Has any body seen this??? Comments?

[Adam Glatt]

Tony, does this new technology make it very easy to have data coming 
back from the plane to the radio? Is it possible that in 10 years every 
radio system sold will use this technology?

Tony Stillman wrote:

> Dean and all:
> I had a meeting with the AMA Frequency Committee while at the Toledo 
> Show. The issue of DSS operation was on the ajenda. We (the committee) 
> is in the process of writing a paper to be published to explain the 
> operation of DSS and how it could impact R/C modeling in the USA and 
> around the world.
>
> There is much more to it than what this website says. Look for this 
> info very soon.
> Tony Stillman
> Radio South
> 3702 N. Pace Blvd.
> Pensacola, FL 32505
> 1-800-962-7802
> www.radiosouthrc.com <http://www.radiosouthrc.com>
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Dean Pappas <mailto:d.pappas at kodeos.com>
>     *To:* discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>     *Sent:* Thursday, April 01, 2004 10:03 AM
>     *Subject:* RE: Has any body seen this??? Comments?
>
>     Hi Jim,
>     Granted, it can't be any better, but how much worse can it get,
>     even if only occasionally. That's worth knowing. I wrote them an
>     E-mail asking. If they understand the TX encoding, then they can
>     do the RX decoding, I would think.
>     later,
>     Dean
>
>         -----Original Message-----
>         *From:* JOddino [mailto:JOddino at socal.rr.com]
>         *Sent:* Wednesday, March 31, 2004 5:46 PM
>         *To:* discussion at nsrca.org
>         *Subject:* Re: Has any body seen this??? Comments?
>
>         Dean,
>         It can't be any better than the basic encoder and it looks to
>         me like they are using the Futaba encoder and just replacing
>         the RF module. I wonder how they do the decoder? You'd need a
>         Futaba chip to do that.
>         A complete new system would be better because at 2.4 GHz they
>         have plenty of bandwidth to increase the data rate and resolution.
>         Jim
>
>             ----- Original Message -----
>             *From:* Dean Pappas <mailto:d.pappas at kodeos.com>
>             *To:* discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>             *Sent:* Wednesday, March 31, 2004 12:49 PM
>             *Subject:* RE: Has any body seen this??? Comments?
>
>             Jim,
>             Do you know if the latency spec for SS is peak, or some
>             average like RMS? These guys quote 14 mS.
>             This sounds fantastic, _unless_ there is a real
>             probability that when you stop a snap roll, the control
>             surfaces may only get the information after 50 or more
>             milliSeconds.
>             I'll just write them, I guess.
>             later,
>             Dean
>
>                 -----Original Message-----
>                 *From:* JOddino [mailto:JOddino at socal.rr.com]
>                 *Sent:* Wednesday, March 31, 2004 3:45 PM
>                 *To:* bnbsouthwell at avsia.com; discussion at nsrca.org
>                 *Subject:* Re: Has any body seen this??? Comments?
>
>                 There is someone flying a spread spectrum system here
>                 in Southern California, but I'm not sure this is the
>                 same thing. The local guy is supposedly using
>                 frequency hopping not DSSS. In any case it looks good
>                 for modelers if it works as advertised.
>                 ----- Original Message -----
>
>                     *From:* Bill Southwell
>                     <mailto:bnbsouthwell at avsia.com>
>                     *To:* discussion at nsrca.org
>                     <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>                     *Sent:* Wednesday, March 31, 2004 11:06 AM
>                     *Subject:* Has any body seen this??? Comments?
>
>                     I saw this on another list and wondered if anyone
>                     had seen or heard of it. No frequency pins or
>                     getting shot down again…….
>
>                     Regards
>
>                     Bill Southwell
>
>                     http://www.modelavionics.com/WiFLi/default.asp
>

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