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Hi all. I’m potentially looking to change back to sticks but the choice of new ones are pretty slim.
What sticks are compatible with Spektrum receivers? The only Spektrum ones I can find seem to be for planes/helicopters? Decent ones like KO or Santa seem to fetching a fair price for used units but wondered what you guys are using and if the higher price is worth paying for second hand items? Thanks 🙏 |
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I can’t comment on the sticks, but when I restarted a few years ago, I had a few Absima radio sets (from the basic CR2, the CR3P then the all bells and whistles top one) I liked them all and they were easy to use, but when I switched to a Sanwa, there was a noticeable difference. Response, smoothness, etc
That said, the number of settings can make them seem daunting, but I’d recommend to persevere I love my Sanwa MT4 😀
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Futaba still make a stick set.
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I have a KO Propo esprit 4 and love it. It’s mega high quality. But not the easiest to programme / change settings etc so something to bear in mind as the menus are fairly challenging to understand. But I manage with the manual.
Maybe not necessary for regular RC cars, but for racing is worth it IMO. But I haven’t tried Futaba. I went with KO as I used to have an early KO years and years ago so I stuck with the brand.
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Just bought the futaba stick tx - easy to programme and faster response than my hacked KO. Receivers are sensibly priced as well. New KO is just a bit OTT really - in my eyes. 2nd hand ~ £250 would be worth getting a KO.
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For sticks there only a handful of options:
Absima do a cheap stick set for like £40 with 0 programming, ok for bashing, I have raced with this and was ok whilst I was getting back into the swing of things. Futaba T4GRS (which is what I use) can be had for around £180 second hand or £250ish new, really nice radio, 40 model memory, additional receivers are £40 - £50, most club racers who are on sticks seem to use these. Ko Propo, Sanwa & Futaba all do a high end one which retail about £500 - £600 can't really comment on these. That's about your lot for sticks, if you go for wheel there are loads of options.
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Thanks for all your replies guys it’s appreciated 👍
I’ve used a Spektrum DX3S for years now but most of my kit is vintage rere now so wanted to go back to stick as I used them as a kid (Futaba Attack!) so thought it made sense but can’t really justify the price of changing, unless I spot a bargain of course ![]() |
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I know there's a few cheaper compatible receivers with sanwa, but not seen any for ko or futaba. Could be wrong on that. I drive sanwa so that's my main interest tbh. |
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For a great performing 2nd hand 2.4 you could look to find the Sanwa Gemini X.
Works with the cheap Sanwa receivers and the SMD ones so anything from £20 upwards and has great specs and settings. Yes the Z and ZZ are more responsive but this will be a massive step up from 40mg. With a receiver can normally get them for about £80-120 depending if they have. Lipo battery.
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I agree Sanwa do make good products and I still remember getting my first taste of moving up from the simple 27mhz radio to the bells and whistles of the Gemini back in the late early 90's ![]() Thanks for the response btw.
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