Just like asking someone what car is the best, ask any RC pilot what radio is best, and you will get a little different answer from each one. Some of the most popular are JR, Futaba, Hitec/RCD and Airtronics.
I know that there are other brands, but these are the ones that I have the most exposure to. I own all of the above radios, and they have all performed as expected. I do have my favorites, but it has more to do with personal preference than anything else.
My most well used radios are the Futaba Super 7 Series. This is a dated radio at this point in time, but has been a great programmable radio for my purposes. It holds data for multiple aircraft and has done all that I have asked of it, vtails, flying wings, sailplanes, many types of warbirds and the typical 4 channel type aircraft.
While the Futaba brand has been the most used in my experience, I do however prefer the JR brand. JR seems to have a more balanced feel, and the variety of receivers is outstanding. If I were to purchase a new radio today, it would be one of the new JR 7 Channel radios.
Hitec/RCD has been a good work horse as well. I have put it through the paces. There is no doubt that this is an adequate radio, I just don't prefer the user interface for programming and setup.
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