Help with radio choice, Possible firestorm!

[AWorrest at aol.com]

I just received my JR 9303 several days ago and it looks to be an 
evolutionary, not revolutionary, improvement over the 8103.  It has more mixing options. 
Rate switches can be ganged. There is a throttle curve function. There exists 
a limited ability to assign switches. And there is probably more yet I've to 
discover.

Since I fly sailplanes as well as pattern, I prefer JR to other brands. Its 
sailplane configuration has covered every need I've had. The 9303 has even more 
options. JR transmitter takes less battery to operate than some other. At 200 
ma draw, the 600 maH transmitter battery will easily last more than two hours 
between charges.

There are some misses. In keeping with JR tradition of incompatibility, I was 
told the 9303 cannot transfer data to a 8103. I have four JR models, 347, 
783, 8103, and now a 9303. None are able to communicate with the others. The only 
way to copy a flight setup from one to another is to do it manually. Another 
slight miss on the 9303 is that the count down timer doesn't beep on the 
minute mark like the 8103.

Horizon, in attempting to write a user friendly manual, has pretty much 
scrapped the old format. It has a way to go. It is a work in progress. To program 
the 9301, it helps to be familiar with previous JR transmitters.

Allan Worrest

In a message dated 10/25/2004 11:52:39 AM Central Daylight Time, 
wildweasel07 at comcast.net writes:

> As I am gearing up for getting back into pattern I want to upgrade to a 
> better transmitter as my old JR is dated and frankly worn out.
> I was thinking of JR 8103 or Futaba 9UAP  either one I will have to buy 
> 2 new PCM recievers and I only have JR servos in my soon to be backup 
> Icepoint.

> (I will be getting new digitals for my soon to be Number 1  Icepoint. ) 
> I will be flying 402 next year.
> 

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