Bald Headed Fat Guy
New to GSN!
I am just starting giant scale and trying to figure our the radio upgrade first. I have a DX9 Gen2 now that would get me started, but I understand it isn't enough channels to really take me very far. So that will get relegated to my "standard scale" aircraft and learning helis.
For another radio, I have a lot of questions about the number of channels I should target. I knwo there is much more than just channel count to consider (gimbals, tehnology, bus systems, telemetry support, programming, price, etc). Bur for now, I am just focusing on how many channels I should go for and what is needed to be truly scalable long term for GiantScaleNews? It appears each manufacturer has a gap in the number of channels offered. Spektrum jumps from 9 to 18 and maxes out there, JR has 11 and 14, but then jumps to 28 for their max, and Futaba has a 14 and 18 but tops out there.
Going to 11 channels over my current 9 does not seem like much of an increase in channel capacity, so I have decided to look at 14 and up. I also consider several brands and decided to stick with the common 3 choices of Spektrum, JR or Futaba.
So some question are:
- Is 14 channels really enough long term? Or is 18 channels the max needed?
- What would you use more than 18 channels for that would drive a flyer to 28 channels?
- Does JR have anythin to bridge the gap between 14 and 28 channels?
Thanks for the help!
For another radio, I have a lot of questions about the number of channels I should target. I knwo there is much more than just channel count to consider (gimbals, tehnology, bus systems, telemetry support, programming, price, etc). Bur for now, I am just focusing on how many channels I should go for and what is needed to be truly scalable long term for GiantScaleNews? It appears each manufacturer has a gap in the number of channels offered. Spektrum jumps from 9 to 18 and maxes out there, JR has 11 and 14, but then jumps to 28 for their max, and Futaba has a 14 and 18 but tops out there.
Going to 11 channels over my current 9 does not seem like much of an increase in channel capacity, so I have decided to look at 14 and up. I also consider several brands and decided to stick with the common 3 choices of Spektrum, JR or Futaba.
So some question are:
- Is 14 channels really enough long term? Or is 18 channels the max needed?
- What would you use more than 18 channels for that would drive a flyer to 28 channels?
- Does JR have anythin to bridge the gap between 14 and 28 channels?
Thanks for the help!