NO flames. The USA is differs from other countries that allow crystals to be changed. Companies have had to put covers over or solder / glue in crystals to clear the FCC and get the NARROW BAND certification. 72Mhz is not the same as 35 or 40 MHZ and our specs are quite close on tolerances. The FCC and others at the field may be concerned that your equipment is ON its narrow banded CHANNEL. IF some one goes and changes the RF section with out the proper test data and equipment they MAY have a TX that works great but has overtones on other channels and splat other peoples planes that could be three or more channels away from your TX. As for module swapping if your asking if you can put another BRAND A module in you BRAND A unit both having the FCC cert that is OKAY. But put BRAND A RF deck in your BRAND B TX that is not okay. UNLESS your doing so on HAM channels and you have a HAM license. That simple. Ho hassle no fuss. Under your assumptions. 1) If you have a spectra installed your ACE (great radio BTW) is not certified at all. It is certified in a Hitec not your ace. 2) If you find an ACE module send it in for a check up there are several GREAT service centers who can do this for you. If you have your RF deck go out and get ANY RF deck I hope you would have it aligned to your unit anyway. EVEN if you get a spectra! 3) There are plenty of great low cost 6 and 7 channel units on the market now. How long do you expect your ACE TX to last? 4) You have a high end unit and I bet you paid not one dime more or one dime less than you thought it was worth to you. The ACE was not an inexpensive unit and way ahead of its time! Too bad Thunder Tiger dropped the ball on that radio! 5) Only if you die before your ACE does. I doubt anyone would get out of the hobby because a piece of equipment ran its design life span. Once more how long do you think the radio will have to work before you get your moneys worth out of it? Stan most RF decks are NOT housed INSIDE the TXS they are exposed from the back. No need to open the case at all. Quite true a good conversion may go undetected and may work fine. Remember the GOLD sticker program CDS were to check the sticker on your TX / RF unit to make sure it was okay. NO difference from looking to see if a RF deck has been swapped with another brand. What is the problem with a CD looking at your TX? If you have a TX that has been modified your buddies who loose planes MAY look at you a little funny your TX is suspect because it is not legal. Like I said before if you like the Spectra get a Hitec it was designed for they are not expensive and they are good radios. They may not have the features of your Micro Pro but they are good radios and have better cases ;) Smooth Thermals, Karlton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Time for me to suit up with my asbestos underroos as I assume that many will > want to flame me for this.... > > As for changing crystals... Ever been to a major contest with numerous > planes in the air at the same time. Great luck that they were on different > frequencies. NO WAY! Also why then do the manufacturers put removable > crystals in the radios, if they do not expect the "user" to change them. > Read manufacturer liability claim due to some "dumb user" changing the > crystal all because the instructions say that the "crystal is changable." > This is close to the lawsuits the gun companies are facing. Next, one could > insanely argue that the radio tested in order to acheive FCC certification is > of the same type/spec but now let me run on into the ground and shake it up a > bit. Question remains is it STILL CERTIFIED? > > Also since my radio has a peel-off sticker is there any way to check to make > sure that the sticker is "original" and not counterfeit? > > What if someone bought an FM radio that has a swappable AM RF section and > then swaps. Both made/marketed/tested AND CERTIFIED BY THE FCC? > > Me, I have a MicroPro 8000 and IF the RF deck goes bad then I guess I loose > as I have several choices. > 1) fly illegally with a "spectra mod" even though IT IS CERTIFIED! > 2) buy a used RF deck to which I cannot attest to its > certification/reliablity read counterfeit sticker! > 3) reduce my "needs" to 4-channel ships and leave the others to people with > more money than I > 4) pay high price for top-end radio > 5) quit the hobby > > This is supposed to be a hobby and not a hassle. As for the CD's and > potential CD's, have fun. Lets just say if you are going to open someone's > Stylus or 10PCM I want to be there! I suspect that the owner is going to > tell you what they think of you "voiding" their warranty all to make sure > that the RF deck is "original." I guess you probably should bring your > Diploma, test equipment, and YOU SIGN the waiver saying YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE > if you damage the radio. I hope you guys know the difference between one > crystal and another and even the specific design of the individual > manufacturers. > > Guess what guys all my stuff goes on the block when my radio dies. > > Getalife! > Stan Lewis > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and >"unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
