Quote Originally Posted by killercarrot
A glance at the rules indicates my Skysport 6 Tx is not legal...?
Correct, only 2.4GHz is permitted now in featherweight (and other) class robots. However, you can convert your Skysport 6 to 2.4GHz for roughly £25.

Grab a D.I.Y conversion module:

http://www.giantcod.co.uk/frsky-24ghz-c ... 05206.html

And a suitable receiver:

http://www.giantcod.co.uk/24ghz-frsky-r ... 04806.html (4-channel)
http://www.giantcod.co.uk/frsky-receive ... 05458.html (7-channel)
http://www.giantcod.co.uk/24ghz-frsky-r ... 05319.html (8-channel)

Solder a few wires onto your trainer board, fit the aerial and bind module and you're done! Here are a couple of guides for connecting everything up:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthre ... hlight=ff6 (Skysport 6)
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost ... ostcount=8 (Field Force 6)

It should work for most types of transmitter, as long as you can locate the Signal/PPM cable. I converted my Skysport 6 using the above module recently and it's been working like a dream since. Some D.I.Y conversion kits have had problems with binding/maintaining a signal but I, and others, have not had any problems with the FrSky system.

And it will be nice to see MeatHammer out and about again. I only ever saw pictures of it but it heavily influenced the design of one of my earlier robots