June 7, 2008
Antique RC Radios-Their evolution
RC equipment from the past. I've been fascinated with RC flying and the equipment since the early 60's. Some folks told me I ought to do a video on them, so here it is with what I had to work with.
I used my very own collection of the first Digital proportional radios, and then show the radios from the man who got me involved with RC stuff in the beginning. John Donovan.
In my case, I became so involved in RC, I even worked for Phil Kraft in his Signature Series line, till they went out of business. It was an incredible honor, for he had fore site to make radios the way we wanted them and is known as the father of Digital Proportional radios
Today, I fly mostly Hitec RCD equipment, which is reliable and affordable and even have blown up some RC airplanes with plastic explosives. (Blue Thunder F-16's, starring Roy Scheider)
So enjoy this bit of history, and thanks for watching.
Duration : 0:9:43
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Comments on Antique RC Radios-Their evolution »
Yes, Sensor is a …
Yes, Sensor is a relatively new company. They are known for rc car radios mostly.
and sensor makes …
and sensor makes transsmiters for miltery robots and rc i herd they are really fast
Your right. …
Your right. Computer programmable Transmitters too, with changeable frequencies and now the Spektrum (spread spectrum technology) radios with self assigned frequencies! I have both JR and Spektrum radios and they are top notch.
Thanks very much. I …
Thanks very much. I cant wait to see what is next! I expect it to be Batteries or wireless servos?!
wow thank you for …
wow thank you for this video Dave i actually appreciate my remote control more than ever … i was complaining about it the other day with my friends haha well not anymore! not after watching this video. Impressive its really came along far.
recvers has come a …
recvers has come a long way like jr and spktrum
Sure do, check my …
Sure do, check my channel. Mind you, I don't fly with my old RC gear, that's safely tucked away in a box.
Cool stuff, for …
Cool stuff, for sure. Do you still fly?
I've still got my …
I've still got my old OS Pixie single-channel super-regen set from the 1960s. It has two escapements (rudder/throttle). A friend of mine had one of those big gold Kraft sets way back too. I also had a galloping ghost set (home-built).
Great..! Take a …
Great..! Take a video and lets see them.
I think I have a …
I think I have a good many of those old radios in my basement.
Yes, true. And …
Yes, true. And that was just 40 years after we learned to fly real airplanes too. We did a lot in the last 100 years! I dunno what they did before that, but we kicked Arse in this unique time frame we exist in right now.
i nevered knowed …
i nevered knowed that rc radios where that old and used rubberbands to work lol
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
really nice that …
really nice that there are people like you to show us some rc-history.this is really interesting and a nother step making youtube more eclectic.
Thank's a lot.
regards from steven
Thank you kindly.
Thank you kindly.
wow! very cool.
wow! very cool.
Dave,
Great video …
Dave,
Great video - thanks for taking the time to get that down for posterity…. amazing stuff!
Really awesome …
Really awesome video! Be careful with the music man, they are starting to crack down on that. You're videos sir are very very fun to watch!!
if that was all i …
if that was all i could use… i wouldnt want to do rc! jeez it looks like so much work in those early days
Hi Dave,
Well,I fly …
Hi Dave,
Well,I fly RC a bit too, but never saw anything like this! You certainly have a lot of old radios. This video was fun and the music great too. 5 stars. PS: I see they have a mini Stormlauncher now. I hope you make a video on that, like you did on the original..