Would this radio be a good choice?

[bajaman]

Building a 60' cat from Vern Kilmer (I hope these things are not leadsleds) and I need a radio. Nothing top of line but something that will give me good distance. One for sale on ebay, stated new with recever and nicad bats, 2 sets of frequencies. Futaba Skysport 6A FM 35mhz mode 1 FP-6VA-MODE1. Just getting in to this and have no idea.
I do have a traxxas nitro vee and have a problem now with the radio or receiver. Boat has been swamped before . I dried it out under a lamp for days but now I have no distance. 50ft. at most. What gives?

[rc10gtisthebest]

The 35mHz radio would be Illegal to use for ground vehicles. Only 27, 49, and 75mhz radio equipment is allowed for Ground Vehicles. I would get some kind of PCM radio...

[Ron Olson]

Answer to your 2nd question, you're lucky that it works at all. I spent a lot of money buying recievers until I finally got a brain and bought some Aeroplate from Aerotrend. A squirt or 2 on the reciever plus some in the servos saved me a small fortune. There are other brands available like Corrosion X and The Stuph that will do the job equally wel. The price is usually less than the cost of a cheap servo and will do a lot of equipment. I've done at least 6 boats and have plenty left. Do not use WD-40 types of products, they won't work and can ruin curcuit boards. Afterwards I still put my recievers in a plastic bag (actually disposable baby bottle liners), for extra security and zip tie it shut.

[550racer]

i would think the airplane radios have more channels then what u need.. all u need is 2 or 3 channels and the mzh is wrong for ground use..