We've has a couple of club members lose planes recently from interference. We have a scanner on the field. It shows a channel is on (sporadically) although all our pins/radios are accounted for. We suspect another flyer about a mile away but we've yet to find him. There are both houses and an industrial complex nearby. I know they do some robotics in the industrial area.
I know just enough about a radio to get myself into trouble, but I had a thought. When you are flying near someone who is on the same channel, you usually have a "gray area" where you start to lose control of the plane. The common next move is to run towards the plane in hopes of getting it back. Many times as you get closer you can get control back. Would it be possible to start your flight with reduced range (3/4 signal strength) and then flip to full strength in an emergency? Better yet, a way to boost signal strength? If I don't understand what is happening with interference between two radios on the same channel, take it easy on me :-0 JE -- Erickson Architects John R. Erickson, AIA 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
