Re: [RCSE] Off-site flying / freqency control
Warning, Blatant Commercial... I sell them at www.magtechinc.net. They come pre programmed for the RC channels and have an extra 3 page manual describing exactly how to use them for RC so you don't have to read the 50 page manual. I'm in the process of negotiating a better deal from Icom so hopefully the price will drop a bit. If you order now and I get a price break before it ships, I'll include a refund. It's not mentioned on the web sight, but I can take CC's. I sell several of these each month and the response has been very positive. At 01:51 PM 6/12/01 -0700, you wrote: Is an ICOM R2 the recommended choice? What's a good price and where can I find it? tnx jtm - Original Message - From: Darren Braun [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thomas, you raise a good question. Unless you are familiar with a given area, there is no way to know, and AMA does not have any maps. The best thing to do is get a little ICOM-R2. I use mine even when I am at an AMA site. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] My site http://www.ralphweaver.com MTI products http://www.magtechinc.net Ralph Weaver You should never have more dogs than car windows. Fishers, IN USA _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Off-site flying / freqency control
At 03:49 PM 6/12/01 -0400, you wrote: You can also get cheap scanners from Radio Shack that scan our bands. I'm not aware of any RS scanners that do 72mHz. Do you have a model number? My site http://www.ralphweaver.com MTI products http://www.magtechinc.net Ralph Weaver You should never have more dogs than car windows. Fishers, IN USA _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] MC-24 IS legal at NATs
I've contacted JR, the FCC and the AMA... AMA: Any legal radio is allowed. FCC: Any radio is legal with any module approved by the FCC as a stand alone module. JR: The JR modules have been FCC approved as stand alone modules. The FCC does not approve changing the crystal in the module. The Graupner MC-24 with a US JR module is legal unless one of the above is not telling the truth. My site www.ralphweaver.com MTI products www.magtechinc.net Ralph Weaver The key to success is: pick your game and don't dabble. Fishers, IN Jack Welch USA _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] cutting Kevlar
At 07:31 AM 5/18/01 -0500, you wrote: I wonder if the cloth cutter (like a reallly sharp pizza cutter) works on Kevlar? I use one for cutting film covering and 'glas cloth and it works well. It works for one revolution, then it's too dull to cut much of anything. My site http://www.ralphweaver.com MTI products http://www.magtechinc.net Ralph Weaver You should never have more dogs than car windows. Fishers, IN USA _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Cell tests
Hello all, I've done some more tests with discharge graphs etc. Several more Sub-C cells as well as the 4/5 Sub-C and others. Check it out at www.magtechinc.net/Cells.htm My site www.ralphweaver.com MTI products www.magtechinc.net Ralph Weaver "There are only 4 sports: fishing, boxing, mountain Fishers, IN climbing, and racing. Everything else is just a game." USA -- Ernest Hemmingway _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Question regarding Sirius and JR Transmitters...
At 10:46 AM 03/21/2001, you wrote: So, my question to the masses...can you (do you) use your sirrius charger to charge up your JR transmitter, or is the reverse polarity of the plug a stopper (or something elselike the fuse). I have modified my sirrius transmitter lead by cutting it in half and terminating both ends with molex connectors so I can swap polarity by simply rolling the connectors for the lead. It works fine for my Airtronics setup, but now I'm hesitant to plug either of my JR's into it. (Yet my Litco works fine with the same type of modified lead. in fact I use the same lead segment for both the Litco and the Sirrius.) Has this just been a fluke, or should I keep the Sirrius away from the JR? I use my Sirius charger for my JR radios all the time. I did have the same thing you describe happen one. Turned out the barrel plug I was using allowed two of the three contacts in the radio charge jack to short as I plugged it in. Only happened some times, but it blew the fuse. My site www.ralphweaver.com MTI products www.magtechinc.net Ralph Weaver "Never have more dogs than car windows." Fishers, IN USA _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Charging NiMh's with Sirius Pro Charger?
The charging chip in the Sirius chargers was made to do NiMH as well as NiCd cells. This chip is the best one available for charging cells that are used at low currents like RX and TX batteries. It has a much more sophisticated algorithm than any other charger chip. It stops just before the peak and then does a "top off" charge. Much better for NiMH than a peak detect. My site http://www.ralphweaver.com MTI products http://www.magtechinc.net Ralph Weaver "You should never have more dogs than car windows." Fishers, IN USA _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] A short commercial break
Hello all, I've had several inquiries about the 2000mah NiMH cells. I've been out of stock for a couple of months, but now have plenty. Please visit www.magtechinc.net for more info. .. My site www.ralphweaver.com MTI products www.magtechinc.net Ralph Weaver "Experience is the hardest kind of teacher Fishers, IN It gives you the test first and the lesson afterward." USA __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] TX Antenna length
Hello all, I just got my Graupner MC-24 and it has a 56" antenna where my other radios have about a 36" antenna. I assume this is because my MC-24 was originally 35MHz. Should I use the 56" antenna or a 36" antenna with it on 72MHz? Thanks. Ralph Weaver "Life is deep and simple, and what our society Fishers, IN gives us is shallow and complicated." USA - Fred (Mister) Rogers My site http://members.home.net/rmw00 MTI products http://www.magtechinc.net __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] molds and CNC router requirements
At 09:17 PM 9/28/00 +0800, Aaron Coffey wrote: Are there any sites dealing with making a router? http://www.delago.de/ariane/EHome.htm Ralph Weaver "Life is deep and simple, and what our society Fishers, IN gives us is shallow and complicated." USA - Fred (Mister) Rogers My site http://members.home.net/rmw00 MTI products http://www.magtechinc.net _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Park Flyer/Frequency Control solution
At 05:59 PM 6/16/00 , you wrote: If every time my phone call gets scratchy, garbled or dropped means my plane crashes, I better get a bunch more planes. :) Sounds like you need a good digital phone first. Ralph Weaver "Great minds talk about ideas, Fishers, INaverage minds talk about events, USA small minds talk about people." -- Eleanor Roosevelt My site http://members.home.net/rmw00 MTI products http://www.magtechinc.net __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] orbit chargers (im trying again)
At 06:24 AM 6/8/00 +, you wrote: Anyone have any experience with the "Orbit" chargers. And the Orbit V5 charger looks like it can fullfill all my needs. I know there are many good chargers out there, but the Orbit with PC interface and discharge/charge modes looks really nice. anyone have one of these? are as good as they seems? I have the Orbit Micro Pro with the PC interface. It works as advertised and is very well made. It's as good as Schulze and better than most. Ralph Weaver "Great minds talk about ideas, Fishers, INaverage minds talk about events, USA small minds talk about people." -- Eleanor Roosevelt My site http://members.home.net/rmw00 MTI products http://www.magtechinc.net __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Experience with cellular phones ...
Proof. Based on testing and a detailed analysis. \At 11:01 AM 5/6/00 -0700, you wrote: No? is that a claim or a proof? YK - Original Message - From: Ralph Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2000 10:20 AM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Experience with cellular phones ... At 11:23 AM 5/6/00 , you wrote: From what I gathered here so far, PCM enters into fail safe mode much sooner than a PPM under equal Signal to Interference Ratio. It may seem as something undesirable, regardless of what feature is available into safe mode. No, PPM goes into berserk mode long before a PCM radio will go into hold. And both radios will come back under control about the same time. PCM radios typically have a frame rate that is about 10msec slower than PPM radios. Ralph Weaver "Service to others is Fishers, INthe cure for self-pity" USA Corrie Ten Boom My site http://members.home.net/rmw00 MTI products http://www.magtechinc.net __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ralph Weaver "Service to others is Fishers, INthe cure for self-pity." USA Corrie Ten Boom My site http://members.home.net/rmw00 MTI products http://www.magtechinc.net __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] See ya at the NATS
At 11:59 PM 4/28/00 -0400, you wrote: I Just sent in my NATS entry form. I will be there for F3B, F3J, HL, 2 Meter and Unlimited. Who is staying were and who would like to split a room? When is the S400 pylon race? Official S400 pylon at the NATs is the morning of August 2. Contact the AMA for the AMA/NEAC Electric NATs info sheet. Ralph Weaver NEAC President and Electric NATs CD Ralph Weaver "Service to others is Fishers, INthe cure for self-pity." USA Corrie Ten Boom My site http://members.home.net/rmw00 MTI products http://www.magtechinc.net __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Updated web page
Hello all, I've just updated the Magellan Technologies web page. Some new products include an RC frequency scanner, 2000mah NiMH cells, 10-20 cell BEC regulator, and a nice JST connector for up to 5A. I can also take credit cards through PayPal. Let me know if you find any errors on the page, or have any questions. Ralph Weaver "Simplicity is a basic tenet Fishers, INof all good engineering" USA My site http://members.home.net/rmw00 MTI products http://www.magtechinc.net __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Sirius v nimh
At 04:30 PM 4/20/00 , you wrote: Would the standard Sirius charger work well for charging a 7 cell 650mah nimh or similar park flier size battery? I gather it's a question of sensitivity to the delta peak, and that my CG 325 is too big and too crude for this battery. Sirius Pro and Sirius 100 are not really delta-peak chargers. They stop right at the peak, not past it. I conclude this from watching the NiCd pack voltage after each current burp at the end of the charge. So the weak post-peak voltage drop of NiMH should not be an issue. The Sirius chargers don't even look for the drop. The Sirius charger that I have uses the Galaxy Power charger chip which was designed to do NiMH as well as NiCd. It uses voltage slope termination and cuts off when the voltage slope (not the voltage) peaks. Since voltage slope stops at about 80-90% of full capacity, the chip then goes into a times "top-off" mode. The method is great for NiCd and NiMH that are uses at low current, like receivers and transmitters. Ralph Weaver "Simplicity is a basic tenant Fishers, INof all good engineering" USA My site http://members.home.net/rmw00 MTI products http://www.magtechinc.net __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] eBay...er...idiots
At 07:46 AM 4/17/00 -0700, you wrote: Has anyone ever tried to sell a glider on eBay? It's pretty amazaing. Despite the fact that my description says the words "sailplane" and "glider" about 3 times, I keep getting asked if it includes the engine! I have several sailplanes and all but one have a motor. A motor is just another way to launch. Ralph Weaver "Simplicity is a basic tenant Fishers, INof all good engineering" USA My site http://members.home.net/rmw00 MTI products http://www.magtechinc.net __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [RCSE] Shipping Charge Alert
At 11:21 AM 4/3/00 -0700, you wrote: The difference is that tower hobbies and any other reputable shop would have all shipping charges properly display on the site... YES, buyer be bla, bla, bla but from what I see on the site and what many others have posted, prices on NSP are just a starting reference... I think, I'll rephrase your last comment, "If this was your first experience with mail order then too bad it was with NSP, but don't worry most sites are not like this :) Didn't you see the note on NSP's online order form? Cut from the NSP online form: (shipping costs vary, please email if you want to know exact shipping charges) Ralph Weaver "Software that is almost Fishers, INalways right is wrong" USA Stephen J. Mellor My site http://members.home.net/rmw00 MTI products http://www.magtechinc.net __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Berg Reciever and Nimh battery Problem.
At 08:25 PM 3/27/00 -0800, you wrote: I have a (4) servoed Wizard D light with a Berg receiver and I am using a Vision with (8) model memory. I have had problems after recharge the batteries and applying power to the receiver with the transmitter already turned on, the servos go nuts and to full travel in opposite directions. The battery pack that I made uses (4) cells from a Radio Shack Nimh 9 volt pack. When I remove any (2) servos, the remaining (2) work normally. The also seems to work fine using plain nicad batteries. I haven't tried a (3) Nimh pack yet, but that will be the next thing I try. I haven't looked at the system current draw to see if there might be causing problem. The NiMH cells from the 9V Radio Shack battery that I tested would not put out enough current to run my system. Very high internal resistance. Ralph Weaver "Science should not be deified Fishers, IN at the expense of truth." USA My site http://members.home.net/rmw00 MTI products http://www.magtechinc.net __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Need advice on chargers
At 12:23 PM 11/22/99 -0800, you wrote: Any reason to go up to the Astroflight 112D if I won't be charging more than 18 cell packs? And, any other chargers out there I should consider? Thanks in advance! A charger with an 18 cell capacity will allow you to charge two 8 cell packs at the same time with the use of a simple "Y" harness. Just a thought. That won't work unless the two 8 cell packs are in an identical state of charge, which would not be likely unless they were together during the discharge. Ralph Weaver "Every Solution has a Problem." Fishers, IN USA My site http://members.iquest.net/~weaverr MTI products http://www.magtechinc.net RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Duralite Batteries ?
At 07:07 AM 10/11/99 -0400, you wrote: Hi Gang, While in one of area hobby shops over the weekend I ran across some batteries called Duralite Lithium-Metal batteries. Have any of you guys seen and or used these batteries and if so how well do they work. Also, I was told that you can only charge them with the charger that Duralite sells and was wondering if that was really the case or if a Litco Alpha 4 (which I already have) would be able to do the job ok. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I don't think that the Litco will do it. They have to be charged at a constant current with a cutoff at 3.4V/cell. I sell the Lithium Metal cells and Duralite packs as well as a charger. Check out http://www.magtechinc.net for more info. These cells are very good for slow fliers, receiver packs and anywhere that weight and size is a concern. I use a 3 cell pack (9v, 800mah, 54g) in my Bleriot for 25 minute flights. Also use a 2 cell pack (6V, 800mah, 34g) in my competition LMR electric sailplane. Ralph Weaver "Every Solution has a Problem." Fishers, IN USA My site http://members.iquest.net/~weaverr MTI products http://www.magtechinc.net RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
