>Forgot to add that, in addition to the transmitter, you should
 >also check out the receiver and its antenna. The antenna wiring
 >might look OK but be broken internally. Wiggling the wire at the
 >stress points while doing a range test will cause erratic
 >operation if that's the problem. Pulling on the wire at the stress
 >points may also tip you off. Or check electrical continuity right
 >up to the solder joint on the receiver circuit board. Or just
 >solder in another (temporary) antenna.
 >
 >Get together with someone who has a similar system, i.e., AM, 27
 >or 75 MHz, etc. Swap crystals if necessary. Use his transmitter to
 >check out your receiver, and use his receiver to check out your
 >transmitter.
 >
 >Another possibility is one or more bad cell(s) in the receiver or
 >transmitter battery pack(s).
I'll try that, thanks. My friend has a controller like mine. I'll have to 
experiment with it. I know it's not the crystals because I bought a new pair.
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