[NSRCA-discussion] 9Z Programming Sheet

[Gordon Anderson]

I too was very fond of the Ace Micropro as well as the old Proline Custom
Competition radios. I developed custom transmitter electronics to convert my
Proline into a computer radio with a synthesized rf deck, operating on the ham
bands. You can see the details at www.mstar2k.com. About 100 of these have been
built since 2000.
 
--Gordon

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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Bob Richards
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 7:03 PM
To: NSRCA Mailing List
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] 9Z Programming Sheet


Ed,
 
I bought the Ace Micropro just for pattern. I had problems trying to trim the
plane. To make a long story short, I figured out the resolution was 256 by
putting a long pointer on a Futaba 9101 servo. I could count the steps! The poor
resolution made it impossible to trim the plane for straight and level
consistently.
 
It was a great radio for sport flying. I loved the autotrim feature. The buddy
box worked the way it should with any radio, only the stick positions were sent
over the link, then passed through the programming in the master radio. Plug and
play!
 
If it had been 1024 or better resolution, I probably would have kept it. A lot
can be said for the computer radios, but the old analog radios had infinite
resolution. 
 
Bob R.


Ed Miller <edbon85 at charter.net> wrote:

Yes Bob, both my dad and I had Ace Micropro 8000's.  They had a very innovative
( at the time ) programming setup.  I can tell you that generic Futaba 9101
coreless servos had better resolution than the radio had.  For my dad using
standard servos the radio was fine until Ace faded way. He is very happy with
his 2 Futaba 8UAFs radio's now. I was sad to see them go, the last of the
American radio's. 
Of course we have it much better now with everything produced in obscure parts
of the world.  
Ed M. 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Bob Richards <mailto:bob at toprudder.com>  
To: NSRCA Mailing List <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>  
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] 9Z Programming Sheet

Been done, over 10 years ago.  Ace did it with their Micropro 8000 radio.  You
could edit the radio setup on the computer, and save the file to disk. You could
then email the setup file to someone if needed.
 
There were a LOT of things I liked about that radio.  Too bad it was only 256
resolution!!! (Their answer: "256 is better than most servos.") 
 
Bob R.


Jay Marshall <lightfoot at sc.rr.com> wrote:

One of these days someone is going to invent a system with a full PC interface
where everything can be setup and recorded o a desktop. (and understood!)
 

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