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So, about a month ago I had a couple of crashes with my 450 that were caused by poor reception, and the receiver going into a failsafe condition. Ground range testing showed very poor 'antenna down' range (30 paces for one reciever, 20 paces for another). Sent all my kit off to MacGregor to be told that everything (JR 9XII tx + RS77S PCM rx) were working perfectly.
So, having got it back and tried again, and it still not working, I'm a bit unsure what direction to take. There's a lack of people around here with compatiable gear, so it's difficult to try to eliminate any one bit, and besides Macgregor gave it a clean bill of health. Hmmm.
I've pretty much come to the conculsion that I should have come to two years ago, that mounting 35MHz gear is a pain in the arse, and that 2.4GHz is the way to go. I have a DX6i here that I got 2nd hand with the Beam a couple of weeks ago, but I haven't dared use it in anger because the throttle hold is in the opposite place to the 9XII and, well, it doesn't feel as nice
Right now I'm tending towards buying a Spektrum module for the 9XII (they're not that expensive when bundled with a rx, and I'll need a couple of rx anyway), but am put off by the increased latency (not that I'll notice it for a few years yet). On the other hand, I could just get used to the layout on the DX6i and have done with it, or I guess I could modify the 6 to use the layout I'm used to (what is the proper layout, anyway?!). Or something else?
Suggestions anyone? It's been like a month since I went flying and this is starting to get to me!
So, having got it back and tried again, and it still not working, I'm a bit unsure what direction to take. There's a lack of people around here with compatiable gear, so it's difficult to try to eliminate any one bit, and besides Macgregor gave it a clean bill of health. Hmmm.
I've pretty much come to the conculsion that I should have come to two years ago, that mounting 35MHz gear is a pain in the arse, and that 2.4GHz is the way to go. I have a DX6i here that I got 2nd hand with the Beam a couple of weeks ago, but I haven't dared use it in anger because the throttle hold is in the opposite place to the 9XII and, well, it doesn't feel as nice
Right now I'm tending towards buying a Spektrum module for the 9XII (they're not that expensive when bundled with a rx, and I'll need a couple of rx anyway), but am put off by the increased latency (not that I'll notice it for a few years yet). On the other hand, I could just get used to the layout on the DX6i and have done with it, or I guess I could modify the 6 to use the layout I'm used to (what is the proper layout, anyway?!). Or something else?
Suggestions anyone? It's been like a month since I went flying and this is starting to get to me!
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