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AMA Web ALERT Futaba 2.4 GHZ - 1/19/2008 5:12:41 AM   
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Futaba 6EX, 7C and TM-7 Service Advisory Provided by Hobbico Posted on: 01/17/2008

>>>>" Recently we have learned that a very small number of the TM-7 modules, and 6EX and 7C FASST systems were incorrectly coded with a common code number during the manufacturing process. These units were subsequently sold prior to our awareness of the situation."
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Lots of advice on AMA web.

Check it out if you are Futaba 2.4 Ghz.

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RE: AMA Web ALERT Futaba 2.4 GHZ - 1/19/2008 12:52:45 PM   
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RE: AMA Web ALERT Futaba 2.4 GHZ - 1/19/2008 12:59:12 PM   
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Where or what is AMA web?



www.modelaircraft.org

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RE: AMA Web ALERT Futaba 2.4 GHZ - 1/19/2008 12:59:47 PM   
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RE: AMA Web ALERT Futaba 2.4 GHZ - 1/19/2008 3:09:07 PM   
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RE: AMA Web ALERT Futaba 2.4 GHZ - 1/19/2008 3:29:32 PM   
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Conflicting code numbers.

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RE: AMA Web ALERT Futaba 2.4 GHZ - 1/19/2008 5:48:10 PM   
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Status: offline 		First, this issue has been burning up the Internet for 2 weeks. Hobbico got the ONLY two reported problem radios back in Champaign last Friday. They reviewed the situation and released the advisory quoted in the above link on Thursday. Futaba/Hobbico is being extremely proactive and transparent and the AMA passed along the advisory as soon as it was released, what more did you expect??

And LannyBob you are well aware of this since you have made several posts in the other threads. You know perfectly well the timing. So why the disingenuous remark??

Oh well.

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RE: AMA Web ALERT Futaba 2.4 GHZ - 1/23/2008 1:32:42 AM   
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RE: AMA Web ALERT Futaba 2.4 GHZ - 1/23/2008 1:49:53 AM   
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RE: AMA Web ALERT Futaba 2.4 GHZ - 1/23/2008 3:40:00 AM   
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RE: AMA Web ALERT Futaba 2.4 GHZ - 1/23/2008 4:29:03 AM   
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Sooooooo...whats that got to do with the radios?

Ronnie:


This could be some useful information relative our radios. 2.4 has been accepted as the answer to our frequency problems. I am a real dunce when it comes to electronic things however this is happening in my house.
I had 2.4 telephone system with wireless phones around the house. My TV system is 6.o GHz. No probleems!

A few months ago I instituted a better phone system with system voice mail rather that answering service on one phone. It is also 6.0 GHz. Guess what, SOMETIMES the TV acts like there is a Thunderstorm in the way when the Telephone rings. SOMETIMES the sign comes on the TV, "Incoming call," with number and name of the caller, like on the phones. Sometimes when the phones do their little exercising talking to themselves, the TV does a dance and the lost satellite sign comes on and off.

NOW I said SOMETIMES! So in my dum-dum mind, I am beginning to think that these frequencies just may have some problems that I am not being told about.

Therefore if I have some experiences that I fully do not understand, I think I just may be a bit more cautious in my use of the equipment. Kind of like my old aviation cliche, "It's not so much what you don't know that will get to you, but that which you know for sure that ain't so can bite your shorts big time."

Personally I rather welcome any background info. that provides more to consider.





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RE: AMA Web ALERT Futaba 2.4 GHZ - 1/23/2008 6:43:13 AM   
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Status: offline 		I love how people are blowing this way out of proportion. "OMG Futuba 2.4ghz problem?!? skys falling ZAP!!" There has been 2 reported cases, and I bet it was a user error(turning the transmitter on then off too fast) and resetting the GUID, and then being stupid enough to relink their TX & RX.

Idiocy can explain alot in this hobby.

I have a FASST 6EX with 4 606FS RX's none have had to be relinked since day 1 that I've had them.


Good tips.

1. allow enough time for the TX to go thru its boot process before shutting off, should be around 5-8secs
2. Turn your RX on first for 5 secs to make sure someone else has not linked with your rx somehow.
3. If your TX no longer talks to your rx, dont twiddle your thumbs and ask WTH and then relink. Pack your plane in and send off the TX to futuba.

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RE: AMA Web ALERT Futaba 2.4 GHZ - 1/23/2008 1:14:58 PM   
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RE: AMA Web ALERT Futaba 2.4 GHZ - 1/23/2008 2:30:21 PM   
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Futaba wouldn't be in such a tizzy over this if it was just 2 cases. You probably believe everything the Gov. says also.


Ronnie


Yep, you caught them. LIARS!! Damn LIARS!! I say!!! The only reasonable explanation is that this is a far more widespread issue than they let on. There just is simply no other possible reason for them to be spending time on this.

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RE: AMA Web ALERT Futaba 2.4 GHZ - 1/23/2008 3:32:22 PM   
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Futaba wouldn't be in such a tizzy over this if it was just 2 cases. You probably believe everything the Gov. says also.


Ronnie



I haven't noticed Futaba being in a tizzy over it, just the folks on the internet chat rooms that have been speculating for the past weeks about the two or three known incidents.

To me, it seems like Futaba has heard of the issue, investigated it, found the cause, and notified the public for corrective action in a short period of time.



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