Futaba and Hitec receivers

[mrbassman]

I currently use a Hitec Optic 6 with their QPCM receiver. I'm thinking of switching to a Futaba transmitter. My question.....Will the QPCM receiver work with Futaba radios, or is it only designed to work with Hitec radios? Also, if possible, is there only a certain Futaba radio it will work with?

Thanks, Ken

[BarracudaHockey]

PCM is proprietary, you'd need a Futaba PCM receiver with a Futaba radio.

PPM is a differenty story, the reciever just has to be the same shift, in Futabas case thats negative, JR and Airtronics use positive, Hitec makes both.

[mrbassman]

Thanks, I was afraid of that. I'm sick and tired of Hitec's unacceptable electrical tape repair procedure for glitching. $1500.00 heli being controlled by electrical tape. UNACCEPTABLE HITEC !!! Thank You for your help.

[DavidH]

Hitec receivers and Futaba receivers are both negative shift. Now if the Hitec QPCM as they call it requires something different than a PPM signal. The Futaba FM receiver will not work with a Hitec Transmitter. But if the Optic 6 just transmits a normal PPM signal. It is transmittibg on the negative shift side and it will control a Futaba FM (PPM) receiver that is on the same channel.

David

[BarracudaHockey]

.....Will the QPCM receiver work with Futaba radios

NO