Building a radio system for RC vehicles from scratch

[SaturnV]

I'm a high school student working on an extracurricular activity where I'm trying to design and build a radio system to function similar to that of a rc vehicles. However, I'm just getting started, and my knowledge is mostly in mechanical engineering. Where should I start? Thanks

 

[Cliff_J]

How much are you suppossed to build/design from scratch? Companies like the one below offer great starting points.

http://www.rentron.com/PicBasic/RemoteControl.htm

Above and beyond that there are some basic electronics links and books suggessted in previous posts that you may find helpful.

Cliff