<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Forwarded to the NSRCA Discussion List for John Pavlick. Please look at John's question about range check below and respond if you know the answer.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Ron</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><BR><DIV>Begin forwarded message:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>From: </B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">John Pavlick <<A href="mailto:idsmail@sbcglobal.net">idsmail@sbcglobal.net</A>></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>Date: </B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">September 7, 2007 12:16:23 PM CDT</FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>To: </B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Ron Van Putte <<A href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">vanputte@cox.net</A>></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>Subject: </B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><B>Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Futaba 9z with Spektrum SPMMSFUT7</B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV> <DIV>I can't post to the list from work because I just access my personal Email through the remote access server. You can forward my message if you like.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>John Pavlick<BR><BR><B><I>Ron Van Putte <<A href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">vanputte@cox.net</A>></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class="replbq" style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I don't know John. Why don't you post this to the NSRCA Discussion List? <DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV> <DIV>Ron</DIV> <DIV><BR> <DIV> <DIV>On Sep 7, 2007, at 10:56 AM, John Pavlick wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV>Hey, how do you range check a 2.4GHz system since you can't put the antenna down? Do they have a low power mode or something like that? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>John Pavlick<BR><BR><B><I>Ron Van Putte <<A href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">vanputte@cox.net</A>></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class="replbq" style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">The Futaba 9Z transmitter antenna is actually pretty easy to remove. However, unless you know what you are doing (think Tony Stillman here), it can be a $%#@! problem getting it back in. <DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV> <DIV>Re the 2.4 GHz crash: Some people are capable of breaking an anvil.</DIV> <DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV> <DIV>Ron</DIV> <DIV><BR> <DIV> <DIV>On Sep 7, 2007, at 10:20 AM, John Pavlick wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV>Hey, good point. As you know, removing the antenna from a 9z is anything but fun. I've been waiting for the TM-14 module for my 12Z. The antenna unscrews and stores right in the case.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I think it's funny that someone would go to these lengths (cobbed up install of a Spektrum moduel in a 9Z) to try and improve "reliability" . Is that what is really going to happen? All that cobbery has got to outweigh any "advantage" of using 2.4GHz. As a matter of fact I saw a plane with 2.4GHz stuff (Spektrum) crash a few weeks ago due to - you guessed it - radio problems. I'm not sure of the exact cause but since I know the owner my guess would be either an improperly installed antenna or weak Rx batteries. The plane went in at full throttle because he didn't set the fail safe up correctly either. Some people just don't get it...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>John Pavlick<BR><BR><B><I>Ron Van Putte <<A href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">vanputte@cox.net</A>></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class="replbq" style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I assume that you must remove the 72 MHz antenna from the transmitter <BR>in order to have the Futaba TM-7 module function at its best. True?<BR><BR>Where are the TM-7 module and R607FS receiver available? Tower still <BR>says availability in "early September".<BR><BR>Ron<BR><BR>On Sep 7, 2007, at 9:36 AM, Bob Richards wrote:<BR><BR>> >>>Futaba ought to be ashamed of putting this out!<BR>> Jerry<BR>> <<<<BR>><BR>> Pardon me, but this was NOT Futaba, this was Spektrum.<BR>><BR>> I have just purchased the TM-7 2.4ghz module, that was made by <BR>> Futaba. Does not look like a kludge to me, IMHO. I can very easily <BR>> swap between the 2.4ghz and 72mhz modules at any time (and probably <BR>> will for a while).<BR>><BR>> Bob R.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>> <A href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A><BR>> <A href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</A><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A><BR><A href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>