Well Steve (R), we all know you love your profi. :-) And I agree with your assessment overall. Your experience with JR is an 8103 if I remember correctly, well that indeed is the middle of the road radio. the 10X on the other hand is a different story, as is the new 9303. I would love for Multiplex to support my LET and other products with specific programming ideas and down loadable sailplane programs, but that is not possible. JR does that for me. The Data safe software allows me to email customers set ups for their scale planes from top pilots like Peter Goldsmith and Steve Rojecki. In addition, LET offers its models with JR/Graupner plugs pre installed on all their molded sailplanes. For me it is a good fit, with premium products that anyone in the U.S can have complete support for in the field at the JR aerotow, Pensacola Aerotow, the Wallowa Alpine soaring event etc. I would happily recommend the Profi if it were the right radio for the majority of my high end customers, and at one time I seriously considered it, even imported several. But in today's world, JR serves my needs with complete support, high end radios, and servos in a wide variety of sizes. Not for everyone to be sure, but I am very comfortable with the relationship. I am surprised no one has jumped in with comments about the MC-24 Graupner, many West Coast flyers use those for their scale ships, mostly because of the extra channels available. But with the current 10X one can have the advantage of rock solid PCM modulation and extend channel flexibility if needed with the use of Matchbox units which allow the use of extra batteries for specific servos.
Best, JD Endless Mountain Models http://www.scalesoaring.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Richman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 6:40 AM > To: Steve Lange; [email protected] > Subject: Re: Re: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000 > > In our hobby, Horizon puts out a nice line of popular priced planes and > radios and offers reasonable levels of support. But they aren't the high > end, they are not the best and most innovative, the most carefully thought > out and considered. They represent good value for a broad market. They are > middle of the road products, not the best of the best. > > But when you want true excellence like a Let sailplane or a Profi 4000, > distribution and support are very modest. THe irony is that John D. is > very much like Ernie. There's only one of each. Both provide very high > quality service, both are very knowledgeable, both are super guys to deal > with. > 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
