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Why don't you run a Futaba F-14, or a Futaba F-16. You could even step up to their computer radios like the Futaba FX-20 or the FX-30. They are pricey but they are nice. That or you could go with Brixl radios which are extremely expensive. Those would all work perfectly for your application.

Dan

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I found this company the other day as well. Looks like a fairly decent transmitter for not to bad a price (at least compared to the Brixl). Supposed to have telemetry feedback as well.
http://www.graupner-ifs-system.de/pr...en/mc-19t.html

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Dan i got a lot of money in these radios and the 10 channel will work just got to lear how to run it. Ed

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Yes sir Jeff $868.90 US might go all the way and buy the 1150 dollar one that has 22 channels I think and you can add modulars to expand it. Ed

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Been trying to read up on them, but to me it looks like the MC-19t is 12 channel and the MX-22IFS is also 12 channel, just a diff layout and such, the MC-19t seemed to be a bit modular for adding other switches and such.

I can't be sure about it though, haven't read all of it yet and it's native in German and some of the translation is odd sounding. If you get one, please be sure and give a thorough review on here so we know more what it is and is capable of.

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Finally got the radio to work today. I took the excavator out and found out it will dig unbroken ground. I would have taken a video but no one to run the camera. I only had a small 12 volt battery on it one they sent me to run the dozer and wheel loader. I ordered some 6.5 bullet connectors today so I can hook the lipo's up to it. Ed

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thats good to hear ED see those who wait and have paitents will prevail glad to hear you got some run time on it

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Yes I did get some run time on it not much. After running it I realized that my sticks don't self center but this winter I will send it back to airtronics and have then put the springs and arms to make it self center and reprogram it for that. I also need some better batteries so I got some 6.5 bullet connectors coming for the lipo batteries i got. Ed

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That's a poor excuse... get yourself a tripod Ed! :p

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Well Joe the money supply is getting weak right now. I guess it is a poor excuse but it the best I have. If my wife feels better in the next few days I will get her to run the camera, that is the best I can do I am trying to get the box for the dump trailer done. Ed

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22 channel radio how mant sticks does it have?

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I know the F 14 and 16 you can have 3 sticks on them. Ed

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can't wait to see more pictures of your equipment in action.

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Well I tried to get a video today but the camera and the computer aren't cooperating. Ed

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Well today I had to send the radio to Airtronics to have the sticks self centering and to reprogram it. I also called Vario in Germany because I am getting a loud squeal out of the pump motor sounds like a bearing but Frank said to change the speed of the motor I did on the 3 way switch and it still does it just not as loud. If I shut it off for a minute or two and turn it back on the squeal is gone for a while and comes back. Like I said if it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't have any. Ed

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Plenty of fluid in the tank?? If the tank got low (or the suction hose is at or above the fluid level) the pump would cavitate and that sounds nasty and ruins the pump as well. If the tank is good on level then I would suspect a bearing in the pump.

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The noise sounds like it coming from the motor not the pump. What is confusing to me is you shut it off and start it up and it will run for a while before it starts to squeal again. I guess I will have to pull it apart and run one at a time and see what happens. I will have a video in a few days my Mac man told me I had the wrong cable but he is going to put it on you tube for my nothings spectacular but I was digging were waste management truck turn around to pick up a container and it it packed run a crush and tar so it was hard digging and of course if I had self centering sticks it would have been easier to operate but I tried. Ed

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http://www.youtube.com/user/JammerEd2 Here is a video not very good but you can here the squeal at times and my operating skills aren't very good with out self centering. The ground was hard and packed a container truck pick up there a couple of times a week so the ground is hard it is run a crush and black top but I wanted to see what it would do. Ed

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wow looking good ed!!!!

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Larry thank you very much. Ed