[wingtipper]

THE CONSENSUS , FROM THE CLUB SEEMS TO BE SPECTRUM . one thing ive recently noticed getting back into the hobby which is now crystal less , and electric . that there are many different plugs , receivers , servos , esc connections, battery connectors etc , RADIOS seem to be no different ,
my advice is to make your choice early and then stick to it , cause changing over requires more money and time , and even then you'll end up making , or buying connector adaptors for plugs and batteries etc etc . radios though are a little more advanced in this application . for this reason , i stuck with the flyers advice and went with the majority on spectrum , glad i did , cause only later am i finding out about all this, different compatibility issues , ( not much is controlled with a standard ) MY SPECTRUM DXi 6 is more than i want at this stage , with 10 model memory and programablbe mixes and dual rates galore , with the function to fly heli or aero , leaves me wrapped , much more the the HI TECH FLASH 5 i adored many year ago , and its about 1/3rd the price . if you want better go the DXI 8 OR 9 . these things you'll be polishing every night and putting them in thier silk lined cases !!!!
same applies with FUTABA no doubt but as has been said , compliance will be more difficult for spares and sales due to lower numbers in the club using this gear . these days we are spoilt for choice .