Paul: Very good point you have. My email signature includes my web address, and my business name. Anyone, if they do not already know me, can go look and see what I sell. I also sell Hitec, Multiplex, and up until a little while ago FMA. The telling story is, that as a small niche supplier of scale sailplanes and a few accessories, I can choose to do business with any company in the world. I get offers every day from Germany, the Czech Republic, and a few from China and Vietnam, (yuk). With FMA, to become a dealer all I did was talk to Fred Marks, and he said poof you are a dealer, with Hitec, similar story, Hitec does offer some products that my customers want, but mostly I use MAXX Products, their mid level distributor, for all the electronic accessories they offer for set up and custom installations of radio components. With Horizon Hobbies, they choose you. It is no slam dunk to represent them. They, in my experience offer superior level servos, and the best SUPORTED radio equipment world wide. If I want to fly in Europe all I need is a module and RX crystal on 35. To answer your question I can not sell JR products to customers directly. I am not a Horizon Hobby dealer. I as an OEM am only authorized to install their JR branded radio equipment in my Pegasus tow planes as part of a pre installed package, at a customer's request, or in other imported sailplanes I sell. Part of what I do is supply RPV airframes to small aerospace companies, they request JR servos, for reasons of performance, reliability, and availability. Many have their own OEM accounts with Horizon. Horizon has very high standards, and expect the same from their representatives. I have pursued the relationship with them from personal experience. It has been my choice as a happy and satisfied customer first. I have the luxury to fly what ever 3-5k scale sailplane I choose. I have used every brand of radio gear available. Let's face it, it all works to some level of acceptance. I have used Futaba, Hitec, and FMA gear over the years. Never got into the Airtronics mindset, but their gear is high quality also, but it is really more like a cult following these days.
When I travel to distant events for example, if there are JR reps there, and often they are, if you break down, they get you flying, if you need a crystal, you have it no questions asked. Is the 10X the easiest radio to program? No. Is it the best supported 10 channel radio in the U.S.? I believe so. Could it use 2 more channels? One could wish. The 9303 is the best $500.00 sailplane radio on the market. That is an opinion, but hey, it is of course, my prerogative. It is the opinion of a private user/satisfied customer, as I can't sell the radio by itself to an end user. Feel the difference. OOPs that sounded like an endorsement, and we are really off the topic. Two years from now, Multiplex as it was will be a distant memory for most people. A very sad story really. Oh there will be the foamy crappy planes and the Evo derivatives. Who knows maybe Hitec will offer a hybridized new radio in the future with 14 channels using the IPD technology they bought. There will always be the discerning enthusiast seeking out the "boutique" radio which addresses their particular needs, who will continue to trade, swap, and seek out the Profi. It is a great radio, it has lots of channels and features no other radio has, but few need, and therein lies the reality. It's half life is over. It is what it was last year forever, until they quit making it. JD Endless Mountain Models http://www.scalesoaring.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Jacobson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 7:13 PM > To: John Derstine; 'Steve Lange'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000 > > Hi John, > > The JR 9303 sounds like a very nice tx however, I was hoping you > could clarify the statement on your website that: > > "EMM is a JR OEM end user. If you have questions about availability > of JR radio gear included with your Sailplane or tow plane, email or > call for pricing" > > as it is considered good etiquette to indicate if your relationship > with the product you are recommending is something more than just a > satisfied customer. It's always nice to know if there's a bit of > sales pitch mixed in with the glowing review :) > > cheers > Paul > 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
