Sanwa M12, known in North America as the Airtronics M12, is a radio-controlled surface transmitter by Sanwa Electronic for competition use. The M12 is the successor of the Sanwa M11x. As part of the M series wheeled transmitter that began in 1984,[1] the M12 was introduced during the 2012 IFMAR 1/12 On-Road World Championship, where it won used by Naoto Matsukura[2][3]

The M12 is the second transmitter by Sanwa after the MT-4 to feature telemetry

at the ISTC Worlds that followed it, the M12 was used in the A-main final by Matsukura and Christopher Krapp, where they finished 4th and 7th respectively.[4]

Ty Tessmann used the M12 to help Sanwa to achieve its first 1/8 off-road title since 1992[5][6] http://www.sanwa-denshi.com/rc/news/report/ifmar_112th_world_championship_2014.html http://www.sanwa-denshi.com/rc/news/report/ifmar_istc_110_ep_world_championship_2014.html http://www.sanwa-denshi.com/rc/news/report/mr_alexander_hagberg_110gp-t_world_champion_comments.html http://www.sanwa-denshi.com/rc/news/report/ifmar_110_ic_touring_car_world_championship_2014.html

http://www.petitrc.com/Tech/RCCA_OptimizingTheM12/ http://www.bigsquidrc.com/airtronics-m12s-transmitter/ http://www.bigsquidrc.com/sanwa-limited-edition-40th-anniversary-m12-transmitter/

2012 IFMAR 1/12 On-Road World Championship 2014 IFMAR 1/12 On-Road World Championship


An updated version of the M12, the M12S, was unveiled on May 2015[7], since then it was used to win both 2WD[8] and 4WD[9] class of the 2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship

http://www.neobuggy.net/2014/09/27/under-the-world-champs-hood/

Overview

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Reception

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RC Driver magazine drew comparison of its styling to a M16 rifle [10]

M12 40th Anniversary

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intended to be a special production version to celebrate Sanwa's 40th anniversary in radio-controlled

M12S

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The M12S is an updated version of the M12

one of the most significant changes is that it boasts a 30% faster response rate to the M12[11]

http://driftmission.com/sanwa-m12-radio-control/ http://www.redrc.net/2014/05/sanwa-m12-40th-anniversary-edition-radio/ http://www.redrc.net/2012/04/sanwaairtronics-m12-transmitter/

References

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  1. ^ http://www.sanwa-denshi.co.jp/company/history.html
  2. ^ http://www.sanwa-denshi.com/rc/news/report/ifmar_world_championship_2012_electric_track_112th_result.html
  3. ^ http://www.lrp.cc/en/news/news/news/?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=6357&cHash=67230cfc81099d27df956e3bfb826cf9
  4. ^ http://www.sanwa-denshi.com/rc/news/report/ifmar_110_ep_world_championship_result.html
  5. ^ http://www.sanwa-denshi.com/rc/news/report/ifmar_world_championship_off_road_2014.html
  6. ^ http://www.rccaraction.com/blog/2014/09/27/tessmann-works-hard-to-claim-his-first-worlds/
  7. ^ http://www.sanwa-denshi.com/rc/news/newinfo/release_note_m12s.html
  8. ^ "IFMAR EP OFFROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (2WD)". Sanwa. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  9. ^ "IFMAR EP OFFROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (4WD)". Sanwa. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  10. ^ Phalen, Tony (February 2013). "Product Review: Airtronics M12 2.4 GHz Telemetry Capable Radio" (PDF). RC Driver. Danbury, Connecticut: Maplegate Media Group. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  11. ^ http://www.liverc.com/news/new_products/9565-Airtronics_M12S_is_even_faster_than_the_original/
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