Which radio would you get for a WK-M?

[RTRyder]

Ken, Why so negative about Futaba...can you expand on remark, "...the only thing I would use a Futaba radio for is to prop a door open..." I am trying to select a radio that will ultimately be primarily for AP. I'm just getting my feet wet with multi-rotors, have an F550 on order with plans to move to a bigger platform ASAP but want to purchase a radio immediately to begin familiarizing myself with it & using it with AeroSim...So, my selection is down to Futaba 8FG-Super vs JR9503. I see pros and cons for both, but you sound very adamantly against Futaba. Please explain, and thank's in advace for sharing your thoughts...most appreciated!

I've owned four Futaba radios and every one of them had problems from minor annoyances to it died completely within days of purchase. The last one was a 10CHG, and besides feeling clunky in my hands and having a non-intuitive setup program, the throttle trim stopped worked within 3 months and the battery pack that came with it died rather quickly as well. If I fiddled with the trim tab long enough I could sometimes get it to work but I solved the problem by selling the XCell Spectra-G I was using it for and threw in the radio as part of the deal, last Futaba I'll ever own.

Since I started using Specktrum from way back when it was first introduced as plug-in modules to my current JR 11X, I've never had a single problem with any of them. I still have all of the SPektrum gear I bought from way back at day 1 and it all still works perfectly, some of it ground based and the majority of it for flying. If there's one weak area with the Spektrum it's the antennas which I seem to break at least once a year, usually because I do something dumb like drop it or knock it off the bench, no real fault of the radio though.

Ken

 

[llbr22]

I've owned four Futaba radios and every one of them had problems from minor annoyances to it died completely within days of purchase. The last one was a 10CHG, and besides feeling clunky in my hands and having a non-intuitive setup program, the throttle trim stopped worked within 3 months and the battery pack that came with it died rather quickly as well. If I fiddled with the trim tab long enough I could sometimes get it to work but I solved the problem by selling the XCell Spectra-G I was using it for and threw in the radio as part of the deal, last Futaba I'll ever own.

Since I started using Specktrum from way back when it was first introduced as plug-in modules to my current JR 11X, I've never had a single problem with any of them. I still have all of the SPektrum gear I bought from way back at day 1 and it all still works perfectly, some of it ground based and the majority of it for flying. If there's one weak area with the Spektrum it's the antennas which I seem to break at least once a year, usually because I do something dumb like drop it or knock it off the bench, no real fault of the radio though.

Ken

Funny, conversely, I had problems with Spektrum radios .. the worst was the DX8 that got sent back for service twice so that was the last straw for me, and now I'm Futaba 8FG all the way

But I did love the way the DX8 felt and the 11X is just an awesome looking radio.

 

[powerplay]

I love my TFG8, very satisfied with it. An the d-bus is too very good for wookong.

 

[mbsteed]

My Spektrum 10t should be here next week and will report on its functionality once I get it setup and tested. To use with WK-M Ocoto with gimbal control, I used this adapter and use the S-bus:

http://www.snhobbies.com/product_info.php?products_id=3610&osCsid=b9c8a9694febfc1bb986387bb307d3a2

 

[Totallycommitted]

Can I use my Hitec aurora 9 Radio with a s-bus setup to fly my octo and cam gimble ?

Hi Guys,

I have a hitec aurora 9 radio setup and am wanting to know if there is anyway i can use this radio setup and still be able to fly my octo wk-m putting my cam gimble through the wookong to stabilise etc ?

I understand there is an adaptor and a s-bus could someone please explain if it is usable with aurora 9 and how does it exactly work ?

Thanks

Matt

 

[mbsteed]

That adapter I suggested is suppose to work but better not take my word for it - I am having trouble getting my ship stable in the air so you never know the source of the problem. However, in theory it should work with any regular transmitter. That is what I was told, so this is second hand information and that is what the documentation says.