Radio control toys - they can be appropriate for all ages

Dec 19
08:23

2011

Xiang Yun

Xiang Yun

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When the movements of toys are controlled by a hand held transmitter they are known as radio control toys.

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Radio control has been much in evidence since it was first discovered in 1893. It was extensively used during World War II and after the war the principle was used in the making of toys. This feature was innovated over the years and towards the end of the twentieth century there were many radio control toys at affordable prices.

Radio control toys offers hours of fun to both young and old alike. Radio control toys could be enjoyed by oneself or with a group of friends who own radio control toys. The frequencies on which radio control toys operate is 27MHz or 49 MHZ. Some manufacturers have designed the radio control toys to operate within these frequencies so that when a group of friends get together they could operate their toys together without any interference to the radio waves. More advanced radio control toys operate on a different frequency of 72 MHz or 75 MHz.

Since the radio control toys operate on radio frequencies there is a range within which the signals could be picked up. The normal range is 75 – 100 feet. When two toys operate on the same frequency it is advisable that they should operate outside each other’s range. This is because the single frequency could cause disturbance. This will not happen in the case of the frequencies being different. Due to a problem like this many manufacturers of radio control toys have frequency bands that could be selected as necessary. Now,Radio control toys - they can be appropriate for all ages Articles even if there are two toys with the same frequency by adjusting the band width they could be played with simultaneously.

The transmitters could be simple and have only the forward and backward controls. Full function controls allows the toy to move forward, back, forward and back right and forward and back left. The advanced radio control toys need more precision and for this the transmitters are equipped with dual joysticks.

Since the radio control toys are a specialty, care should be taken that one makes the best choice from a wide selection. For this purpose it is best to shop at a hobby store or at a shop or mall that specializes in radio control toys. It is important that the toy selected should be within the control of the user. Radio control toys could range from easy beginner stages to the more advanced and complex hobby models. Before purchase it is wise to check if there is after sales service in case of a malfunction.