[NSRCA-discussion] Fact/Rumor?

[Rick Kent]

Would that friend's name be Larry?

If so, anyone interested in the details can read all about it here.
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=458314&page=48#post5099686

If it isn't, then this guy Larry's already done all the hard work. In the
interest of full disclosure, I was the one of the major posters who were
raising the question in the thread about FCC legality. Not so much because I
believed it was illegal or even dangerous, but to make 100% SURE it wasn
t--before a slew of folks went out and hacked up their 6102's.. 

The AMA, as of right now, has taken the stance that it is illegal, and
therefore does not sanction the modification. You can read the AMA Technical
Director's comments on it in the thread.

FWIW, I emailed Tony Stillman myself several weeks ago about this
modification. He seemed to think it was within FCC rules. Apparently the AMA
and he are at odds on this. We'll have to wait and see how the testing pans
out. Hopefully the AMA will take another look if all goes well.

Rick
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: Ron Van Putte
Date: 02/26/06 11:27:01
To: Cameron Smith; NSRCA Mailing List
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Fact/Rumor?
 
On Feb 25, 2006, at 10:13 AM, Cameron Smith wrote:
 
> Have you asked Tony what he has heard? That would be great IF this
> was a
> option.
 
I sent an e-mail to Tony Stillman and am awaiting his response.
 
BTW, I thought the following might be of interest to some followers
of the List.  A friend of mine is an electrical engineer and he likes
to do electronic modifications to his radio equipment.  He bought one
of the Specktrum systems and took the back off the transmitter.
Based on what he saw, he ordered a JR 6102 transmitter and installed
the Specktrum RF module in it.  Here's the interesting fact:  He says
that the RF module appears to have been designed for the JR 6102,
because the predrilled holes in the board match up to the back of the
6102 and all he had to do was screw the board down and solder three
wires.  He's now using the modified 6102 transmitter with the
Spectrum receiver.  For those who might scream that this modification
invalidates the FCC type certification of the system, he responds
that the FCC regulations say that he can do what he's done if he gets
the modified transmitter tested at a certified testing station.
There is such a station in Georgia and he plans to have his
transmitter tested there next week, on this way to the Southeastern
Model Show in Perry, GA.  Once he does this, other qualified
individuals can legally perform the same modification.  Interesting.
 
Ron Van Putte
 
>
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> Putte
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>
> I heard that Futaba is planning to market a transmitter module which
> will plug in the high-end Futaba transmitters, enabling  owners to
> use their transmitters with the Spektrum 2.4 GHz receiver.  Is it
> more than a rumor?
>
> Ron Van Putte
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