX
Brett: You should upgrade your transmitter
Guy:

[brandonowings]

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[christiannasca]

I do exactly that and bind all my RC cars to one good radio transmitter, and I could use some help with this related question:
Whenever I buy a new RC car I get rid of the provided transmitter and receiver, and I bind it to my Flysky radio instead. So far, so good. But as soon as I set up the transmitter I need to input an operating frequency for the employed servo. And most of the times there is no information provided on this. Not even when looking online for the spec sheet of an original replacement servo.
What do you do in such case? I don't want to set the operating frequency lower than necessary and thereby making it slower, and I don't want to fry the servo by setting the frequency too high. But I also don't want to replace a brand new servo with another one with known parameters.
So what would be a way to figure out the exact operating frequency of a servo to input in the transmitter settings? 🧑🏻‍🔧
I assume I am not the only person with this problem. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[rcglock]

I am one of those who have converted from many to one transmitter and once I got my spectrum dx3s I was hooked but there is one thing u forgot to address about only using one transmitter. You can only run one vehicle @ a time. If a friend or anyone else wants to play with one u will need another transmitter or take turns. Thats why I always save a few rtr transmitters. It's more fun when ur not the only one driving

[everythingjacksrc]

Awesome video yep it is definitely worth getting a decent transmitter because I have a Futaba T4grs that I race with and there is such a difference by the way the car drives and how you feel connected to the car ! great video again by the way!!!

[Blimpus]

Well, , I for one appreciate the RTR transmitters, Back in my day kids! we only had stick radios, wheel models were just hitting the scene, We had Futaba and Airtronix for radio choice, and you could get diff crystal sets, everything has changed in radios for the better IMO.

[GLTSA]

Great information. I just got my Futaba 4PM from you and impressed me :)

[scottfirman]

When I first started flying RC Planes, you invested in the RTF setup with the pre- programmed transmitter.After that, you purchased a programmable transmitter because you knew you were going to purchase other models. I get tired of dealing with all the transmitters for my ground vehicles. Unless the vehicle requires a specialized feature like the Traxxas Summit or M4 crawler, I cannot see having many transmitters, labeling them, batteries, broken transmitters etc.

[therctutor]

Many rc radios is a must. This way your friends that can’t afford expensive toys can play with you.