klipped for reposting -- Re: 6 meter interference - channel 03

[Del K. Rykert]

I concur with Jerry's assessment. I have found that those that use the Ham 
bands legally at local fields are basically more attentive / responsible and 
thus have never been shot down at local field since using ham frequencies. I 
use mostly PCM Airtronics and have never had a hint of interference anyplace 
I have flown in Canada, US including the Nats. I have found the Nats in the 
past has not always dispersed the ham frequencies equally. Some of that has 
been addressed to some degree. I also used Kraft that had been using a 
better filtering and tighter freq control back when others were still using 
single conversion receivers. I have always felt it was a wise investment to 
get best radio link I could for my expensive pattern planes. That is what 
has worked for me for many years.

            Del
  nsrca - 473

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Budd" <jerry at buddengineering.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 1:47 AM
Subject: Re: 6 meter interference - channel 03


> That's interesting.  I've flown JR equipment exclusively on 53 and 50 mhz 
> (specifically 53.8 and Ch's 00, 02, & 04) since 1990 all over the country 
> with NO hits or glitches.  Not one.  The equipment was a mixture of PPM 
> and PCM (mostly the latter), and for the most part single conversion ABC&W 
> receivers.  In that time I've lost three airplanes, none due to 
> interference.  I lost one due to a bad rx battery, one due to a failed 
> switch, and one due to plugging the aileron extension into the retract 
> channel and vice versa (don't ask... it's a long story).
>
> I switched based on the theory that the fewer people with radios on my 
> frequency, the less likely someone could "turn on" and shoot me down.  So 
> far, at least in the local club, it's worked (there is no one else on my 
> frequency in our club of 100+).
>
> Based on my experience you'd have a hard time convincing me to switch back 
> to 72 mhz.
>
> Jerry
>
>

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