Shergar Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 A quick question, I am collecting parts for a crawler build, and a lovely KO radio has turned up - its a beautiful thing to have your hands if you prefer stick radios, and will slip in a pocket lovely! However... it has a really short range, really, really short! I have tested it tonight and the specified 50m range is just that - 50 meters 😳 So when crawling at walking pace how far do you tend to get from your crawler? Further than 50 metres? Would this prove a problem do you think? https://www.timetunnelmodels.com/live/catalog/carson-c501040-propo-24ghz-channel-transmitter-receiver-bargain-11450-p-66898.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redback Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Shergar said: A quick question, I am collecting parts for a crawler build, and a lovely KO radio has turned up - its a beautiful thing to have your hands if you prefer stick radios, and will slip in a pocket lovely! However... it has a really short range, really, really short! I have tested it tonight and the specified 50m range is just that - 50 meters 😳 So when crawling at walking pace how far do you tend to get from your crawler? Further than 50 metres? Would this prove a problem do you think? https://www.timetunnelmodels.com/live/catalog/carson-c501040-propo-24ghz-channel-transmitter-receiver-bargain-11450-p-66898.html Your trucks usally just infront of you when going at walking pace right, as its for a crawler it shouldn't not matter you wont be more than50m from the rig either way that range is abismal. If you dont like the wheel controllers, heres an alternative if your ever on the look out for a controller again. Same price same amount of chans, up to 2000m range or 500m on surface.https://www.radiolink.com/t8s_otghttps://wheelspinmodels.co.uk/i/334151/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shergar Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 @Redback Thanks for the confirmation I should be ok. That Radiolink, er link, will be investigated 👍 does anyone have experience of them - is it reliant on a smart phone, or does the smartphone enhance what functions are available? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redback Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 My experience with the radio link i posted is, It doesnt require a smart phone, but does benefit from a PC due to this also being for planes, drones, fixed wings etc the programming software is pretty indepth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 I ran my first crawler for years, using a faulty radio system. The range was probably 20 feet! Never proved to be an issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shergar Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share Posted April 27, 2021 This all sounds promising! Just for reference, how big this KO radio is: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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