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futaba 9c conversion to 2.4 - 6/4/2008 12:44:02 PM   
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Status: online 		Would like to hear what 9c owners are using for conversion to 2.4. Likes, dislikes, problems, thoughts/ opinions. Such a nice radio, shame to not convert.


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RE: futaba 9c conversion to 2.4 - 6/4/2008 1:32:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		Well........I'm using the "XPS" system in my 9c-I have a dozen planes on this system, from .90 pattern to 34% gas-Over a year now, hundreds of flights-Love it!-FWIW

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RE: futaba 9c conversion to 2.4 - 6/4/2008 3:01:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		Me too, the 9C with XPS. Love it and no problems.

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RE: futaba 9c conversion to 2.4 - 6/4/2008 3:05:29 PM   
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RE: futaba 9c conversion to 2.4 - 6/4/2008 5:27:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		TM-8 module, plug and play, no issues at all.

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RE: futaba 9c conversion to 2.4 - 6/4/2008 7:41:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		spektrum module here also no problems

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RE: futaba 9c conversion to 2.4 - 6/4/2008 7:45:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		TM-8 module. Works great!

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RE: futaba 9c conversion to 2.4 - 6/4/2008 11:17:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		Spektrum 8 channel module here and very pleased with the selection and price range of Spektrum receivers.

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RE: futaba 9c conversion to 2.4 - 6/5/2008 12:15:22 AM   
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Status: offline 		I have the TM 7 in mine and it works great

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RE: futaba 9c conversion to 2.4 - 6/5/2008 12:16:40 AM   
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Status: online 		Sounds like it is difficult to make a bad choice. I am leaning toward the Spectrum (JR) conversion. I have a DX7. Thanks for all the responses.


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RE: futaba 9c conversion to 2.4 - 6/5/2008 6:16:00 AM   
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Status: offline 		I physically hacked both the TM-7 module and the 9C case, thereby invalidating the guarantee. Well worth it though, because I much prefer to see the 2.4GHz antenna sticking out the top of the Tx - as opposed to it hanging off the rear. A new antenna with a longer coax had to be purchased since the coax on the stock ant. wasn't long enough. I fabricted a cover plate from a CD case which sits at the rear of the Tx where the module normally resides and made a couple cut-outs for access to the range switch and LEDs. Sprayed black the new cover plate blends well and doesn't look too sickly on the eye, but it's main purpose is to protect the module pcb from the elements.

Incidentally, did you know that the TM-7 and TM-8 modules are one and the same? There is a slide switch on the module pcb right next to the General/France switch. Sliding the switch down turns the TM-7 into a TM-8.

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RE: futaba 9c conversion to 2.4 - 6/5/2008 8:46:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		XPS since last Fall with Hitec and now replaced the Hitec Eclipses with a 9C and still great performance!

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RE: futaba 9c conversion to 2.4 - 6/6/2008 11:38:08 PM   
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RE: futaba 9c conversion to 2.4 - 6/7/2008 12:10:45 AM   
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RE: futaba 9c conversion to 2.4 - 6/7/2008 12:57:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		I use the TM-7 in my 9C for almost a year now and I love it.

The module is designed so that the antenna will not touch any part of the transmitter (the chrome "handle" , and when the transmitter is laid on it's back, on the ground, the antenna will not touch the ground or the surface where it is laid. This eliminates the need for all the reconstruction to make the antenna come out the top.

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