some new goodies

[jbroome2]

well i went and picked up a box of stuff, rc-10L, and a tamiya boomerang but in the box was this... what is it? a controller?
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[olds97_lss]

Yep. My LHS has one on display. Looks just like that.

 

[jbroome2]

thanks, I wonder when it was made lol...

 

[Candyman]

That's vintage Futaba from the early/mid 80's. I have one of those in my basement. And also the 2-stick version of the same model. Back in the day that transmitter was all the rage. I had it mounted up in my Associated RC12E that I raced in middle school. It was a while before the first versions of the modern wheel controller came out. Unfortunately, those transmitters are no longer useable because the FCC realigned the AM band years after they came out and the channels they work on are now no longer available for RC use.

 

[olds97_lss]

Flip it over and look for a model # then hit google. Sure isn't a spring chicken!

 

[Lessen]

Wow... now that's cool. I've never seen any of that old school stuff before.

 

[jbroome2]

I've tried using it on one of the cars it came with but i can't get more than two feet from it, is it because of the AM band?