At 08:44 PM 1/16/2004 -0800, you wrote: >I checked out the EVO thread and learned a few things - at first, it seems >like MPX finally got their act together. But...there's a couple of things >that turn out to be deal-breakers. > >A few years ago, I hit the limits of my JR 8103 (doesn't take much) and >thought maybe the MPX Profi was the answer. Karlton was kind enough to >bring a demo 3030 out to the field for us to grope. I picked it up (note: >when hefting a Profi, remember to keep your back straight and lift with your >legs...) and 30 seconds later put it right back down. That was enough of >that. Went with the JR 10X and haven't yet looked back. > >Now, the EVO looks good, but... > >1) Model memory slots are an all in/all out affair? IOW, backing them up >to PC (or another EVO) or restoring them from a backup transfers ALL planes >in/out, without the option of selectivity. If true, this is a FATAL defect, >as it defeats one major reason to have this capability in the first place - >the ability to restore a single model without touching the others, OR to >transfer your model program to a friend's radio. This seems TOO retarded to >actually be true, but if it is...Holy Cow, Man! What the hell were they >thinking?
Agreed. This is a limitation but I curently have only seven flyable models. How many do you need. When Multiplex gets around to fixing this, I will probably be able to download the patch and put it in without sending it back to Hitec but I do not expect to need it. Right now I have one nostalgia. three RES, and three fullhouse sailplanes. It is unlikely I will build a new one until I get rid of a model. No more room to hang any more on my shop wall. > >2) One has to rip the back of the radio off to change the RF module? Come >on... You mean you still have to change RF modules to change frequencies? > >3) Some sort of silly proprietary charge jack? Along with the possible >restricted use of some fast-chargers? Come on... What's proprietary about a DIN plug? At least it doesn't use a standard transmitter charge plug wired backwards like one AR transmitter. And it doesn't have the stupid diode that prevents me from using my Sirius Charge without using a soldering iron. I charge my Evo and Cockpit transmitters with my Sirius Charge using an adaptor I got from George Joy. > >4) Lonnnnnnngggggggg delays on [insert replacement component here]. MPX >seems to have a history of delays and parts shortages (witness the recent >threads on RCSE lamenting the difficulty in just getting crystals). I >shudder to think about something major. Someone in the know - I won't >mention names - basically stated that this kind of jazz is the norm with >them. Who still used crystals? >There are some things that appear to be done better, like programming >flexibility, but until the common sense stuff and supply chain nonsense is >straightened out, I'll stick with my AR (Asian Radio, as the MPX users say). > >Tom > >BTW, if the EVO does make your socks go up and down, check out Joedy's >tutorial on RC Groups. Better than ANY user's manual I've ever seen. Agreed that Joedy's tutorial is better than any manual I have seen since my Micropro. I no longer have any AR radios except for the Futaba gold box gathering dust on a shelf in the attic. Chuck Anderson 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.
