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<DIV>Hey, I got a really cool shirt out of the deal!!! Even has my name on
it. Only cost me $2119.09.... not including the second receiver that
I needed anyway.</DIV>
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<DIV>Rex</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A title=mailto:n444bm@yahoo.com
href="mailto:n444bm@yahoo.com">Bob Miller</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 17, 2007 5:55
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Futaba
14mz and compact flash card</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You have just wittnessed the most vivid example
of the Japanese tradition of saving face. It didn't happen. No
problem.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=mailto:trexlesh@msn.com href="mailto:trexlesh@msn.com">Rex
LESHER</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 17, 2007 6:38
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Futaba
14mz and compact flash card</DIV>
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<DIV>I started with keeping up with the Futaba Flyers Club Forum where the
problem initially became public. Even in the forum they were "NOT"
recommending to cut the antenna. Then all of a sudden they said that
if you were still having issues with glitches, to try cutting the length to
exactly 21.6" from the case. That should solve to problem with excess
noise. The next thing they are discussing is that this receiver was
designed sensitivity with reguards to reception.... cutting the
antenna to the desired length "should" resolve the problem with picking up
excessive noise, which was causing the hold problem in the first
place. If you look at the forum now, they are discussing at length
that all the antennas are coming in the shortened </DIV>
<DIV>antenna version. Go figure!!!! All the talk on the forum
has entry after entry of guys who cut their antenna and all the problems
went away....</DIV>
<DIV>It'll work now Don!!!!</DIV>
<DIV>One of the other things that came from Japan was mounting the receiver
crosswise in the fuse, running the antenna wire on over to the fuse, then
running back along the side. This apparantly gives a better cross
section of antenna reception from all angles. Supposedly, helps with
doing away with possible blank spots...</DIV>
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<DIV>Rex</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A
title=mailto:AtwoodDon@aol.com
href="mailto:AtwoodDon@aol.com">AtwoodDon@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 17, 2007
5:10 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Futaba 14mz and compact flash card</DIV>
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<DIV>Yes, the Futaba site is interesting reading. Last time I
looked, they still say "don't cut the antenna unless you are having a
problem". Taken another way and <STRONG><U>not</U></STRONG> a quote
from Futaba, "don't cut the antenna until you crash". Which I did
due to lockouts.</DIV>
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<DIV>My personal opinion is they stick to the original design instructions
because admitting they had a design error would
mean........well....... admitting they had a design
problem<IMG src="http://cdn-cf.aol.com/se/smi/0201d20638/03">.
However, they ship all new receivers with a short antenna, go
figure.</DIV>
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<DIV>I have been a long time Futaba customer, and I love my 14MZ
transmitter, however, the 5014 rx situation has left a bad taste in my
mouth. I cut the antenna and have been flying the original 5014
in a test plane but am having a bit of a problem convincing myself to put
it back in my pattern plane. </DIV>
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<DIV>Don</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 1/17/2007 4:26:28 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
cweimer@tconl.com writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I
agree you can tell the difference with the 2048 resolution but it is
not<BR>enough better to go ahead and fly with the airplane going into
hold. My<BR>feeling was that cutting the antenna to 21.6" would probably
fix it but then<BR>I heard that it should not be cut. My question is why
Futaba said not to cut<BR>the antenna and then they started shipping the
receivers with the shorter<BR>antenna? <BR><BR>-----Original
Message-----<BR>From:
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org<BR>[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]
On Behalf Of Ed Miller<BR>Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 6:10
AM<BR>To: NSRCA Mailing List<BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Futaba
14mz and compact flash card<BR><BR>I've used the R5014DPS receiver in 3
different planes now with no problems. <BR>I did not measure the length
of the antennae wire prior to installation. <BR>Both my rx'es have the
same length antennae, maybe later tonight I can <BR>remove 1 and measure
it's length. You will notice a difference, at least in<BR><BR>a
well setup pattern plane going from 1024 to 2048 resolution. I
also <BR>noticed the 40% better update rate Futaba claims over the 9Z
radios. Other <BR>than the too soft factory stick springs and
still too soft factory Futaba <BR>"stiff" springs for the 14mz, I'm very
happy with it. I ended up installing<BR><BR>stick springs from a
9Z radio to get the feel I was looking for. I do not <BR>have the
part number as I ordered them from Futaba some time ago but I do
<BR>remember they were replacement springs for the 9Z. I also
purchased a <BR>genuine Sony NP-F570 battery and have used it for both
programming and <BR>flying and can record no difference in charge times,
Tx on times, etc. The <BR>14mz is a battery hog in programming
mode with the backlight on for the <BR>screen, mine will take the
battery from 100% to 30% in about 50 minutes if <BR>solely
programming.<BR>Ed M.<BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: "Claude
Weimer" <cweimer@tconl.com><BR>To: "'NSRCA Mailing List'"
<nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><BR>Sent: Tuesday, January 16,
2007 9:07 PM<BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Futaba 14mz and compact
flash card<BR><BR><BR>> My question isn't about the card but about
the antenna length on the R5014<BR>> receiver. There was an article
in RCU about cutting the antenna length to<BR>> 21.6" to solve
intermittent holds. Then I read something from Futaba that<BR>> you
should not cut the antenna, you should tighten any metal or
carbon<BR>> vibration to solve the problem. A friend bought a new
radio with that<BR>> receiver and it has the shortened antenna. So my
question is if Futaba is<BR>> shipping new receivers with the shorter
antenna then why would they<BR>> recommend not cutting the antenna?
Holds no matter how short, unnerve me <BR>> to<BR>> the point of
not wanting to fly the airplane. I have been using 1024<BR>>
receivers with the 14mz radio.<BR>><BR>> Claude
Weimer<BR>><BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From:
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org<BR>>
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Ted
Sander<BR>> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 7:03 PM<BR>> To:
'NSRCA Mailing List'<BR>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Futaba 14mz
and compact flash card<BR>><BR>> Only as a bench test. I had
this 2 gig card for a camera, and popped it <BR>> in.<BR>> It all
seemed to work just fine. Saved settings, recalled settings,
much<BR>> more room for tunes, etc. Didn't test to see if there
was a problem with <BR>> a<BR>> large number of files on the card
- possible the MZ itself can't display<BR>> beyond a certain
number.<BR>> The system doesn't need the card except as storage space
- so if the saved<BR>> planes read in to the radio fine, I wouldn't
expect any issues. From the<BR>> test, I will experiment once
the temperature gets more reasonable for<BR>> flying. Minus 10
last night.....<BR>><BR>> Ted Sander<BR>><BR>> -----Original
Message-----<BR>> From:
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org<BR>>
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Ed
Miller<BR>> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 7:11 AM<BR>> To: NSRCA
Mailing List<BR>> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Futaba 14mz and compact
flash card<BR>><BR>> Has anyone tried a compact flash card in
their 14mz other than the factory<BR>> supplied 32MB compact flash
card ??<BR>> TIA.....Ed M.<BR>><BR>>
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