> >If the OP is willing to run coax... why bother with RF at all? Why not run a >well insulated cable with however many pairs the OP needs to control this >thing? > >Perhaps we need to better understand the application? > >Vitaliy > > This is just a small remote piloted camera housing that I am helping my son and grandson build as a hobby project. We are trying to do it on a low budget. If we had $6,000 USD we could go out and buy a used one. all the waterproof cable that has12 or more conductors has the following disadvantages: Cost, weight, size and flexability. And then we would have to design purchase and build circuits to replace everything that is already done in an existing Radio control system that we already have. RECON -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist