I'm new to the site and have a very basic understanding of circuits so bear with me on this. I need at the least a 5ch transmitter and reciver for an airplane, I'm building for my senior project. I can't just buy a cheep airplane and use what's in it tho. And I need it to be as cheap as possible. Thanks in advance.

P.S Im in the u.s and have a radio shack down the street and tools for the job.

 

What exactly is your definition of cheap?

You can go with this if you want: http://www.linxtechnologies.com/en/products/modules/lc-rf-transmitter

However, you need an encoder, transmitter, receiver, decoder, 4 chips.

They also have All-in-one modules with multiple channels, like this:http://www.linxtechnologies.com/en/products/modules/kh2-rf-transmitter-encoder-receiver-decoder
Very easy to use, but not really cheap, I think $15 each.

Or you buy this transmitter and the appropriate receiver + encoder decoder: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Very-Small-...896?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4167806c98

 

If you consider the E-bay item, you should at least read through the comments for a very similar item on Sparkfun:
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10535

You should really stick with the frequencies that the FCC allocated for the control of model aircraft, and you really should not attempt to build a transmitter yourself, as you could very easily violate the power limitations and/or the bandwidth limitations.

You should leave the building of any transmitters to those who at least have an FCC license. The FCC has absolutely NO sense of humor; the 1st violation of any FCC regulation can result in your equipment being confiscated, a $10,000 fine, and jail time. I am NOT kidding.

 

Ok well I found this http://www.rentron.com/rf_remote_control.htm can someone please tell me if this would work for my application thanks