[NSRCA-discussion] Now 2.4g Question

[Ron Van Putte]

A couple of evenings ago I converted my 20+ year old Futaba 9VAP  
transmitter to 2.4 GHz, using the Hitec 2.4 GHz transmitter module/ 
receiver package.  It was more difficult to mod this transmitter than  
it would be for many transmitters, because I had to remove the back  
and sides of the transmitter and the main circuit board in order  
access the base of the 72 MHz antenna to remove it.   Nevertheless, I  
got it back together and it works perfectly.

On a lot of transmitters which use modules, you can remove the  
antenna simply by unscrewing it and pulling it out.  If you have a  
transmitter like this, the conversion to 2.4 GHz with the Hitec 2.4  
GHz module/receiver package would take less than five minutes and  
would cost about $100 for the transmitter module/receiver package.   
It's a cheap, easy way to get a 2.4 GHz system and you could easily  
convert it back to 72 MHz if you wanted to.

Ron Van Putte


On Feb 25, 2010, at 11:15 AM, Tom Simes wrote:

>
> On a related note, what 2.4g module do you like?  I don't have any  
> 2.4g
> gear at the moment so I'm not wedded to a technology yet.  The  
> Spectrum
> bind and fly indoor setups are pretty compelling though...
>
> -- 
> Tom
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