Howard Mark and anyone flying virtually anything other than
EPP!
Our field in Austin, TX has also
experienced very random, intense hits on the higher (predominately) and lower (less
number of occurrences) frequencies of late. A ham with a $6000 frequency
scanner monitored our site for 2-3 hours a couple of times and saw spikes of
strong RF on 66 MHz if I remember right. What we don’t know (along with
many other RF issues too long to enumerate here) is how much RF it takes to
overwhelm the average receiver used for our aircraft. Aircraft with new $200
dual conversion PCM receivers to
$50 PPM receivers have been hit…..the aircraft crashed….all tried
and proven setups that crashed and yet worked perfectly minutes later….scary
as hell! I can only hope that AMA is listening so that we are not all relegated
to foamies in lieu of reliable radio control of our models.
It seems that the “hounds of hell” have been
unleashed on the RF spectrum and will virtually preclude having top of the line
aircraft UNLESS we can obtain exclusive use frequencies or a new technology becomes
available that will eliminate these new evolving sources of interference!
HUGE DISCLAIMER:
I am not a radio expert or RF knowledgeable…..but I do recognize
empirical data and I know that something is changing in our radio environment (and
not for the better) as I’ve been flying since 1977!
These are my observations only……I have no agenda
other that wanting to fly without being shot down……no flames please….and
no response to any that might appear!
BCNU
Bruce Hobbs
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