Transmitters and recivers!

**Duffman** · 25th January 2016, 15:50

What are everyone's views on the Orange T6 Tx/Rx? It seems to have 100% of the functionality of the Spektrum for 60% of the price...

**Niels - Team K.a.L.M.** · 25th January 2016, 16:06

This is pretty decent comparison.

I love my dx6i but I would consider an orange one as a back up.

**Rapidrory** · 25th January 2016, 16:17

The Orange Tx is great; it is my main Tx. However once you add Â£35 shipping from the US on top of the Â£40 or so it costs (even more if you're caught by customs), the price comes to about the same. The full screen menu and back light are great for when you're trying to change settings when arming up at a show (It's usually very dark).

They can have weird issues though; mine doesn't bind to specific models, so if you select the wrong robot model it will still connect (has caused issues in the past). Alex has one which came with a dead transmitter module. This was swapped out but it doesn't record model names correctly, so you just have to guess which model your bot was bound to... It's very odd to get random firmware bugs like this given they must all be programmed from the same source code, but it seems to be the case.

**Albear** · 25th January 2016, 18:47

Thanks again Rory, i ordered a couple! Im sure i can figure out how to set it up.. if not i know who to ask!

not sure about the controller though, dont like the sound if the tech niggles you've had with the orange, might just play it safe and get the DX6i

**leorcc** · 26th January 2016, 07:41

I use the OrangeRX T6 and orangeRX R620 receiver in a few models, and the Turnigy TGY-i6 with Turnigy iA6 receiver in others. Should anything happen with the oranges, I'm swapping everything over to the Turnigy. I like their failsafe recovery and their menu system a lot more than OrangeRX/Spektrum/JR.

**daveimi** · 26th January 2016, 11:52

"might just play it safe and get the DX6i"

That's my point, there are tried and tested combinations that others have found through trial and error. There are a million different tx's and rx combinations out there, but only a few that are known to reliably function properly as a pair. As with anything, look at the most common solutions in use and go from there...

**Albear** · 29th January 2016, 17:34

sorry to bump this, but do you think the OrangeRx T-SIX 2.4GHz DSM2 Compatible 6CH Transmitter would be compatible with the Lemon Rx DSM2 Compatible 6-Channel Receiver ive got? not sure i can afford the DX6i as there Â£80 on ebay atm...

**daveimi** · 29th January 2016, 19:10

Not really sure without researching it. You don't need an expensive transmitter if you enter lighter weight classes as the rules dont require full failsafing. If your building a heavy you'll need an expensive transmitter. Everything in the heavyweight division ends up crazy money if your jumping straight in. I think it's why a theme of the advice is start small n work up but with the heavy stuff coming on the telly it'll be hard to convince people that a beetle or feather would be a better starting point.

**harry hills** · 29th January 2016, 19:47

All robots should failsafe. The price of the transmitter is irrelevant. If a setup works it works. So long as it's not a toy like the blade transmitters etc.