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[color=#000000]OK, so I'm the typical mid-30s 12yr old, long time R/C enthusiast with lotsa experience in surface vehicles. (raced RC-10s back in the day, still got it in the closet, among other things...) ...and a fairly skilled (or so I think) static modeller as well.
Well conditioned to the costs of RC, so no need to throw out the usual warnings... I'll deal with it.
I'm a bit of a sub addict... play a lot of Silent Hunter, read lotsa books and so forth. So now I've got the itch for building an R/C sub to float in the pool and perhaps annoy the local R/C sailing yacht club.
I've always liked the VIIC's and I notice at least a couple WTCs available to flesh out a 1/72 Revell or the larger OTW model for RC duty. I'd really like to build one of the above with an active ballast (and sans net-cutter, ahem...) However, after reading a bit here I think I might be getting in over my head a bit starting out with such lofty ambitions.
So taking a step back... I see the Blueback looks like a good starting point. I need something to slap together in a few days to test the backyard pool waters so to speak... I assume it's a dynamic diver, but that's OK for a starter kit I think.
So, to make a short story long, I've started this thread with the hopes of asking a few questions that don't seem to be apparent in the FAQ.
First and foremost...
THE NON-FAQ RADIO QUESTION
I have at least 2 functional surface AM Futaba radios (pistol grips) but only 3 channels... Neither would cut it for my "Dream VIIC", but whadya think about using one for a Blueback starter?
I do want a new radio, which leads me to my next radio question. When it comes to frequency... seems like you all talk mostly in terms of AM. My understanding is that the AM signal 'should' indeed be better for penetrating water (as opposed to the very-common-now FMs). I also noticed there are now digital radios operating at 2.4Ghz like cell phones and they alternate frequency or something like that so you never have to worry about conflicts. In fact at the local hobby shop if you ask to see surface radios they'll show you an FM first (probably a pistol grip) and if you ask to see the fanciest one, they pull out the digital. The digital I happened to see looked to be outfitted with helo-use in mind...
So whadyall think? Is the tried-n-true AM the way to go for a sub? ...or would a digital or FM actually work better/worse? And, if money were no object which model/brand do you like?
Oh, and I think my order of purchases might follow something like this]
Well conditioned to the costs of RC, so no need to throw out the usual warnings... I'll deal with it.
I'm a bit of a sub addict... play a lot of Silent Hunter, read lotsa books and so forth. So now I've got the itch for building an R/C sub to float in the pool and perhaps annoy the local R/C sailing yacht club.
I've always liked the VIIC's and I notice at least a couple WTCs available to flesh out a 1/72 Revell or the larger OTW model for RC duty. I'd really like to build one of the above with an active ballast (and sans net-cutter, ahem...) However, after reading a bit here I think I might be getting in over my head a bit starting out with such lofty ambitions.
So taking a step back... I see the Blueback looks like a good starting point. I need something to slap together in a few days to test the backyard pool waters so to speak... I assume it's a dynamic diver, but that's OK for a starter kit I think.
So, to make a short story long, I've started this thread with the hopes of asking a few questions that don't seem to be apparent in the FAQ.
First and foremost...
THE NON-FAQ RADIO QUESTION
I have at least 2 functional surface AM Futaba radios (pistol grips) but only 3 channels... Neither would cut it for my "Dream VIIC", but whadya think about using one for a Blueback starter?
I do want a new radio, which leads me to my next radio question. When it comes to frequency... seems like you all talk mostly in terms of AM. My understanding is that the AM signal 'should' indeed be better for penetrating water (as opposed to the very-common-now FMs). I also noticed there are now digital radios operating at 2.4Ghz like cell phones and they alternate frequency or something like that so you never have to worry about conflicts. In fact at the local hobby shop if you ask to see surface radios they'll show you an FM first (probably a pistol grip) and if you ask to see the fanciest one, they pull out the digital. The digital I happened to see looked to be outfitted with helo-use in mind...
So whadyall think? Is the tried-n-true AM the way to go for a sub? ...or would a digital or FM actually work better/worse? And, if money were no object which model/brand do you like?
Oh, and I think my order of purchases might follow something like this]
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