bertberr Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Been getting a bit nostalgic after rooting through the new Lunchie box the other evening, and now I'm wondering if said Lunchie would be a good recipient for my old Futaba Attack 27Mhz set...??? Am I just getting all dewy eyed over that 'lovely' plastic chrome, pull up aerial and sticks? Would I regret it within a week and pull it all out and chuck in a GR3E and pop it on my GT3C? I honestly can't remember how good/bad 27Mhz was now, its been so long since I last used it... Thoughts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zannu Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 6 minutes ago, bertberr said: Been getting a bit nostalgic after rooting through the new Lunchie box the other evening, and now I'm wondering if said Lunchie would be a good recipient for my old Futaba Attack 27Mhz set...??? Am I just getting all dewy eyed over that 'lovely' plastic chrome, pull up aerial and sticks? Would I regret it within a week and pull it all out and chuck in a GR3E and pop it on my GT3C? I honestly can't remember how good/bad 27Mhz was now, its been so long since I last used it... Thoughts? Give it a go then, what is the worst that can happen. It is not that dificult to change the radio gear over to the modern system, so if I were you, give the old one a go and if it is rubish then swap it. Simple as that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evssv Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) last rime i ran a am/fm setup in my ta03f scobbie in me street it didn't go well tbh..... ...interference ...curbs.....gave up then Edited January 10, 2018 by evssv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertberr Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 Yup, I know its pretty easy to swap it over... was more interested to hear about other peeps (recent) experiences, as above, just for the hell of it I guess... but then this is an RC forum, sooooo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissT Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I've not long swapped mine over to 2.4ghz. The 27mhz radios were ok but sometimes lost coverage behind mud banks and trees etc. Also the antennas kept getting bent by the kids or poked in faces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Coe Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I've still got an old Attack I use occasionally when I need a spare radio and its always been fine. Actually its better than fine, its better than its ever been! The thing is 27mhz gets virtually no use these days, so interference is very limited and ranges are pretty good now. Don't get me wrong - modern radios are a LOT better, but 27mhz isn't dead yet. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly In My Soup Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Never had issues running 27mhz or 75mhz either Still got lots of acoms, hitec setups for some schueys that live in the closet, I got an xtr3e out for a blast recently, blew the dust off the 27mhz techniplus....loaded it with 8aa....and away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertberr Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 Lol... I forgot about the 8 aa's... hmmm... 3s lipo conversion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertberr Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 hour ago, MissT said: I've not long swapped mine over to 2.4ghz. The 27mhz radios were ok but sometimes lost coverage behind mud banks and trees etc. Also the antennas kept getting bent by the kids or poked in faces. Dont think I've got any now but back in the day, we used to have ribbons attached to the top of the antenna, same colour as the crystal, to try to prevent that very problem... Still got a few nostrils though... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoothybb Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Crystals, so annoying. Massive, easily bent aerial, so annoying. 8 x AA's, so annoying. Lots going against 27mhz but personally never had a problem with signal. When it became cheaper to buy a new 2.4 + 2 x rx's, that's when I changed. Those massive metal aerials............... Yet strangely I miss the big sticky up aerial on the cars themselves........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissT Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 20 minutes ago, bertberr said: Dont think I've got any now but back in the day, we used to have ribbons attached to the top of the antenna, same colour as the crystal, to try to prevent that very problem... Still got a few nostrils though... Ouch! I have a 1984-ish Acoms dual stick set that came with the new Pajero. The antenna is about a metre long. It's in a box now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Now this is proper vintage RC equipment. None of that modern 27mhz stuff. http://www.mccrash-racing.co.uk/sc/early.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novamadcars Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I still use 27mhz never had a problem as of yet. I do need to get up to date with the times though and buy something 2.4 ghz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly In My Soup Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, johninderby said: Now this is proper vintage RC equipment. None of that modern 27mhz stuff. http://www.mccrash-racing.co.uk/sc/early.htm I do love the 'feeling' you get from old rc......the back story etc Oldest model I've owned is this mk1 electrica from 1972, from before receivers even had pins (pins on servo lead etc) Look at the size of that MSC! Edited January 11, 2018 by Fly In My Soup 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 (edited) Hard to believe but the first radio control boat was demonstrated 123 years ago. Yes RC dates back to Victorian times. John Edited January 11, 2018 by johninderby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly In My Soup Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Steam?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 (edited) Oops made a mistake, RC is only 120 years old. Nikola Tesla in 1898 and it was an electric boat “Renowned Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla created one of the world's first wireless remote controls, which he unveiled at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 1898. He called his fledgling system, which could be used to control a range of mechanical contraptions, a "teleautomaton." John Edited January 11, 2018 by johninderby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertberr Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 Is that a coincidence or is he the founder of Tesla we know today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 (edited) He was a famous electrical inventor and all round genius and no connection at all to the Tesla company. They just named the company after him. John Edited January 11, 2018 by johninderby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoothybb Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Tesla was an awesome dude. According pawn stars Rick anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz! Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 If you do get some 27mhz radio, let me know I have some crystals you can have 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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