Have you considered carrying Lemon RX's?

[Brandon Moon]

I've been using them for years and they have been fantastic with flawless operation and reliability (stabilized and regular versions). they are my DSMX RX of choice in all my Spektrum equipped planes. It would be nice to see them offered by MotionRC :)

[Alpha]

Xviper2, you're making me hungry. Lemon, avocado... We're two ingredients from guacamole, the snack of champions!

[xviper]

Xviper2, you're making me hungry. Lemon, avocado... We're two ingredients from guacamole, the snack of champions!

Didn't think of that but now that it's lunch time ..................................

[rifleman_btx]

I'm very happy with lemon Rx no issues at all, very solid

[Aspirin]

I’ve been with Spektrum and XPS since the beginning of 2.4 gHz and as such have suffered most of the teething pains as 2.4 gHz came into maturity for the RC community. I will say that during this time period Horizon Hobbies has been very responsive to all my warranty claims addressing the short coming of the Spektrum products. Today I have no issues/concerns with the RF link using Spektrum products. But as a result of their price structure I’ve relegated most of my Spektrum radios to what I call low emotional investment models, that would be foamies. As I have a lot of older DSM2 and DSMX radios I’ve been systematically replacing the older Spektrum RX's with those from Lemon and trying to stay exclusively with the DMX protocols. in the five years I’ve been using Lemon radios I have yet to have an RF or packet issue with any of their products. So I really can’t comment on warranty issues as I’ve never had one. Should I have one it really would be an issue as replacement on my nickel isn’t going to cramp my hobby budget. BTW; the stability RX and the telemetry works well with all my Spektrum radios even up to my newest and last the DX-9.

As to MotionRC carrying the Lemon RX I don’t see why. The Lemon’s are easy enough to get direct from Hong Kong. And as the Chinese government is subsidizing the shipping, the S7H costs has been about $3 to $7 for 10 receivers at a time. I fail to see why one would want to add the cost that MotionRC would have to add to the cost to cover the marketing of the RX from their web site. Just go directly to Lemon and wait the 5 to 7 days for the RX to land at your door step. I don’t think Lemon has a dealer support program.

Now I have to admit I’ve had issues with the HK Orange brand of RX and TX module. So please don’t confuse these with the Lemon.

Today my go to radio is the Fr-Sky. Very powerful TX programing, strong RF link and yes good customer support for repair issues. I’ve had an issue with the mother board on one of my 2 Taranis Plus radios.

[StormyDog1962]

Sounds like the Company making the Lemon Receivers is doing it right. I have not seen any bad responses about them unlike the Orange Brand. One of our CST's has had some experience with those and it did not turn out well.

[F106DeltaDart]

Yeah, plenty can share in issues with the oranges. I was very lucky when I lost signal with mine. I had an 8 channel orange in my Freewing F-86 that cut out almost immediately as the wheels touched the runway during landing. I only found out I lost signal when I couldn't back taxi! It's had an AR2610 in it since then..

[Aspirin]

The Orange RX using DSM2 and DSMX protocols appear to be spotty. The Orange RX using FASST protocols appear to be solid

[dkalwishky]

As to MotionRC carrying the Lemon RX I don’t see why. The Lemon’s are easy enough to get direct from Hong Kong. And as the Chinese government is subsidizing the shipping, the S7H costs has been about $3 to $7 for 10 receivers at a time.

It puts Motion into the position to be a one stop shop for their customers. I have a great source on eBay for the receivers, they show up in two or three days but that's not the point. If I could by them from Motion at the same cost I would buy them from Motion. I like giving my business to companies that value and treat their customers well.

It all about offering what the customer wants.

[FLTRI]

It puts Motion into the position to be a one stop shop for their customers. I have a great source on eBay for the receivers, they show up in two or three days but that's not the point. If I could by them from Motion at the same cost I would buy them from Motion. I like giving my business to companies that value and treat their customers well.

It all about offering what the customer wants.

I agree. They are ~$19.00 direct from Lemon, plus shipping. If Motion could sell them for $20.00-22.00 I'd get them from them as well, as an add on to get me to $100 for free shipping when I buy parts.

One thing to be aware of is there is a V3 & V4 version of them. The V4 is a lot easier to program for six channels, and if you are using all seven channels, it has to be a V4 if you want the gyro to work. For all I know, there may even be a V5 by now, it's been awhile since I ordered any. Motion could find themselves with an older version, and then be stuck with them. If you go direct, you know you are getting the latest version...

[Aspirin]

But as Lemon does not have a dealer support program there is little no monitory reason for MorionRC to go through the expense of marketing a product that will not generate revenue. It is this very fact that there is no dealer program that makes Lemon RX so desirable, their direct to the customer marketing, meaning low end user cost. So again $3 to $7 in shipping cost verses triple digit cost for the Spektrum product that the customer can order at the same time he places his order on a foam ARF. I don't want to see MotionRC go bankrupt stocking product they can't move in a timely way. We are seeing the ARF and ARF Plus going away for this. Wry reason, poor return on investment.

[FLTRI]

All true. Only Motion knows their markup, and how many they can project to sell. I would suspect that if Lemon was approached for an order of 100 (or 500, 1000, etc) receivers, they could offer a bulk discount to Motion. Just guessing though. I know I wouldn't be willing to spend much over $2-3 more for one from Motion. I too buy 3-4 at a time, so I always have a spare on hand in case that bargain have-to-have plane pops up. Just installed my last one, in fact. I'll order another four of them early next year...

[Aspirin]

Sorry for the poor quality of that last post, last posting from my cell phone.

[rifleman_btx]

I wish I could get them from here, I have to order a plane here and the Rx from Rmrc. The 6ch was less than 10 bucks by itself, with a satellite it's 15, and the 10ch with satellite is 25. And it'll run out to 1900 ft no problem. As I said super solid

[borntoolate]

I have nearly 29-30 operational aircraft. All of them have the Lemon receivers in them. Most have the 7 channel with stabilizer, but one or two have the 10 channel. After a loss of signal cost me an FMS B-25 with an AR8000, I switched to Lemons and haven't looked back. I have given away or sold my Spektrum receivers.

A very solid receiver.


Bob

[StormyDog1962]

Amazing product as I have had an opportunity to try one and I must say I have been very impressed. I've never used the Orange (and never would) but have had good luck with the Spektrums but for the price of these I can put one in all my planes and not have to swap out anymore. Might be worth looking into.

[Beeg]

I asked a few folks about the Orange Rx's a month or so ago and the consensus was Orange are great if you are still using DSM2 but if you are using DSMX the Lemon is the way to go. One gentlemen has been using Orange for sometime with his older Spektrum on DSM2 and is very happy with their performance as such in all his Freewing EDF's and other planes. I think he owns every single FW EDF and then some.
Like many others, the latest offerings from Spektrum in receivers has driven me to try the Lemons. I picked up two seven channel and two 10 channel with extra satellites for less than an AR8000 or AR9210. I've had 4 brownouts with Spektrum receivers that only cost me damage to my H9 1/4 Cub (AR8000) but the other three instances certainly get your heart rate up. I'm anxious to try out my new Lemons.

[redtwilight]

If motion does somehow start selling Lemon rx's; I'm hoping they could persuade them to start making Hitec AFHSS compatible receivers. The availability and variety of Hitec rx's is a bit on the low side.

[DonRhone]

I have used a number of Lemon receivers including the new Lemon Stab Plus. I had no problems with the earlier Lemon receivers and used them in a couple of my cheaper planes. It turned out while I had no problems with the planes with the Lemon DSMX receivers I was having the occastional problem with a couple of my Spektrum equiped planes.

I have since stopped purchasing the newer Spektrum receivers, mainly due to the number of people who have complained about the poor quality software on the Spektrum site. Many have had numerous problems resulting in the program not working correctly, crashing on them, and hanging up and freezing.

I held back using the newest Lemon Stab Plus due to some of the complaints on the RC Groups site, but just recently they posted a video showing the step by step instructions for the new Lemon Stab Plus. It is not a SAFE receiver per say, but it is close and once set up the self leveling (Panic) is great. not as limiting as the first SAFE receivers but a great receiver for novice flyers.

I seriously doubt I will be buying any more Spektrum receivers, just getting too expensive. The Spektrum radios I really like and they are priced reasonably, but not the receivers.

[Alpha]

Thanks for the input, Don!