Re: [RCSE] How long is it :-) The Ext Antenna

2005-06-16 Thread Jim Laurel
Paranoid? Perhaps. But our home field is adjacent to a soccer field where a few guys habitually fire up transmitters without bothering to check out a frequency. You know, the guys who fly those foamy things around like helicopters. The scanner at least alerts me to their presence so I can g

[RCSE] How long is it :-) The Ext Antenna

2005-06-16 Thread GordySoar
How long is the Hobbico antenna? Tower Hobbies doesn't say   My 28-inch homemade antenna makes a definite difference, and it reallydoesn't look very different from the one in the Tower Hobbies picture. Hi Mike, I made one up from a Radio Shack Cordless extending antenna by simply soldering

Re: [RCSE] "Had a chance to test the Freq Checker with its Ext Antenna Tonite"

2005-06-16 Thread Jim Laurel
Well that sounds pretty useless to me. I don't need a frequency checker to know what frequency I'm on. I need it to reduce the chances that some idiot doesn't shoot me down. I think you need at least 1000' range for it to be worthwhile. --Jim Laurel On Jun 16, 2005, at 7:25 PM, [EMAIL PROTE

Re: [RCSE] "Had a chance to test the Freq Checker with its Ext Antenna Tonite"

2005-06-16 Thread miamimike
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >What I found is that it (the Hobbico antenna) does virtually nothing for range. How long is the Hobbico antenna? Tower Hobbies doesn't say. My 28-inch homemade antenna makes a definite difference, and it really doesn't look very different from the one in the Tower Hobb

Re: [RCSE] Looking for servo frames for a JR 3421 servo

2005-06-16 Thread DUWorm
Sportfans,   I am looking for servo frames for a JR 3421 digital servo.  Craig at www.servoframes.com is currently out of stock and I am in a dire need.  I just got some of his frames for a JR 386 digital servo and these things are VERY COOL.   Anyway, he is out of stock and I am in need.  I

[RCSE] "Had a chance to test the Freq Checker with its Ext Antenna Tonite"

2005-06-16 Thread GordySoar
Okay guys, I did some test tonite with one other verifying with his unit.  I got the official External Antenna today (two actually).   What I found is that it does virtually nothing for range.  At 50' to 100' the range was not improved by installing the antenna.  The unit is still very much l

[RCSE] "Pike fly good....still"

2005-06-16 Thread GordySoar
Got out and flew my repaired Pike (the remains of two from Denver) and ...it flys great and seems strong, so baring any more freak stuff, I'll have a Pike for MidSouth.   Also flew the Stork with Pike Xtail, now with dihedral joiners and it flys smooth. But what a difference between it and th

[RCSE] help on CF Wing rod carrier.

2005-06-16 Thread Richard L Bothell
Please help. I want to make a rectangular wing rod and wing rod carrier for a new 130 inch wing. I have a piece of aluminum the exact size for my wing rod and I want to lay up layers of epoxie, glass, and carbon fiber around the aluminum. Then let it cure and take out the aluminum rectangular

[RCSE] Dayton HL Contest - June 25 and 26

2005-06-16 Thread Tom
It's that time of year again for the Dayton Darts 2 day HL Challenge. Separate contests will be held each day and an overall champion will be crowned on Sunday. We'll have a pilot's meeting each day at 9:00am and we will end on Sunday early enough for the out of town crowd to get a jump on tr

[RCSE] F3J Team Selection Registration

2005-06-16 Thread Jim Monaco
There is just over 1 month left to the cut-off for registration for the 2005 Team Selections. Be sure to get your registration in to the AMA and RMSA. If you have not received a registration form from the AMA, you can download an electronic copy you can print and send in to the AMA with your $75

[RCSE] Spring Fling Update

2005-06-16 Thread jtlsf5
Sacramento Valley Soaring Society's annual 2-day contest, Spring Fling is only a week and a half away. This is the second leg of the Triad (Phoenix, Sacramento, Visalia). Preregistration closes VERY soon, and there will be no on site registration. If you are going to attend, please contact th

[RCSE] Davenport 2005 DVD's Available

2005-06-16 Thread Michael Seto
Pilots, I'm just about finished with the Davenport 2005 DVD's. Captured 60 races from this years race and unfortunately some "Carnage" videos as well. I managed to squeeze 60 races and some pictures on to 2 DVDs and did a little extra editing so that you know who is racing, what place they

Re: [RCSE] Zenith X

2005-06-16 Thread James V. Bacus
Rudy won the Saturday contest of OVSS #1 with the Zenith X (2nd place was my ICON), on Sunday of OVSS #1 the top 4 places went to ICON pilots Paul Sherman, Jim Thomas, Jack Strother and Tom Kallevang. OVSS #2 on Saturday the top 3 places were ICON pilots (Paul Sherman, mine and Paul Siegel), o

[RCSE] "Got my Freq Checker antenna!"

2005-06-16 Thread GordySoar
I got it and its small. Fits nice and stays up without swiveling down pretty well, I'll have some time tonite to do some range tests. Gordy

Re: [RCSE] 9 Days To Go

2005-06-16 Thread Paul Emerson
BTW This is the 2nd leg of the revived Triad. Details here: http://www.rcsoaring.com/triad On 6/16/05, Dudley Dufort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There are only nine days until Spring Fling 2005. The entry period is > drawing to a close. Entries postmarked after June 20, 2005 will be > retu

[RCSE] lisf 1

2005-06-16 Thread paul bell
ONLY 9 DAYS UNTIL LISF1. MAN-ON-MAN FORMAT. SEE FLYESL.COM FOR DETAILS. Paul Bell RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format wit

[RCSE] Talking timers for $10

2005-06-16 Thread Ben Wilson
http://www.maxiaids.com/store/prodView.asp?idproduct=849&idstore=0&idCategory= I ordered 4 of them last week, $46 shipped, they got here in 4 business days. They are the exact same thing as the Radio Shack versions, and come with batteries. Can't find them cheaper anywhere! The normally sel

[RCSE] 9 Days To Go

2005-06-16 Thread Dudley Dufort
There are only nine days until Spring Fling 2005. The entry period is drawing to a close. Entries postmarked after June 20, 2005 will be returned unless you specify that you want them held for next year. www.svss.org"Where it's all about the fun" RCSE-List facilities provided by Model A

Re: [RCSE] Polecat Silent Auction

2005-06-16 Thread RCsoarnut
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