2.4 radios in a gasser

[WiscHeli]

talking to some boat gasser ppl i was told 2.4Gig Radios and gasser engines do not work good together ,,, any one have problrem in helis yet ?? :confused:

[tdswan]

I didn't have any problems at all. Don't know where you heard that.

[WiscHeli]

maybe its only car and boat radios

[freakyreef]

Interesting, I would figure it would be a safer bet due to the interference frequently associated with plug wires. Hence the need for shielded plug wires on a gasser.

[Dood]

The problem would not be with the interference from the engine, but with water.
The 2.4ghz band does not penetrate water very well, if at all.

Many people won't fly in the rain, and I know of an event completely banning the use of 2,4ghz SS in a float plane competition.

For those that do use 2.4ghz SS near the presence of water, are running a high risk of failure, and they should be educated about this.

I have confirmed this myself on multiple occasions with my RC car.
Once allowing a snow bank to get between me and the model,
another time just melted snow on the RC car created a lock out.

All it takes is a few drops of water, and I imagine misting in the air and perhaps a person stepping between your radio and your model, as a human body is something like 90% water.

[freakyreef]

:rolleyes: That'll teach me to read... I didn't see the part where he said boat even though it was one of the first words in the post.

As far as gasser engines in heli's though.

[ErichF]

Gasser helis and 2.4 radios get along just fine, if not better than 72mhz PCM.

[Ots]

The problem would not be with the interference from the engine, but with water.
The 2.4ghz band does not penetrate water very well, if at all.

Many people won't fly in the rain, and I know of an event completely banning the use of 2,4ghz SS in a float plane competition.

For those that do use 2.4ghz SS near the presence of water, are running a high risk of failure, and they should be educated about this.

I have confirmed this myself on multiple occasions with my RC car.
Once allowing a snow bank to get between me and the model,
another time just melted snow on the RC car created a lock out.

All it takes is a few drops of water, and I imagine misting in the air and perhaps a person stepping between your radio and your model, as a human body is something like 90% water.

Nice to see you back!

[olhippie]

Welcome back Doodman!

[Dr.Tim]

I run JR 2.4 in both my Camera Ship (Gasser) and Downlink .. No issues at all, My Turbine (LM Odyssey) with the Jakadofsky Pro Turbine does not even show a Frame Loss!! Now I do know of a few having some issues with the Futaba Fast System, but even though it is 2.4, futaba is bouncing the freq a bit different (Without getting into to science crap). I also have ran my Sub at depths of 8' without loss of signal .. hope this help .. can only speak for the JR system. (I am using the JR 12X 2.4 with the 12 ch. Receiver)

Dr.Tim