Good point, especially with a cheap LED type read out, basically useless. With the Aero Spectra, the range is much larger, granted, it is not in your plane to say what is happening up there, but it will tell you signal strength in actual db's which is the important part. If a signal exists but is only 10 db, chances are it will have no effect on your R/C system which will only typically have a problem with a competing signal over 40-45 db's. If you see something over 30db, you might reconsider flying. The antenna on the Aertospectra is very large, and can even be fitted to a large remote antenna for stationary use at a club. You get what you pay for. Bottom line, unless you understand the limitations of the device you are using regardless of price, it will tell you little or nothing useful. JD
Endless Mountain Models http://www.scalesoaring.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Conkling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 7:57 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: soaring@airage.com > Subject: Re: [RCSE] Re: More on the Freq Checker Range tests > > OK, fellas, .... > > A ground mounted/based reciever is not going to tell you anything about rf > signals your plane might pick up in the air at range. > > BUT, a ground based signal gatherer will most certainly tell you about the > clown at the other end of the flight line messing arounbd with his > transmitter, or the one left on at th3e impound area, etc. And, this can > save your plane. > > .........bc AG4YQ Williamsburg, VA > > > > > On Tue, 24 May 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Our product manager helped do the QC testing on the first shipment of > > > these, and with multiple units was able to get over 200 feet with > every > > > single unit WITHOUT the external antenna. A couple went up to the 300 > > > ft max range, others had a max range of around 230-270 feet. (With > > > antenna, we easily got over 800 feet and close to 1000 ft) > > > > With this sort of performance, I would feel safer with an extra rx and > > servos on mounted > > on a pole to wave around.... > > I thought this device sounded great at first, but it doesn't sound very > > useful at this point. > > Sailplanes in particular are susceptible to getting shot down because > they > > are flown > > much farther out than the average RC plane. There is much more > probability > > of your plane > > being closer to someone elses TX that is say 1/2 mile or 3/4 mile away. > > A test at your flying site from ground level with a meter that won't > pick up > > distant > > signals is worthless. > > Yes it would be great in the impound area, especially if they put an > alarm > > on it so it > > beeps whenever it hears conflicted signals..... > > > > Mark Mech > > www.aerofoam.com > > > > 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 > > > 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 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
