Here's three of my favourites:
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A trio of Ace MicroPros. The one on the left is the first one I acquired and is fitted with one of my home made 459MHz RF modules. The middles one (cuddle box) is on 2.4GHz, using a FrSky "hack" modules, and I use it for my aerobatic models. (I love the single-stick layout!). The one on the right is a recent acquisition and is on 35 MHz.
These were pioneering outfits in their day, and still have many unique features. They all date from the 1990s, have 8-channels, 8 model memories and I forget how many mixers, but its quite a few! Also include V-tail and similar mixers. On the two-stick versions, the trims are "crossed", with the trims by the LH stick operating the RH trims, and vice versa (handy when you have a wildly out-of-trim model) as well as an auto-trim function. You can also download your model memories to a computer and back, as well as edit them. Provided, that is, that you still have a computer that runs DOS!
The sticks are gorgeous!
I also still have my prototype 459MHz transmitter, along with the prototype receiver, still flying my MicroMold Lark helicopter:
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The UHF radio dates from the early 80s, and the Lark (now fitted with a Linnet fuselage, and sometimes flown flybar-less) from 1974.
I use this Royal Classic transmitter (FrSky "hack" module) to fly my Jackdaw:
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I originally intended to use my giga-ized Grundig reed outfit on the Jackdaw, but it needs very nimble fingers on the sticks on take-off - even with proportional - so the Grundig now flies my Robot:
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I also have an early Taranis X9D and a newer X10s, which I use mostly for my helicopters, along with some JR gear (PCM-9 and DSX-9), but they are all modern and boring!
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Pete