I wonder about a few things regarding Shoot downs.
If you want to check your frequency befor flying go to Radio Shack and buy a scanner.
Secondly, tell your friends not to adjust their planes in their campers or at the
back of their cars. Not when there is a contest going on. I have seen this happen at
Visalia. Next, FM and PCM receivers have a capture effect which means if the desired signal is 6 dB
stronger than the interfering signal their receiver wont hear it.
This leads me to wonder what type of antennas were on the transmitters of the
shot down gliders, and where were they aimed.
The strongest signal is not aiming the antenna at the plane in question but about 45 degrees to the side.
With a limp rubber duckie where is the aiming point ?
Just a few things to think about.
Thermals, Art.
Richard O'Connell wrote:
Having been a recent victim of a "shoot-down" at the last club contest I attended, and it was a confirmed shoot down no equipment failure evolved. I would be willing to pay for a technological boost in this arena. Look at the price of a current Euro-moldie today, then factor in the lead time for a replacement model. At $800.00 and up out of the box, (before adding digital servos, battery and Rx) for a model I would happily take out an insurance policy in the form of a secure Tx to Rx signal. --- Richard O'Connell--- PPSS--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
