[NSRCA-discussion] Futaba 14mz and compact flash card

[Rex LESHER]

Don't wait, cut your antenna....  been there, done that.  This receiver is way more sensitive to reception than most, if not all other receivers.
It's not a question of "if", but when you are going to go into hold.  There's been some discussions between guys who have lost their planes and 
Futaba about the statement you are referring too...
I got lucky.  Mine would go into hold on throttle only, no problems with any of the other channels...  That was about the time at which they
just started to find out there was a problem...  I tried everything.  Nothing helped.  I bought a new receiver and noticed the shorter antenna,
so I started digging and found the big discussion.  Since the new receiver worked flawlessly, I cut the antenna on the original and put it back 
in the plane...  I've been flying it since June 2006, without so much as a sneeze.  

Rex

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Claude Weimer<mailto:cweimer at tconl.com> 
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  Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 6:07 PM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Futaba 14mz and compact flash card


  My question isn't about the card but about the antenna length on the R5014
  receiver. There was an article in RCU about cutting the antenna length to
  21.6" to solve intermittent holds. Then I read something from Futaba that
  you should not cut the antenna, you should tighten any metal or carbon
  vibration to solve the problem. A friend bought a new radio with that
  receiver and it has the shortened antenna. So my question is if Futaba is
  shipping new receivers with the shorter antenna then why would they
  recommend not cutting the antenna? Holds no matter how short, unnerve me to
  the point of not wanting to fly the airplane. I have been using 1024
  receivers with the 14mz radio.

  Claude Weimer    

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  [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Ted Sander
  Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 7:03 PM
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  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Futaba 14mz and compact flash card

  Only as a bench test.  I had this 2 gig card for a camera, and popped it in.
  It all seemed to work just fine.  Saved settings, recalled settings, much
  more room for tunes, etc.  Didn't test to see if there was a problem with a
  large number of files on the card - possible the MZ itself can't display
  beyond a certain number.
  The system doesn't need the card except as storage space - so if the saved
  planes read in to the radio fine, I wouldn't expect any issues.  From the
  test, I will experiment once the temperature gets more reasonable for
  flying.  Minus 10 last night.....

  Ted Sander

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  [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Ed Miller
  Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 7:11 AM
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  Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Futaba 14mz and compact flash card

  Has anyone tried a compact flash card in their 14mz other than the factory 
  supplied 32MB compact flash card ??
  TIA.....Ed M. 

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