30-06-2013, 11:01 PM
(30-06-2013, 04:15 PM)wingtipper Wrote: well i think the argument may be settled about 36mhz versus 2.4ghz .
but we have to look at the build quality and reliability of such receivers and txs .
i for one never ever lost any planes on 36mhz . i cannot say the same for 2.4ghz . in faCT I HAVE LOST MANY PLANES ON 2.4GHZ . due to a FAULTY DX6i tx . AND I'M STILL undecided about spectrum quality . i dont think ive had any issues with ORANGE receivers that i can recall .
not just me but many people that are in this club and others have had 2.4 ghs glitches and lost planes due to it . so it cant be as bullet proof as suggested . i wish i could say there were huge problems with 36mhz . but i cant , i cant say the same for 2.4ghz .
maybe we should start a thread on whos lost a plane and lost signal on 2.4ghz ???
Your right Frank we didn't have many troubles with 36Mhz back in those days but If you'd tried using it recently especially in populated areas like McCoy Field or at my work you'd find you have trouble for sure. I gave up using it at my work even for park fliers. I was using the good stuff too my JR X388s and JR receivers and a tried a couple of my old but good dual conversion Hitec receivers as well and I would get radio interference every 2nd or 3rd flight. There is just that much more noise out there now. I have a Hitec flash 4 and a couple of receivers in perfect order if you want to try them in one of your planes. They work great out at Boggabri but not here.
I have never had a glitch with FRSky gear but once I did have a faulty receiver, it locked up, I think it was a firmware problem 'cause it worked again once it was rebooted. I never used it again tho' binned it straight away. I did google the issue and found that there were a few of one batch that had a similar problem, just unlucky I guess. But that's one out of many hundreds of flights with FRSky.
Take that little red Yak 54. It's got over 30 hours of air time on it and mostly, 99% of that is at McCoy field. Not a single glitch in all that time, not one. That radio link is by FRSky.
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