Receivers are critical.
They are the heart of what makes your RC plane soar through the skies. They are the brains that translate your inputs into outputs and tells your servos where to go and how fast. This means they have to be reliable. They have to be dependable. Redundant, I know. But what happens when that Rx fails? Well, it doesn't end so good for your beaut in the sky does it? But not only that, it has to be affordable. It has be priced just right. Not too cheap, but not too expensive. And it has to be a well made product. Sort of like buying a used car. Not too cheap, it won't be reliable. But not too expensive, you just need it get you across town on your morning commute. Now I'm not going to brag and say this receiver will bring you home every flight if your into giant scale gas monoplanes. I haven't used it for that. In fact, I've not used this radio setup on any gas model at all. Just electrics.
What am I trying to say? This is a good receiver. If I had the money and planes to justify, I would personally rather have a Futaba T7C Tx with a R617FS. Futaba's FASST system is unbeatable. And I can attest to that. But if your looking for something that will get you that morning commute, Tactic is where it's at, especially for those who fly electric.
What am I trying to say? This is a good receiver. If I had the money and planes to justify, I would personally rather have a Futaba T7C Tx with a R617FS. Futaba's FASST system is unbeatable. And I can attest to that. But if your looking for something that will get you that morning commute, Tactic is where it's at, especially for those who fly electric.
Another key component to a good receiver is its fail safe. This is relatively new technology sense the 2.4ghz radio systems hit the market. I don't recall owning any of the older 72mhz radios having anything like this. And I've got a Futaba 7UAF transmitter too. The way the fail safe works on the receiver end is by sending the throttle or channel 3 in this case, to a predefined position set by the user. To do this with the Tactic TR624, simply power on your compatible transmitter, set the throttle to your desired position, power on your TR624, and then bind by pressing and holding the link button. It really is that simple. The fail safe position is set when you bind the Rx to your Tx. Keep in mind, this process can not be done for the remaining five channels in this receiver. Everything else will remain in its last known position.
Now you're probably wondering why the fail safe is so important. It helps to keep your plane from flying away in the event of a signal loss. This can be cause by several factors. A solid object might come between the Rx and the Tx, the model may have flown too far away, or the equipment could be faulty. By setting the throttle to zero, your aircraft has no thrust to continue on in flight indefinitely. I have witnessed first hand what happens when a model gets too far away even with 72mhz. Another thing to mindful of is how your model plane is built. If you are flying a foam model, chances are it has either carbon fiber or fiber glass reinforcements in it. These materials are notorious for blocking 2.4ghz signals. Keep in mind 2.4ghz radios are very directional. Sometimes all it takes is for the model to fly into certain orientations relative to where the transmitter is and you have lost bind between radios. One cool feature though is this receiver springs back to life the instant it sees a signal from the transmitter. Some brands can take several seconds and that can be enough to be the end of your model. But please understand I'm not saying the fail safe on this receiver will prevent a crash, that's not what it's for.
All in all, I would say that this is a good receiver. Its compact size and weight make it easy to fit in almost any model. Its six channels offer a wide variety of programming options. Tactics Secure Link Technology (SLT) make this a reliable receiver to match almost any budget.With its single antenna, this full range receiver is optimized for electric park fliers, and small glow planes. So it's up to you. What's in your plane?
Now you're probably wondering why the fail safe is so important. It helps to keep your plane from flying away in the event of a signal loss. This can be cause by several factors. A solid object might come between the Rx and the Tx, the model may have flown too far away, or the equipment could be faulty. By setting the throttle to zero, your aircraft has no thrust to continue on in flight indefinitely. I have witnessed first hand what happens when a model gets too far away even with 72mhz. Another thing to mindful of is how your model plane is built. If you are flying a foam model, chances are it has either carbon fiber or fiber glass reinforcements in it. These materials are notorious for blocking 2.4ghz signals. Keep in mind 2.4ghz radios are very directional. Sometimes all it takes is for the model to fly into certain orientations relative to where the transmitter is and you have lost bind between radios. One cool feature though is this receiver springs back to life the instant it sees a signal from the transmitter. Some brands can take several seconds and that can be enough to be the end of your model. But please understand I'm not saying the fail safe on this receiver will prevent a crash, that's not what it's for.
All in all, I would say that this is a good receiver. Its compact size and weight make it easy to fit in almost any model. Its six channels offer a wide variety of programming options. Tactics Secure Link Technology (SLT) make this a reliable receiver to match almost any budget.With its single antenna, this full range receiver is optimized for electric park fliers, and small glow planes. So it's up to you. What's in your plane?
Specifications
Dimensions: 1.8" x 1.0" x 1.5" (45 x 26 x 13)
Weight: .26oz (8.3g)
Power: 4.8-6.0V (4 AA alkaline, NiCd or NiMH Cells)
Avg Cost: $15-20
Weight: .26oz (8.3g)
Power: 4.8-6.0V (4 AA alkaline, NiCd or NiMH Cells)
Avg Cost: $15-20