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2D Mainsheet Control – a Key Difference with Radiomaster…!!

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When we started the advanced transmitter programming project, I was generally of the opinion that you could program more features on Radiomaster than on the other brands… you can get your fingers in closer to the code….

Then the day before the IOM Worlds, our very own top Kiwi (Dave L !!), brought me a question about 2D Mainsheet control on his Radiomaster Boxer.

David wanted asymmetric mainsheet adjustments for left and right joystick moves. For the sake of argument, he wanted the mainsheet coming in 1cm on a left move of the stick, but to go out 2cm on a right move of the joystick. Nice – and I was confident we could do it.

… and there we were just 24 hours before the first start and I couldn’t get his Radiomaster doing it though. Very cross I was – AND confused… as I was sure I had that idea working at one point.

(You can see a very nice little YouTube from Craig showing this working on his Spektrum.)

Looking back at my notes it looks like, sure enough, I have done the code for this idea on Futaba and Spektrum… but not for Radiomaster. (see our Futaba and Spektrum online manuals bu clicking on RADIOS in the menu bar above)

A BIG surprise to me. So far this morning I still haven’t got this working on Radiomaster for David.

If you have managed to do it on your Boxer or TXnn, could you write in with the answer and we’ll publish it?? Contact us via the “Contact” page of this website.

A Small Piece of IOM Worlds Legacy : Advanced Radio Sailing Transmitter Manuals……!!

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A lot of you clearly know about our downloadable collection of beginner radio sailors’ transmitter manuals. There have been around 2000 downloads now – we have FlySky, Futaba, Spektrum and Radiomaster in there. By the way, the Radiomaster manual on this list is by far the most popular. Given that we estimate there are only 19,000 radio sailors in the world (says AI !!), we think that 2000 download number is pretty interesting.

During the build up to the IOM Worlds, some mind boggling GBR talent put its mind to work to see if advanced features could be found on transmitters that would give the competitors a little competitive edge. The idea became to make three different radio sailing transmitter websites (Radiomaster, Futaba, Spektrum) and charge readers a nominal amount to subscribe to generate some income for the IOM Worlds.

A good idea… but we just ran out of runway and had a thousand other pieces of prep to complete. So we never got around to the monetised subscription idea. We’ve still got the manuals websites though.

For the basic radio sailors’ transmitter manuals, the easiest way to find them is to find the list of “Categories” on this website and select “Transmitter Manuals”. Alternatively use the website’s “Search” bar.

As to the three ‘advanced radio sailing transmitter’ websites, they are now online and available for free. To find them, just click on “RADIOS” on the menu bar of this website and you should find the three of them available there.

Radio Sailing Transmitter Manuals – on pdf Printouts or their own websites….?

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Our 2025 pdf downloadable transmitter manuals for Radio Sailing Beginners have so far been popular. As I write, the Beginners Guide to programming the Radiomaster has been downloaded 1,075 times in a bit under a year. Doesn’t sound like many? Well according to AI there are only around 19,000 radio sailors in the World. Makes you think.

To upgrade the Datchet Radio Sailing manuals to include some really sexy radio sailing transmitter ideas, we built a website for each brand – we have Radiomaster, Futaba and Spektrum Manuals online now.

If you haven’t seen them, look for the button saying “RADIOS” on the menu (bar or button) of this Club website.

Naturally we thought the websites would sort of take over the popularity. Then something else unexpected happened – the number pdf downloads of the Beginner Manuals actually accelerated and increased.

Consequently now we’re wondering if the websites need to have pdf downloadable versions of their content. Perhaps readers prefer a repined manual to work from.

It wouldn’t take long to do. Let us know what you think!!