Re: [RCSE] DX7 range

2006-10-21 Thread Doug McLaren
On Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 11:55:57AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | I have to question this too, because 2.4ghz is limited in power output Yes, in the US it's limited to one watt with a dipole TX antenna (or another 2.3 dBi antenna) by the part 15 rules. For comparison, I think our 72 MHz R/C

RE: [RCSE] DX7 range

2006-10-20 Thread John Diniz
40 mA, same as the DX-6 receiver. Normal PCM is 12-15 mA. JD -Original Message- From: S Meyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu 10/19/2006 6:40 PM To: Bill Swingle Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; RCSE Subject: Re: [RCSE] DX7 range

RE: [RCSE] DX7 range

2006-10-20 Thread S Meyer
Message- From: S Meyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu 10/19/2006 6:40 PM To: Bill Swingle Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; RCSE Subject: Re: [RCSE] DX7 range No to be a pessimist but did you see a mention of any power draw on the Receiver

RE: [RCSE] DX7 range

2006-10-20 Thread Walt W5SWA
PROTECTED]; RCSE Subject: Re: [RCSE] DX7 range No to be a pessimist but did you see a mention of any power draw on the Receiver? May need to go to LiPo receiver batteries. Steve At 02:24 PM 10/19/2006, Bill Swingle wrote: Excellent observation. How

Re: [RCSE] DX7 range

2006-10-19 Thread junk1
OK, the web site says Limits of Vision. Sounds sufficient but I have to ask: How much signal power does it put out? Or, is it just used car salesman talk. Bill Swingle Janesville, CA I have to question this too, because 2.4ghz is limited in power output and it doesn't travel (propagate)

Re: [RCSE] DX7 range

2006-10-19 Thread Bill Swingle
Excellent observation. How many of us have flow behind an obstruction? Intentionally or not it happens! Wow, this puts it into perspective for me. Bill Swingle Janesville, CA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RCSE] DX7 range

2006-10-19 Thread Brian Chan
At 11:55 AM -0700 10/19/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, the web site says Limits of Vision. Sounds sufficient but I have to ask: How much signal power does it put out? Or, is it just used car salesman talk. Bill Swingle Janesville, CA so if you fly behind a tree and the radio

Re: [RCSE] DX7 range

2006-10-19 Thread S Meyer
No to be a pessimist but did you see a mention of any power draw on the Receiver? May need to go to LiPo receiver batteries. Steve At 02:24 PM 10/19/2006, Bill Swingle wrote: Excellent observation. How many of us have flow behind an obstruction? Intentionally or not it happens! Wow, this

Re: [RCSE] DX7 range

2006-10-19 Thread Michael Lachowski
You're dealing with two receivers for redundancy. The AR7000 is actually split into two boards with about a 6 inch connection between them so the two RX can get different RF environments. I guess you could throw one in the fuse and one in the wing on a sailplane. I don't know if you can