RE: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-14 Thread Jon Stone
> -Original Message- > From: John Derstine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 11:00 AM > Look at the market. Germany has 25% unemployment, no one is > buying high priced stuff but the elite flyers. According to the BBC, unemployment in Germany is about 1/2 of what

RE: Re: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-14 Thread John Derstine
eve Richman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 6:40 AM > To: Steve Lange; soaring@airage.com > Subject: Re: Re: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000 > > In our hobby, Horizon puts out a nice line of popular priced planes and > radios and offers reasonable levels of

RE: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-14 Thread John Diniz
Paul, JR is an independent company based in Japan. JR does not own Graupner. Graupner is an independent company that is celebrating their 75th year in existence as was on display at the Nuremberg Toy Fair last month in Germany. They distribute JR products in Europe and we, Horizon Hobby Inc., a

Re: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-14 Thread Keith
Mike, What do you mean by "UI"? Keith McLellan -another very happy 4000 owner. ..just in London the other day... IMO the 4000 is still the mixer king, the Evo is still the UI king. Mike RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROT

Re: Re: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-14 Thread Steve Richman
f will be tomorrow. And short term, I can get my Profi 4000 service in 24 hours with Ernie. JR doesn't promise that level of service. Does Let?! My final 2 cents on this topic, Steve >From: Steve Lange >Date: Mon Mar 14 00:38:44 CST 2005 >To: soaring@airage.com >Sub

Re: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-14 Thread junk1
(unless you like the Profi 4000 but even then the company is not very supportive) and JR is in. Everything else is not worth talking about. Where is Airtronics in all of this? I used to like my Airtronics Stylus but that was getting old (heavy). Futaba's new offering (14mz) is over the top for

RE: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-13 Thread glide
So what I'm getting from this discussion on the future of R/C transmitters is Multiplex is out (unless you like the Profi 4000 but even then the company is not very supportive) and JR is in. Everything else is not worth talking about. Where is Airtronics in all of this? I used to like my Airtron

Re: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-13 Thread Steve Lange
John Derstine wrote: The German market has been very demanding and they have reconfigured JR equipment to meet those demands, hence the pizza box designs with unlimited switch and stick assignments plus more or less open mixing.(MC 24) ...unlimited switch and stick assignments (channel assignments

RE: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-13 Thread John Derstine
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -Original Message- > From: Paul Jacobson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 10:13 PM > To: John Derstine > Cc: soaring@airage.com > Subject: RE: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000 > > Hi John, > > Thanks for clearing t

RE: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-13 Thread Paul Jacobson
Hi John, Thanks for clearing that up. I don't live in the US and I'm not into scale so I'd usually have little reason to visit your site, but the multiplex vs jr debate prompted me to take a look. I'm interested in why you think HiTec will drop support for Multiplex? It's seems like a bizarre s

RE: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-13 Thread John Derstine
Message- > From: Mike Shellim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 8:48 PM > To: Soaring@airage.com > Subject: RE: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000 > > > Well, obviously you have " profi religion" and faith that Ernie won't > > retire

RE: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-13 Thread John Derstine
ls http://www.scalesoaring.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -Original Message- > From: Paul Jacobson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 7:13 PM > To: John Derstine; 'Steve Lange'; Soaring@airage.com > Subject: RE: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

RE: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-13 Thread Mike Shellim
> Well, obviously you have " profi religion" and faith that Ernie won't > retire, or decide not to repair radios in his spare time. The Evo is *almost* a great soaring radio but for those dumb shared mixers. Pretty well wrecks it as a serious radio for people (a) have lots of different models and

Re: Re: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-13 Thread Steve Richman
os, I can't help but wonder why no one else can make a comparable set. Another of life's great mysteries. Regards, Steve >From: Jack Iafret >Date: Sun Mar 13 11:39:42 CST 2005 >To: John Derstine >Cc: Steve Lange , Soaring@airage.com >Subject: Re: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multi

RE: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-13 Thread Paul Jacobson
ndless Mountain Models http://www.scalesoaring.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Steve Lange [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 10:56 AM To: Soaring@airage.com Subject: Re: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000 John Derstine wrote: > First, to

Re: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-13 Thread Jack Iafret
om > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -Original Message- > > From: Steve Lange [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 10:56 AM > > To: Soaring@airage.com > > Subject: Re: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000 > > > > John Derstine wrote: &

RE: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-13 Thread John Derstine
Endless Mountain Models http://www.scalesoaring.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -Original Message- > From: Steve Lange [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 10:56 AM > To: Soaring@airage.com > Subject: Re: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000 > > John Derstine wrote:

Re: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-13 Thread Steve Lange
John Derstine wrote: First, to be fair, comparing a Profi 4000 to a 9303 function to function is not even close to the same level of radio. If you can get a Multiplex 4000, most of the mid level distributors for Hitec do not have them by the way, you will pay $1000.00 for a radio that is an incredi

RE: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-13 Thread John Derstine
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 1:51 AM > To: Soaring@airage.com > Subject: Re: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I went down the same path some time ago. I have a Profi I'll make you a > good > > deal on. &g

Re: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-12 Thread Steve Lange
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I went down the same path some time ago. I have a Profi I'll make you a good deal on. They are for sale because I found the JR9303. Ironically enough, this past weekend my friend had to bring two radios out to the slope, his new JR9303 and his older Hitec Flash 5, becau