They're just trying to imply that it's a "real" receiver, one with the
capability of handling a large scale aerobatic ship. Whether this is
really true will "come out in the wash". They're trying to be sure to
differentiate this from the Feather-style receiver designed for
relatively close-up flying only.
Regards,
Joel
> -----Original Message-----
> From: george [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 4:48 PM
> To: Scobie Puchtler or Sarah Felstiner
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; RCSE
> Subject: Re: [RCSE] New FMA RX is tiny
>
>
>
> Here is the online description of the new FMA RX
>
> My question is; What does IMAA legal mean? is this what
> is needed for
> multi flyer HL use?
>
>
> Thanks, George
>
>
>
>
> Quantum 6 Sub Micro Receiver
> Part Number: 506FM
>
> With the trend these days to smaller equipment for indoor and
> park fliers, there are a lot of receivers available from a lot
> ofmanufacturers who are rushing to market with some really small and
> really disappointing designs. Most of these designs are not
> even 1991
> compliant. Most are single conversion. Most do not feature
> full range
> and if they do claim it, they don’t deliver. People are buying these
> receivers with the thought of putting them in a small airplane and
> flying in their back yards. Fine, but what if you want to go to the
> average flying field with or put the same receiver in a
> larger airplane
> to use at the field? Chances are you will have problems with
> interference, electrical and/or RF noise and you might even
> crash your
> plane especially if more than one or two people are in the
> air at the
> same time. FMA engineers have a vastly different approach.
> We will make
> our receivers as small as absolutely possible without
> sacrificing one
> ounce of performance. In fact, our latest, 5th generation
> receivers are
> not only the smallest and lightest we have ever produced,
> they are the
> best performing, most selective, most reliable we have ever
> produced. At
> FMA, we strive to make it better-smaller, not just smaller.
> Rush to your
> local dealer and get a peek!
>
> The new Quantum 6 is a full-featured, full-range,
> dual conversion
> receiver that is smaller than the Tetra which it is
> intended to replace.
> With dimensions of 2.12"x0.80"x0.58" in heatshrink, and a
> weight of 14gm
> (0.5 oz) it can be used in anything from indoor to park
> fliers to IMAA
> legal with no sacrifice in performance. Available in either positive
> (JR/Airtronics) or negative (Futaba/Hitec) shifts, the new
> Quantum 6 is
> the smallest, high-performance, dual conversion receiver available.
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