Re: [RCSE] Had a chance to do some range tests with the Freq Checker ..today!'

2005-05-27 Thread Doug McLaren
On Thu, May 26, 2005 at 08:11:01PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: |I did try shoving things in the extermal antenna port but it didn't |affect range one way or the other. I had a walkman head set and plug |it in. I undid the antenna in my cell phone and plugged it in also |

Re: [RCSE] Had a chance to do some range tests with the Freq Checker ..today!'

2005-05-27 Thread miamimike
Doug McLaren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looking at the instructions, there's a picture of the antenna (the one you can't buy yet.) It clearly has three connectors on it the plug, just like your stereo walkman headphones. There's a single seven-inch wire coming out of the Hobbico Frequency

[RCSE] Had a chance to do some range tests with the Freq Checker ..today!'

2005-05-26 Thread GordySoar
I was soaring at the Denver sod farm sight and took some time to pace off distances. What I found was 130' with out an external antenna, BUT 50' max if I put my body between it and the TX. That was with the TX on the ground standing straight up right , antenna full extended. I did try

[RCSE] Re: [RCSE] Had a chance to do some range tests with the Freq Checker ..today!'

2005-05-26 Thread Lee Estingoy
What happens if you put your tongue in the damned thing? Lee - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Soaring@airage.com Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 7:11 PM Subject: [RCSE] "Had a chance to do some range tests with the Freq Checker ..today!' I was