Re: [RCSE] What's the big deal about 2.4? Ask Don Quixote
$229.95 for Airtronics RDS-8000, 8ch Tx, Rx and battery charger combo. From now until March 10, 2008 Hobby Club will donate $50.00 from each of the sold systems to the US F3J Team attending the 2008 World Championships to be held in Turkey. Andby the way .the Rx antennas are 7-3/4 long rgds, Alberto www.hobbyclub.com - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Soaring@airage.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 7:17 AM Subject: [RCSE] What's the big deal about 2.4? Ask Don Quixote The current 2.4 excitement is partly deserved and partly justified. At the moment it gives rc pilots a new freedom...it has taken frequency consideration and a need for its administration, concern out of the equation of rc soaring...in a way its like there isn't radio waves being used as part of our hobbyits as though we are preparing a free flight airplane, there isn't any thinking about 'channels'. That freedom means that our minds to can shift to other components of the flight when we come to the field...and preparing the flightthe absence of radio. We still have controls to fool with but that's where it stops. Having said that, 72 has worked safely, does work safely and will continue to work safely. Arguments could be made that if anything it will be even safer and easier to use, with the drop in its population of users. Sure the doomsday guy will throw out the possibility that channel-consideration by pilots will be come lax ...making 72 a dangerous gamble. Clothespins and freq boards will come to disrepair and with it the discipline we all learned to respect as gospel on the field. Possible, but not realistic. I highlighted at the moment because 2.4 is in its sailplane infancy, ( and actually the term 2.4 is only a nickname for these kind of systems because they all currently share the same rf frequency right now there are at least two kinds of systems using 2.4) we can't tell for sure what the future holds when the 2.4 population expands course with the population of sailplane pilots decreasing as our age increases:-( What price that freedom? About $650 for the TX and one RX. Gordy -- It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money Finance.
[RCSE] What's the big deal about 2.4? Ask Don Quixote
The current 2.4 excitement is partly deserved and partly justified. At the moment it gives rc pilots a new freedom...it has taken frequency consideration and a need for its administration, concern out of the equation of rc soaring...in a way its like there isn't radio waves being used as part of our hobbyits as though we are preparing a free flight airplane, there isn't any thinking about 'channels'. That freedom means that our minds to can shift to other components of the flight when we come to the field...and preparing the flightthe absence of radio. We still have controls to fool with but that's where it stops. Having said that, 72 has worked safely, does work safely and will continue to work safely. Arguments could be made that if anything it will be even safer and easier to use, with the drop in its population of users. Sure the doomsday guy will throw out the possibility that channel-consideration by pilots will be come lax ...making 72 a dangerous gamble. Clothespins and freq boards will come to disrepair and with it the discipline we all learned to respect as gospel on the field. Possible, but not realistic. I highlighted at the moment because 2.4 is in its sailplane infancy, ( and actually the term 2.4 is only a nickname for these kind of systems because they all currently share the same rf frequency right now there are at least two kinds of systems using 2.4) we can't tell for sure what the future holds when the 2.4 population expands course with the population of sailplane pilots decreasing as our age increases:-( What price that freedom? About $650 for the TX and one RX. Gordy **It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf000301)
Re: [RCSE] What's the big deal about 2.4? Ask Don Quixote
Good stuff. Don't scare everyone off with the cost. You can get a module and receiver for about half as much that will allow you to retain 72mhz and use 2.4ghz. This is the avenue I have taken. On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 10:17 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The current 2.4 excitement is partly deserved and partly justified. *At the moment* it gives rc pilots a new freedom...it has taken frequency consideration and a need for its administration, concern out of the equation of rc soaring...in a way its like there isn't radio waves being used as part of our hobbyits as though we are preparing a free flight airplane, there isn't any thinking about 'channels'. That freedom means that our minds to can shift to other components of the flight when we come to the field...and preparing the flightthe absence of radio. We still have controls to fool with but that's where it stops. Having said that, 72 has worked safely, does work safely and will continue to work safely. Arguments could be made that if anything it will be even safer and easier to use, with the drop in its population of users. Sure the doomsday guy will throw out the possibility that channel-consideration by pilots will be come lax ...making 72 a dangerous gamble. Clothespins and freq boards will come to disrepair and with it the discipline we all learned to respect as gospel on the field.* Possible*, but not realistic. I highlighted *at the moment* because 2.4 is in its sailplane infancy, ( and actually the term 2.4 is only a nickname for these kind of systems because they all currently share the same rf frequency right now there are at least two kinds of systems using 2.4) we can't tell for sure what the future holds when the 2.4 population expands course with the population of sailplane pilots decreasing as our age increases:-( What price *that* freedom? About $650 for the TX and one RX. Gordy -- It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money Finance.http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf000301
Re: [RCSE] What's the big deal about 2.4? Ask Don Quixote
Time dated offer!!! Wow ,, a great deal on new wave products AND support for the USA F3J Team. Guys,,, It dont get any better than that!!! HURRY UP,,, you only have till March 10, 08 for the Airtronics offer. BUT,,, Look at all those planes he sells!! Thanks again Alberto!! Richard Burnoski - Original Message - From: Alberto To: R/C Soaring.COM Webmaster ; soaring@airage.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Jim Monaco ; Daryl Perkins ; Mike Lee ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Richard Burnoski Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [RCSE] What's the big deal about 2.4? Ask Don Quixote $229.95 for Airtronics RDS-8000, 8ch Tx, Rx and battery charger combo. From now until March 10, 2008 Hobby Club will donate $50.00 from each of the sold systems to the US F3J Team attending the 2008 World Championships to be held in Turkey. Andby the way .the Rx antennas are 7-3/4 long rgds, Alberto www.hobbyclub.com - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Soaring@airage.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 7:17 AM Subject: [RCSE] What's the big deal about 2.4? Ask Don Quixote The current 2.4 excitement is partly deserved and partly justified. At the moment it gives rc pilots a new freedom...it has taken frequency consideration and a need for its administration, concern out of the equation of rc soaring...in a way its like there isn't radio waves being used as part of our hobbyits as though we are preparing a free flight airplane, there isn't any thinking about 'channels'. That freedom means that our minds to can shift to other components of the flight when we come to the field...and preparing the flightthe absence of radio. We still have controls to fool with but that's where it stops. Having said that, 72 has worked safely, does work safely and will continue to work safely. Arguments could be made that if anything it will be even safer and easier to use, with the drop in its population of users. Sure the doomsday guy will throw out the possibility that channel-consideration by pilots will be come lax ...making 72 a dangerous gamble. Clothespins and freq boards will come to disrepair and with it the discipline we all learned to respect as gospel on the field. Possible, but not realistic. I highlighted at the moment because 2.4 is in its sailplane infancy, ( and actually the term 2.4 is only a nickname for these kind of systems because they all currently share the same rf frequency right now there are at least two kinds of systems using 2.4) we can't tell for sure what the future holds when the 2.4 population expands course with the population of sailplane pilots decreasing as our age increases:-( What price that freedom? About $650 for the TX and one RX. Gordy It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money Finance.