All this talk about frequency checkers has me thinking once again about channel interference. To be clear, I'm talking about glitches due to multiple transmitters on the same frequency.
First of all, I think the new low-end Hobbico scanner is a great idea. I use Brian Wolfe's RC Scan 7200 every time I fly. Hats off to Hobbico for bringing at least rudimentary channel scanning down to a price point everyone can afford. I hope it has the effect of bringing a greater awareness to people about the importance of avoiding channel conflicts. That awareness is sorely needed. To wit: We have a couple of electric guys that show up at our field and never check out a frequency because "I never see anybody using my channel..." They've been told several times and still don't seem to get it. One of them even works for a major US aircraft manufacturer and should know better! :-() A couple weeks ago, one of them was flying a foamy 3d plane around right over our landing tapes! I'm scared to death of these guys. Anyway, it seems to me that one way to avoid these channel conflicts would be to start using HAM band. At least, they don't sell this stuff in the local toy stores...I mean hobby shops...and it's probably a fair assumption that guys on the HAM bands are going to be strict about managing conflict. I have JR transmitters and JR PCM receivers (R649s and R770s). Assuming I have at least an amateur radio technician's license, how do I go about getting my JR stuff on 50mHz? Cheers - Jim Laurel P.S., Link for RC Scan 7200. Costs more than the Hobbico, but worth it. Specs say that it will detect signals up to around 2000 feet away, but in my experience, that is conservative. http://www.desert-wolfe.com/rcscan/7200.htm 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
