Receivers - Range - Low/High Banded

[Tony Stillman]

Brian:

It does sound like you could benefit from a tune-up.  Receivers do not come
pre-tuned to a specific channel, so tuning them will usually give better
range.

Tony Stillman
Radio South
3702 N. Pace Blvd.
Pensacola, FL 32505
1-800-962-7802
www.radiosouthrc.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Young" <b4598070 at yahoo.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 9:09 AM
Subject: Receivers - Range - Low/High Banded


> Im interested in learning about the receiver range.
>
> Recently I had a reciever from Futaba a 149, which was
> involved in a crash. This receiver had range with the
> antennae collapsed to 400 feet or better. The receiver
> was damaged beyond repair, and Futaba Service center
> offered an exchange at a discount. So I received the
> new receiver which range checks to 100ft w/ antennae
> collapsed, this is beyond Futabas specification so I
> fly it. Seems fine. This receiver was received w/
> crystal but was tagged low band. So Futaba has
> receivers available low band/high band so they dont
> have to stock them w/ crystals. Does this tend to
> compromise the range somewhat for various bands (ie,
> would range benefit from tuning to the specific
> frequency rather than to a point which perhaps covers
> a 25 channel range)?
>
>
> (Ive had a similar experience but in reverse on two
> other receivers.)
>
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