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WOW and WOW!!!
Just got two of the new Shadow 3, yep that's right 3 not 1,---- the
new 7 channel xtal-less, programmable, cascadable,DSP, with triple
lost signal 'hold' function ...receivers!
The S3 had significant feature enhancements over the Shadow 1.
It is now a full 7 servo system, versus 6 servo with 7channel
flexibility as the S1 was.(7 servo plug-ins, that's enough for the Pike's servos
and the Picolario!)
(for those of you afraid of the word
'programmable', its all done with the touch of one button!)
It now has three programmable 'lost signal hold' options...
1) last good signal 'no movement'---not powered hold, but
not glitched by lost signal.
2)Last good signal 'hold position' --servos are actually
'held' by the RX
3) "Programmed Set and Hold" (my term) Move
the surfaces to positions where you would like them to go to IF the TX signal is
lost or distracted, then use the Shadow's patented One Touch program button to
memorize those settings.
No crystals needed EVER AGAIN...the Shadow3 allows you to
simply dial the frequency to match your TX, any brand TX...use the One Touch
Button and the Shadow3 'knows' your TX...not just it's frequency but YOUR TX's
'finger print'! To the point where another TX same freq will not operate
the Shadow3. (NO that's not saying you can fly around with two TX's on the
same freq!!! That's goofy thinking. The signal is still an FM signal and
two at once is still like listening to two women talking at once).
Its the DSP function that does that part...and it is extremely agressive
about letting good bits only of signal thru to the servos!
AND Pin Mapping capability....what's that? It means
you can tell the Shadow3 to listen to any channels between 1
and 14! So you can program one to listen to 1 thru 7, and a second (slave)
to listen to 8 thru 14 for those big scale ships...Cascadability means you can
turn two Shadow3 7 channel RX's into ONE 14 channel...or just use two in one
plane, one in the wing to keep wing servo wires short and one in the fuse for
the rest of the functions...two tiny 7's become one tiny 14...
On any Frequency....72mhz....OR
75mhz! Yes you can use the same Shadow3 in your plane or in your
car/boat applications. Just use the two dial Programmer to set it all up
and all with one Touch to lock it each function in...as needed.
Once set, it stays.
Available from Kennedy Composites first at the TOLEDO Weak Signals RC Show, April 1 weekend. He has a limited number to sell there, so don't miss out! You might even see me there..and yep the Digital Volz Servos on
display.
Barry Kennedy told me that he will also have AVA's and Graphites there for
sale and likely will have a show special on servos and sailplanes..and even on
the JR9303 TX's, an excellent match for use with the Shadow3. (specially now
that you guys got all those pregramming tips from JW and Mike L! :-)
BLASTERS are sold out, but Barry will have a sign up sheet there for those
of you who want to first on the waiting list.
Gordy
Back from Canada, off to Milwaukee
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