scaner

Wed Jun 30 07:34:46 AKDT 2004

The Alinco DJ-X2T and the Icom R-2 are good scanners
for our purposes. Here is a thread on RCUniverse
discussing scanners.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-6169

--- John Ferrell <johnferrell at earthlink.net> wrote:
> The Aerospectra unit is the best I have seen but it
> is no longer available.
> It sold for $825. You can still check it out on the
> web. I sold mine for
> less than $400 on EBAY so I could buy an ICOM R3
> reciever which has a lot
> more capability. I have about $360 in the R3. It is
> not what I call user
> friendly. I have ordered a PC based programmer
> for$60 from the Netherlands
> that I hope will simplify that task.
> 
> The reason the R3 is so complicated is that it
> covers up to 2.5 Ghz
> including  TV but excluding the cell phone
> frequencies. It is a very small
> package (shirt pocket) with 15 hours between
> recharging.
> 
> John Ferrell
> http://DixieNC.US
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gerald Gallagher" <jgall at mpinet.net>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 9:17 AM
> Subject: scaner
> 
> 
> > To Todd:
> > Or anyone that can give me info on a hand held
> scanner. We need one for
> > our club & am looking for a good one. We have one
> that runs on 12 volts
> > but is big & hard for most people to program so am
> looking for a hand
> > held one.
> > Thank You
> >
> > Jerry Gallagher
> > Director, Golden Hawks of Deland Florida.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]
> > On Behalf Of Todd Schmidt
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 6:37 PM
> > To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > Subject: Re: An accident that could have been
> averted.
> >
> >
> > Our club has a handheld frequency scanner.  Before
> a pilot flys at an
> > event we check his frequency to make sure its not
> being used, then have
> > him turn on and the scanner tells us if he's
> transmitting on the right
> > frequency. Caught a few transmitting on a
> different frequency before in
> > the past.  Sure makes the pilots feel safe when we
> use it!
> >
> > Todd
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joe Lachowski" <jlachow at hotmail.com>
> > To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 12:52 PM
> > Subject: RE: An accident that could have been
> averted.
> >
> >
> > > Mike,
> > >
> > > That very thing was done at this contest. I ran
> out the pilots list
> > > with frequencies from the PASS program and just
> did that, ran down the
> >
> > > list of pilots who shared frequencies and made
> sure each and every one
> >
> > > identified themselves to each other.
> > >
> > > Another thing that creates confusion is pilots
> changing to another
> > frequency
> > > from that which they preregistered. Make sure
> you tell the guy running
> >
> > > the computer that you did so if you
> preregistered in advance. I had 26
> >
> > > pilots worth of info in the computer ahead of
> time and discovered at
> > > the pilots meeting that some changes were made.
> Oh well, no matter
> > > what you did,
> > things
> > > are never always fool proof.
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Dean Pappas" <d.pappas at kodeos.com>
> > > >Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > > >To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > > >Subject: RE: An accident that could have been
> averted.
> > > >Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 12:50:07 -0400
> > > >
> > > >Great idea Mike,
> > > >That actually was done at this contest.
> > > >Dean
> > > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> > [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On
> > > >Behalf Of mike mueller
> > > >Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 12:42 PM
> > > >To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > > >Subject: Re: An accident that could have been
> averted.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  Joe that brings up a point I would like to
> see made into an SOP for
> >
> > > >all contests. During the pilots breifing before
> the contest it would
> > > >help if the CD would announce all the frequency
> conflicts and have
> > > >those people talk to each other. Many times you
> don't even know if
> > > >there's someone
> > else
> > > >using your frequency. It's just common sense.
> Mike
> > > >
> > > >Joe Lachowski <jlachow at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >This past weekend at a contest, a pilot
> inadvertently took the wrong
> > > >pin from the pin board and shot down the pilot
> on the other
> > > >flightline. A few things here to ponder about
> when one attends a
> > > >contest when this
> > situation
> > > >occurs.
> > > >
> > > >One - Double cjheck to see that you do have the
> correct pin.
> > > >
> > > >Two - You can't trust the pilots to take the
> right pin. Someone in
> > > >the impound must directly hand the correct
> frequency pin to the
> > > >pilot. At
> > least
> > > >that was resolved immediately after the
> incident.
> > > >
> > > >Three - This one requires everyone being alert
> of what is going on
> > > >around them and quickly reacting. In this
> situation the pilot with
> > > >the wrong pin could have turned his radio off
> when people started
> > > >yelling to turn off
> > ALL
> > > >radios in use. This pilots plane was in the
> hands of the caller at
> > > >that time. The pilot who lost his plane made a
> valiant effort to save
> >
> > > >his plane(on an FM Rx). The amount of time from
> interference to
> > > >crashing in
> > the
> > > >trees was more than enough time to shut ALL
> radios off. There was
> > > >sufficient time for that pilot to save his
> plane had the other pilot
> > > >reacted
> > quickly.
> > > >
> > > >Enough said.
> > > >
> > >
>
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