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Old 03-16-2019, 11:36 AM   #1
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Hey yall. Whats the new low cost 4 ch radio hotness these days? Gonna be running it on my 2.2 pro and super rigs. Been looking at the flysky stuff, just wanted to ask what been working good, and whats junk.

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Old 03-16-2019, 04:38 PM   #2
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Airtronics 4MT!!!!!

Come on bro!

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Old 03-16-2019, 04:52 PM   #3
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Airtronics 4MT!!!!!

Come on bro!

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Ill look into that one. Im needing a new one. My radio is from 2012. Lol

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Old 03-16-2019, 04:54 PM   #4
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Mt4 is what all the .. most all of us are running, in what we do..

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Old 03-16-2019, 04:55 PM   #5
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The "cool" rigs?

Mt4=discontinued....

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Old 03-16-2019, 08:37 PM   #6
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I like my Radiolink radios. They're inexpensive and they work great.
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Old 03-16-2019, 09:14 PM   #7
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I’ve had the Radiolink for about 18 months works great for me.
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Old 03-17-2019, 06:06 AM   #8
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I'm currently using the Hitec Lynx 4s radio. I'm really happy with it.
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Old 03-17-2019, 07:53 AM   #9
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While not new models, A hacked FlySky GT3B or GT3C is still probably the least expensive & most popular budget radio @$40-$60. It's widely available with inexpensive easily found 3ch,6ch, & 8ch receivers.
Tons of mixing options, up to 8 channels, every button can be remapped to another channel.
The GT3C with a lipo is the more preferred over the 2, grab a spare 1s lipo for it and you're set.
Hard to beat feature set for the $.
I've been running one hacked for about 8 years and picked up a spare not long after. No problems with either.

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Old 03-17-2019, 11:23 AM   #10
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The "cool" rigs?

Mt4=discontinued....

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Yes yes! For motor mixing and super steering.. The Lever on the MT-4/MT-4s is the easiest, simplest way to go!

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Old 03-17-2019, 11:34 AM   #11
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I’ve had the Radiolink for about 18 months works great for me.
Have yall been useing the raidolink radios to mix 2 escs?

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Yes yes! For motor mixing and super steering.. The Lever on the MT-4/MT-4s is the easiest, simplest way to go!

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Does the mt4/mt4s have cheap china rec available?

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Have yall been useing the raidolink radios to mix 2 escs?

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It would appear they do with an update. Now I need to figure out how to update my RC6GS.
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Old 03-17-2019, 09:19 PM   #14
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Does the mt4/mt4s have cheap china rec available?

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Not to my knowledge.. but... Any FHSS2 or higher RX works for us..
You only need a 2ch for a pro and 3ch for a super.. The TX comes with a 4ch..

So you can get them cheap enough..

And.. YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUSH ANY BUTTONS!!!!!!

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Old 03-20-2019, 03:38 PM   #15
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I've been running a TrackStar TS4g with no real issues.... except for run away throttle when the batteries fell out!

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Old 04-18-2019, 07:58 PM   #16
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Radiolink RC4GS user here for just about two weeks only but it's been great so far. For the features and price, I'm very happy with it. I bought a LiFe 6.6v batt for it.
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Old 04-19-2019, 01:30 AM   #17
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Radiolink RC4GS user here for just about two weeks only but it's been great so far. For the features and price, I'm very happy with it. I bought a LiFe 6.6v batt for it.
Are you mixxing 2 escs for a pro 2.2 rig with it?

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Are you mixxing 2 escs for a pro 2.2 rig with it?

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Nope. Using the TX for two cars though, an on-road FF03 and semi-crawler/rally CC01. But there's also a programmable mix function on the RC4GS.
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Old 04-21-2019, 02:18 PM   #19
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Is it crazy to just grab a takeoff Traxxas TQi (the one with the 2speed rocker and locker switch) for ~$50 over buying a different, new radio?

I'm building my second crawler soon and find no issues with the TQi setup on my TRX4, but I haven't explored it too deeply. Is there anything I'm missing out on if I go this route instead of the Flysky or something?
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Is it crazy to just grab a takeoff Traxxas TQi (the one with the 2speed rocker and locker switch) for ~$50 over buying a different, new radio?

I'm building my second crawler soon and find no issues with the TQi setup on my TRX4, but I haven't explored it too deeply. Is there anything I'm missing out on if I go this route instead of the Flysky or something?
Well depends on the model you're considering to get. The R6FG RX has 6 channels and a gyro (can be useful too). It comes stock with either the RC4GS or RC6GS.

Before I made my order on the 4GS, I read and watched a lot of reviews and comparisons between the Radiolink & Flysky. I went with Radiolink as it suits my needs. I'm using the TX for 2 cars. An on-road and a crawler/rally set up CC01. I didn't need the 6GS for the 6 channels. Only need 4 for the extra channel and auxiliary. But the 6GS is better suited for crawlers.

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