We showed some pictures of the long awaited Sanwa / Airtronics 2.4GHz module over 2 weeks ago when Sanwa had them on display on their show stand at the Shizuoka hobby show in Japan. Thanks to Horizon Hobby we now have a close up photo of the module and the receiver and while the US importer doesnt have any specs or further information about the product, they have set a price for the above pairing of $181.99.
Source: Horizon Hobby [horizonhobby.com]
HARD, makers of RC accessories, have come out with this stylish grey and black transmitter bag which has been designed and manufactured solely to allow you to carry your transmitter easily while protecting its valuable contents. Made from hard wearing materials, and sporting an additional pocket for radio accessories, this compact bag is heavily padded to keep your radio safe and features a carrying handle as well as shoulder strap.
Source: HARD [hard-racing.com]
Sanwa / Airtronics had their eagerly awaited 2.4GHz transmitter module and receiver on their booth at the Shizuoka Hobby show this week in Japan. The module was shown in both the M11 pistol grip radio and Super Exzes stick radio but no information was given on the product except that it is still in the prototype phase and is ‘Coming Soon’.
Source: Pro S Futaba [pro-s-futaba.co.jp]
Hobbico have just introduced their new ultra high torque servo, the CS-170, which has been custom designed to withstand the extreme punishment that today’s 1/8 buggies, truggies and other cars produce.
This beast has it all including an incredible 333 oz./in. of torque at 6.0 volts, digital precision, enormous holding power and the strongest Titanium gears available. The features don’t end there with strong hardened steel gear pins and dual ball bearings for superior strength and wear resistance and are all encased in an extruded aluminum servo case. To finish the package off, it includes beefed up control arms.
Source: Hobbico [hobbico.com]
We have written about the 2.4GHz FASST system from Futaba before when it released its 3PM pistol grip radio back in February. Well now for those racers that dont use pistol grip radios, Futaba have released the T3CVS stick radio, which comes with the FASST system and is packed with all the features you would expect from a high end radio, all of which you can read below.
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Common Sense RC have introduced their new 1500mAh Li-Po receiver pack for nitro cars and their 2800mAh Li-Po pack for surface radios, both of which provide significantly longer run times than standard packs. While the receiver pack acts like a normal pack, but with a longer life, the transmitter pack features a built in voltage cut-off which protects the battery from over-discharge as well as an automatic charging cutoff to prevent the pack from being overcharged.
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Horizon Hobby have announced the release of the new eye catching Spektrum DX3R 3 Channel 2.4GHz transmitter. In addition to unparalleled freedom and interference protection, DSM2 has a faster response time than any other spread spectrum or PPM system. With it, you will be able to hold the “line†around a track with a level of precision and control unlike anything you have experienced before. And because DSM2 uses direct sequence spread spectrum technology, you’ll maintain this superior response rate no matter how “noisy†the 2.4GHz environment gets.
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Now i know this radio isn’t of interest to most of our readers as they feel sticks are for people who fly airplanes, but for us older and more non US based racers, sticks are still often the way to go. In fact this very radio won 2 World titles last year in the hands of David Spashett in 1/12th scale and of course Andy Moore in 1/10th touring, this is also the radio of choice for multiple World Champion Masami Hirosaka. So whats new with it? Well as you can see from the picture, they have done something very non KO like and rounded some corners on the casing and in addition to that the internal workings are also very different.
The new Custom Menu feature allows for the use of the functions that you are going to use. No more searching for functions that you want to use! Add, delete, prioritize the functions. The navigation of the menu is relatively easy with the use of the jog dial. The exquisiteness of the arrangement of the jog dial and the command key utilize the highest ease of use.
Source: KO Propo [kopropo.com] via Kimihiko Yano [kimihiko-yano.net]
