Yep, Chuck's new channel checkin gadget works as advertised. Even when I tried to fool him by doing my idgit glider pilot imitation. Looks like a great toy for the price. Sounds like Gordy would have had more fun at Tullahoma than the F3J gig. We had beeeyoootiful!! weather and great air. Standard laid back Tullahoma contest, with a lot of great folks I've known for a long time. Tullahoma had the first glider contest that I attended, back in 1971. They are still doing it, something must be right.
There were a couple patches of sink, but for the most part everybody got their times and landing scores picked who won a trophy. Back for more today. happy trails - Rob Glover I used the Channel Checker to verify the channel number of all transmitters at the Airfoilers 35th Annual Sailplane contest. All checked OK with two exceptions. I noted that one transmitter illuminated several diodes when the antenna was almost touching the Channel Checker. The transmitter checked good when the antenna was moved a foot away. Not all transmitters affected the Channel Checker this way. Made me wonder if that was swamping or was the transmitter that illuminated more than one diode at close range was splattering a little. Something I want to investigate if I run into it again while not rushed by trying to get a contest under way. Bubba brought his transmitter over to be checked with the Channel 12 pin clipped to the antenna. Channel Checker showed that the transmitter was on Channel 58. I ask Bubba if this was one of those dial-a-crash transmitters. He said this was a crystal controlled transmitter and pulled the RF module to show me. On the inside was a channel 58 label. Bubba was having a little fun. Incidentally this was the Bubba of BubbaDancer fame also known as Rob Glover. Chuck Anderson PS. Bubba also had the Channel 58 pin when he brought his transmitter over to be checked. 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 with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
