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It is not only children who find RC hobbies fascinating but some adults do as well. We will all have come across the term RC but not all of us fully understand just what it means. In this article we hope to provide an explanation of what RC is.

As we all known RC stands for remote control and this is where one can control one device using another which is not attached to it. It was in 1903 that the first remote control device was presented to the Paris Academy of Science by Leonardo Torres Quevada who had invented Telekino. This device was in fact a small robot which when electromagnetic waves were transmitted to it could execute certain commands.

However, today many of the remote control devices which we have in our homes such as for controlling the TV use an infrared light beam. It is this beam of light which causes the target device to carry out certain functions. But these devices are somewhat limited and need to be directly in line with the target object in order to work correctly and can only be used over short distances.

Whereas when it comes to devices used in RC hobbies these use radio frequency waves and they don’t actually need to be in view of the object which they are controlling and can be some distance from them also.

Today the devices used for remote control cars, boats and planes are comprised of four components. There will be a transmitter, a receiver, a motor and a power source. The transmitter is the device that you have in your hand and which allows you to control the movements of the remote control vehicle. It is this which sends out the signals to the receiver which is contained in the remote control vehicle and which then operates its motor.

For power to be supplied to the RC vehicles motor either a battery pack is used which can contain either normal or rechargeable batteries, or it may be the engine is powered using nitro methane or gasoline. These last two fuels actually allow RC vehicles to travel at speeds exceeding 70mph.

As well as remote control vehicles just being something that you can spend a few hours at the weekend outside playing with for some people they spend time meeting with others to race them. Certainly there are clubs across the globe now where members regularly meet up to discuss and also compete against one another.

Although most people tend to see RC hobbies as an expensive one, you can if you want pick up a good quality ready built model for around $100. Certainly this is the best way to start and to see if this really is the hobby for you.

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