Well, good to know that the price will be below $300, at least.
At 11:56 PM 10/24/00 -0700, Nathan & Marni Woods wrote:
>I received a response from Hitec regarding my "scathing review" of the new 7
>channel Eclipse transmitter
>(http://www.hitecrcd.com/Catalog/Air/radios/eclipse.htm)
>
>The response is reprinted with permission in it's entirety below my
>signature line.
>
>Nathan Woods
>Webmaster: www.boomerangwings.com
>
>Temple Hill Slope Squadron
>Orange, California
>http://home.earthlink.net/~windrider007/index.html
>
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>>From Glen at Hitec: Dated October 16th
>
>Wow 4 months from hitting the shelves and people already sending feedback.
>Sorry but the design is fixed and will not be changed. Please understand the
>radio will satisfy 95 percent of all pilots and with a price under $300 some
>compromises had to be made. Yes I wish there were sliders, Yes the switches
>will be easy to move and there is a potential to add even more model memory
>in the future (like a CAM pack) not right now, but soon. Stand by for more
>information in the future and thanks again for the information.
>
>Glen
>
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