Larry you make a lot of reasonable points as always. I am going to give Sanwa the time they requested to produce the first stage of the Stylus replacement (the 2.4 module) and having failed that will be looking at JR. I have no issues with Futaba but I have to state that data logging really appeals to me and I have yet to find an unhappy JR 2.4 customer.
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 11:20 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm a little biased being on Team Futaba. Despite the brand loyalty, > I've looked at all of them and find the Futaba 2.4 receivers the most > practical for the soaring application. > > Darwin, > I can't fault you for being a little biased being a team flyer and all. > But in all fairness it is obvious that the new JR 12X is the ultimate radio > for all our applications. Granted I plan to keep my 9303's for my HLG's and > Helicopters. But when it comes to the expensive big stuff there is just one > choice, the 12X. By the way you might want to go over to the Horizon website > and check out all the new Rx's made especially for the power usage's > required in the IMAC models and large scale ships where a RX with real beef > in the power department will keep you from getting those embarrassing > expensive brownouts when you can least tolerate them. And for all of you > guys running non DSM 2.4 systems and think you have the optimal RX > installation, you are dreaming. Additional Auxiliary RX's are not a sign of > a deficient system but a feature of a well thought out system that allows > for fine tuning the RF paths in the model. I do fly quite a few 6 channel > DSM RX's and have to fine tune the RX install because they small Rx's don't > have data logger capability. I always check a new install with the 7 and 9 > channel RX's with the data logger. It is quick and easy, and offers a > serious peace of mind when you have you 2K moldy a mile and a half down > wind. I believe that you will see 2.4 become the norm much quicker than > predicted here, won't it be nice to run the SWC with NO TX impound?? Think > about the cattle chute at Visalia disappearing? Oh Yea 2.4 is the ticket > and the train has left the station. > Larry Jolly Feeling the Difference > > > > > ------------------------------ > Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" > on AOL > Food<http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002> > . >
