As anyone that has experimented with 2.4Ghz transmission can tell you, it is simply not realistic to expect solid reception in the 2.4GHz realm without multiple antennas. The need for spacial and polarization diversity is too great. I was temped by XPS several times but happily remained skeptical and never acted on my impulses.
Ira On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 8:03 AM, Soaring <[email protected]> wrote: > Soaring Sat, 1 Mar 2008 Volume 1 : Number 10877 > > In this issue: > > RE: [RCSE] > "For Those of You Who are JR 2.4 Challenged :) and a Question...or Two" > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:36:36 -0500 > From: "John D. Bitzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [RCSE] > "For Those of You Who are JR 2.4 Challenged :) and a Question...or Two" > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > This is a multipart message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_0110_01C87B7F.BEF0E320 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > I agree, I think XPS is at a crossroad as a company. The company needs to > decide if they want to be a player in this space or continue down the path > of poor customer service (and you know the result). Rumors have them being > purchased by a larger company...Rumor also has it that they are changing > their design and will begin to offer diversity antennas to help with some of > the reception issues. Oh well, only time will tell.. > > > > John > > > > From: Jay Hunter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 7:55 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [RCSE] "For Those of You Who are JR 2.4 Challenged :) and a > Question...or Two" > > > > I think XPS is not long for the 2.4 world. Anyone that has seen the > companies promises vs delivery claims will understand. > > > > I think out of all of the new systems Spektrum has the best support, and > that means a lot as we are finding that all of the systems have a problem of > sorts. > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 10:33 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I actually tried the XPS system in my 2.4 friendly Supra and had some > problems. The receiver was placed between the ballast tube and servos. It > was going into failsafe at about 100 yards or a little more when I was going > away. Maybe I should have tried putting the receiver in the nose. > > > > Bruce T. > > > > > > > > > > ------=_NextPart_000_0110_01C87B7F.BEF0E320 > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = > xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = > xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = > xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml"; = > xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40";> > > <head> > <meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = > charset=3Dus-ascii"> > <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"> > <style> > <!-- > /* Font Definitions */ > @font-face > {font-family:"Cambria Math"; > panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} > @font-face > {font-family:Calibri; > panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} > @font-face > {font-family:Tahoma; > panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} > /* Style Definitions */ > p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal > {margin:0in; > margin-bottom:.0001pt; > font-size:12.0pt; > font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} > a:link, span.MsoHyperlink > {mso-style-priority:99; > color:blue; > text-decoration:underline;} > a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed > {mso-style-priority:99; > color:purple; > text-decoration:underline;} > span.EmailStyle18 > {mso-style-type:personal-reply; > font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; > color:#1F497D;} > .MsoChpDefault > {mso-style-type:export-only;} > @page Section1 > {size:8.5in 11.0in; > margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} > div.Section1 > {page:Section1;} > --> > </style> > <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> > <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> > </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> > <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> > <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> > </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> > </head> > > <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple> > > <div class=3DSection1> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; > color:#1F497D'>I agree, I think XPS is at a crossroad as a = > company. The > company needs to decide if they want to be a player in this space or = > continue > down the path of poor customer service (and you know the result). = > Rumors > have them being purchased by a larger company…….Rumor also = > has it > that they are changing their design and will begin to offer diversity = > antennas to > help with some of the reception issues. Oh well, only time = > will > tell….<o:p></o:p></span></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; > color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; > color:#1F497D'>John<o:p></o:p></span></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; > color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> > > <div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt = > 0in 0in 0in'> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span = > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span>= > </b><span > style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Jay Hunter > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <br> > <b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 01, 2008 7:55 AM<br> > <b>To:</b> [EMAIL PROTECTED]<br> > <b>Cc:</b> [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected]<br> > <b>Subject:</b> Re: [RCSE] "For Those of You Who are JR 2.4 = > Challenged :) > and a Question...or Two"<o:p></o:p></span></p> > > </div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal>I think XPS is not long for the 2.4 world. = > Anyone that > has seen the companies promises vs delivery claims will = > understand. <o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I think out of all = > of the new > systems Spektrum has the best support, and that means a lot as we are = > finding > that all of the systems have a problem of sorts.<o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal>On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 10:33 PM, <<a > href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a>> = > wrote:<o:p></o:p></p> > > <div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal>I actually tried the XPS system in my 2.4 friendly = > Supra and > had some problems. The receiver was placed between the ballast = > tube > and servos. It was going into failsafe at about 100 yards or a little = > more when > I was going away. Maybe I should have tried putting the receiver in the = > nose.<o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal>Bruce T.<o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > <div> > > <div> > > <div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><br> > <br> > <br> > <o:p></o:p></p> > > </div> > > </div> > > </div> > > </div> > > </div> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-top:7.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></p> > > </div> > > </body> > > </html> > > ------=_NextPart_000_0110_01C87B7F.BEF0E320-- > > ------------------------------ > > End of Soaring V1 #10877 > ************************ > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. 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