Tamiya FHSS receiver compatibility?

[JimmySteve 7]

Hi all. Anyone know if it's possible to bind a Tamiya FHSS receiver like the TRU-08 with a recent Futaba FHSS transmitter?

I've got a Futaba 4PRKA T3PRKA and wondered if this might work as it seemed some older Tamiya receivers were rebadged Futaba stuff.

Cheers, Jim

[JimmySteve 7]

No one ever tried?

[JimmySteve 7]

To report back, I just tested this and it seems it's a no.

Can't bind the TRU-08 to a 4PRKA, maybe as the transmitter doesn't have the bind button on it that the Tamiya transmitter does.

Cheers all!

[djmcnz 754]

On 03/06/2016 at 9:12 PM, JimmySteve said:

To report back, I just tested this and it seems it's a no.

Can't bind the TRU-08 to a 4PRKA, maybe as the transmitter doesn't have the bind button on it that the Tamiya transmitter does.

Cheers all!

I realise this is old but a] thanks for reporting back and b] The 4PK (never heard of a "4PRKA", got a link?) Tx's are auto-bind, you just need to turn the Tx on and press the button on the Rx whist making sure there are no other FHSS devices in proximity.

http://www.competitionx.com/pdf/radio-equipment/futaba-4pks-2_4ghz-manual.pdf

[Yonez 180]

I've tested this with a Futaba 4YWD transmitter as well.

It will not bind.

It binds with the Tamiya FineSpec2.4 transmitter in less than a second.

Note that the 4YWD is a 4 channel transmitter and the TRU-08 is 2 channels. I'm not sure that it should bind.

The 4YWD transmitter is also sold by Tamiya as a rebadge in the high lift complete kit and it is perfectly cross-compatible with the Futaba version.

[JimmySteve 7]

Oh hey, sorry I made a misleading typo in the original post. It's a Futaba T3PRKA, not 4.

Thanks for confirming I wasn't just missing something obvious here trying to bind with the Futaba.

Luckily I picked up the receiver with a matching Tamiya transmitter for just a couple of quid extra which binds and works just fine.

Thanks again!

[oz-trash-cowboy 63]

Futaba invented this stuff. I've been caught before and now live by, "if its not on their list then its unlikely to be possible". but hey, futaba design great radios!!!