I have an Icom IC-R2 and I'm very happy with it. We found it to be quite sensitive, finding other weak R/C transmitters easily a half mile away (we're in eastern Mass.). Granted, signal strength was way down on the S meter but it was clearly 72 MHz R/C. The Icom also has selectable bandwidth which changes the sensitivity.
In fact, we were really surprised to find all the "rogue" R/C usage not at official club fields, probably from park fliers. These folks are blissfully ignorant of the possibility of shooting down other planes. The only thing that saves some of us is the tendency of our receivers to favor a nearby stronger transmitter. It's a little unnerving to launch when you can hear another very weak transmitter on your frequency when your xmtr is off. But it works. If you listen to the scanner all the time, you'll chicken out. Larry 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. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
