Radio Gear

Radio Gear – Transmitter / Receiver

Radio Control Boat, Plane and Car Radio System Whether you purchase a RTR or you are building a Radio Control model, your radio gear will be one of the most valuable items for your RC. The radio gear mainly consists of a Transmitter / Receiver. I personally lost a Radio Control Airplane due to my Entry …

Servo Selection

Servo Selection – Understanding the purpose. Servos are an important part of the Radio Gear. Servos control the operation of the control surfaces on a plane, throttle on a gas/nitro engine, steering on land vehicles and more. They do so by receiving a signal from the receiver.  This signal is translated in to the rotation …

BEC Voltage Regulator

BEC Voltage Regulator – What is a BEC or voltage regulator’s purpose? Gas guys will go by the term voltage regulator. Electric Modelers will refer to this unit as a BEC unit as this is the name given by many ESC manufcatures. These names will be used interchangeably throughout this article. One of the most …

Radio Control Gyro

Radio Control Gyro Definition The definition of a Radio Control Gyro is a device that senses change in angular motion of its base at right angles to the spin axis. This results in a device that can assist in control to keep a model moving in a straight line. This is most commonly used in …