DSMX, Horizon, and JR
03-17-2011, 06:44 PM
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RE: DSMX, Horizon, and JR
ORIGINAL: mwhar760
my story is that i bought a new jr 9303 paid 6 bills for it then a month later the 9503 came out at an even cheaper price??? then they want to change over to dsmx???? at the time i only had 2 9 ch.recievers in 2 of my 50cc planes with all the sattellites, with horizon wanting another $75 to upgrade and if i wanted the receivers to work with dsmx( hopping) i would have to buy new receivers i felt that that was too much!!! and i sold the 9303 and went with the hitec aurora 9 got the radio with 3 receivers,and the and the pc programmer for around $600 and sent the upc code and receipt copy and got a 7 ch. receiver for free!!!! my problem solved!!!!!
my story is that i bought a new jr 9303 paid 6 bills for it then a month later the 9503 came out at an even cheaper price??? then they want to change over to dsmx???? at the time i only had 2 9 ch.recievers in 2 of my 50cc planes with all the sattellites, with horizon wanting another $75 to upgrade and if i wanted the receivers to work with dsmx( hopping) i would have to buy new receivers i felt that that was too much!!! and i sold the 9303 and went with the hitec aurora 9 got the radio with 3 receivers,and the and the pc programmer for around $600 and sent the upc code and receipt copy and got a 7 ch. receiver for free!!!! my problem solved!!!!!
I love the A9 and don't miss Spektrum at all, Oh BTW the voice announing module is backordered but due in soon.
One final question, can a JR 12x, or JR anything as well as Futaba 14MZ "talk" to you while your flying, telling you your speed, altitude, rpm, fuel level, temperature, airborne battery voltage, etc...??? I didn't think so.
If it ain't Hitec, it's Low Tech......
03-18-2011, 05:22 AM
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ORIGINAL: fizzwater2
while that may be cool, when I'm flying, I usually have the TX in my hands, and not my phone..
while that may be cool, when I'm flying, I usually have the TX in my hands, and not my phone..
03-18-2011, 01:57 PM
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ORIGINAL: mwhar760
my story is that i bought a new jr 9303 paid 6 bills for it then a month later the 9503 came out at an even cheaper price??? then they want to change over to dsmx???? at the time i only had 2 9 ch.recievers in 2 of my 50cc planes with all the sattellites, with horizon wanting another $75 to upgrade and if i wanted the receivers to work with dsmx( hopping) i would have to buy new receivers i felt that that was too much!!! and i sold the 9303 and went with the hitec aurora 9 got the radio with 3 receivers,and the and the pc programmer for around $600 and sent the upc code and receipt copy and got a 7 ch. receiver for free!!!! my problem solved!!!!!
my story is that i bought a new jr 9303 paid 6 bills for it then a month later the 9503 came out at an even cheaper price??? then they want to change over to dsmx???? at the time i only had 2 9 ch.recievers in 2 of my 50cc planes with all the sattellites, with horizon wanting another $75 to upgrade and if i wanted the receivers to work with dsmx( hopping) i would have to buy new receivers i felt that that was too much!!! and i sold the 9303 and went with the hitec aurora 9 got the radio with 3 receivers,and the and the pc programmer for around $600 and sent the upc code and receipt copy and got a 7 ch. receiver for free!!!! my problem solved!!!!!
03-18-2011, 03:40 PM
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RE: DSMX, Horizon, and JR
so far, i really like the A9 hitec and like i said $80.00 for a 9 ch. receiver sure beats the almost $200.00 from spectrun or jr by the time you add the sattellites!!! i really feel that they should replace the receivers for the radios that were purchased within their time line that is stated on their website!!! very poor on their part i will have to agree with you!!!!!
03-19-2011, 12:11 PM
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ORIGINAL: BuschBarber Not to demean the A9 as it is definitely good bang for the buck, but can any Hitec receiver send Telemetry to an iPhone? DX8 and I can't wait!!
"I too, had thought of both the voice command and the voice readout, for instance, I thought it would be cool if you could say "Voltage" and it responded with the Volts. Of if the pack seemed to be getting low, it would vibrate your phone and say "Pack voltage low" etc.
I think we will have a map display of the phone location and the aircraft location pretty quick, from what I can tell it is pretty easy to put layers on the map.
I think we could only send out telemetry to alot of people using the wireless link, the bluetooth serial port is bi directional so the connection is 1 to 1 only. There may be other Bluetooth profiles that do other things, but i do not knwo about them."
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03-19-2011, 06:14 PM
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ORIGINAL: BelAirBob
Still strange that the Spektrum website has the DX7 as does the HH website showing out of stock.....if it is indeed discontinued, we probably have a new radio to look forward to......
bob
Still strange that the Spektrum website has the DX7 as does the HH website showing out of stock.....if it is indeed discontinued, we probably have a new radio to look forward to......
bob
03-20-2011, 06:35 PM
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ORIGINAL: RickShane
YES the DX7 IS 100% for sure discontinued!! I was all set to buy a DX7 and heard it was discontinued. So, I called and talked to Horizon myself and asked them. There answer was ''Yes we have discontinued the DX7, and haven't heard if there will be a new radio to replace it.'' There's no word at all that Spektrum will be out with a new radio to fill in the gap between the DX6i & the DX8.
YES the DX7 IS 100% for sure discontinued!! I was all set to buy a DX7 and heard it was discontinued. So, I called and talked to Horizon myself and asked them. There answer was ''Yes we have discontinued the DX7, and haven't heard if there will be a new radio to replace it.'' There's no word at all that Spektrum will be out with a new radio to fill in the gap between the DX6i & the DX8.
I'm still crossing my fingers that that the XG7 might be heading to North America. It's just too bad that the trainer switch is in the same awful location that it was on the DX7...
03-20-2011, 10:15 PM
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A question on the DX8
The presently sold Transmitter says DSM2, as does the receiver, and the satelite receiver. I understand you can download the upgrade to DSM-X and then change the face plate on the transmitter. The faceplate is cheap, and fits aroung the screan. The receiver, i am told is DSM-X already. With the newer sold models. The satelite says, and apparently is DSM2.
Now is it true that the satelite receivers are not interchangeable between DSM2 and DSM-X? So what happens when the satelites are mixed, because i believe some of these satelites have been mislabled? And have been mixing with DSM2 if they are really DSMX and labeled as DSM2.
When i went through this line of questions at HH, i could not get a good answer. Was told the DX8 has been DSM-X all along. Another version is it is ready and needs a download. Satellite?? no one knows. Reciever DSM-X as long as the 8000 reciever has been produced.
The DSMX badged DX8 is simply not available presently. And its in the middle of the Tsunami crisis i believe. Will we see anything come off the production line for a while?
The presently sold Transmitter says DSM2, as does the receiver, and the satelite receiver. I understand you can download the upgrade to DSM-X and then change the face plate on the transmitter. The faceplate is cheap, and fits aroung the screan. The receiver, i am told is DSM-X already. With the newer sold models. The satelite says, and apparently is DSM2.
Now is it true that the satelite receivers are not interchangeable between DSM2 and DSM-X? So what happens when the satelites are mixed, because i believe some of these satelites have been mislabled? And have been mixing with DSM2 if they are really DSMX and labeled as DSM2.
When i went through this line of questions at HH, i could not get a good answer. Was told the DX8 has been DSM-X all along. Another version is it is ready and needs a download. Satellite?? no one knows. Reciever DSM-X as long as the 8000 reciever has been produced.
The DSMX badged DX8 is simply not available presently. And its in the middle of the Tsunami crisis i believe. Will we see anything come off the production line for a while?
03-21-2011, 04:06 AM
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My new DX8 straight from HH had th e DSM2 faceplar - The electronics had the latest update -
When current assembled radio supply is exhausted, the new faceplate will likely be the std.
The rx satellites, just read the code on the back -don't mix em.
When current assembled radio supply is exhausted, the new faceplate will likely be the std.
The rx satellites, just read the code on the back -don't mix em.
03-21-2011, 11:30 AM
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Ifreally in doubt -go to HH site and look at presently available rx's which have X satellites
at the moment - just the 8000 and they are x rx (unless others have arrived!)
Remeber the DSMX /DSM2 setups are compatible with any DSMX/DSM2 tx
so look at backside of rx s- it tells you.
at the moment - just the 8000 and they are x rx (unless others have arrived!)
Remeber the DSMX /DSM2 setups are compatible with any DSMX/DSM2 tx
so look at backside of rx s- it tells you.
03-21-2011, 11:45 AM
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RE: DSMX, Horizon, and JR
ORIGINAL: indubitably
A question on the DX8
The presently sold Transmitter says DSM2, as does the receiver, and the satelite receiver. I understand you can download the upgrade to DSM-X and then change the face plate on the transmitter. The faceplate is cheap, and fits aroung the screan. The receiver, i am told is DSM-X already. With the newer sold models. The satelite says, and apparently is DSM2.
Now is it true that the satelite receivers are not interchangeable between DSM2 and DSM-X? So what happens when the satelites are mixed, because i believe some of these satelites have been mislabled? And have been mixing with DSM2 if they are really DSMX and labeled as DSM2.
A question on the DX8
The presently sold Transmitter says DSM2, as does the receiver, and the satelite receiver. I understand you can download the upgrade to DSM-X and then change the face plate on the transmitter. The faceplate is cheap, and fits aroung the screan. The receiver, i am told is DSM-X already. With the newer sold models. The satelite says, and apparently is DSM2.
Now is it true that the satelite receivers are not interchangeable between DSM2 and DSM-X? So what happens when the satelites are mixed, because i believe some of these satelites have been mislabled? And have been mixing with DSM2 if they are really DSMX and labeled as DSM2.
As for DSM2 and DSMX remote receivers being interchangeable, the answer is "maybe." There are certain combinations that work. However, we were not encouraged to do that. The official word is keep DSM2 remotes with DSM2 bases and DSMX remotes with DSMX bases.
We were told when we started testing this stuff last year NOT to mix-and-match. We even have different part numbers for them (SPM9545 vs. SPM9645).
On the back of the remote that came with your AR8000 you will see a little white tag with an X on it. That tells you it's DSMX (SPM9645).
When i went through this line of questions at HH, i could not get a good answer. Was told the DX8 has been DSM-X all along. Another version is it is ready and needs a download. Satellite?? no one knows. Reciever DSM-X as long as the 8000 reciever has been produced.
The DSMX badged DX8 is simply not available presently. And its in the middle of the Tsunami crisis i believe. Will we see anything come off the production line for a while?
Hope this helps.
Andy
03-22-2011, 06:38 AM
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ORIGINAL: AndyKunz
I was under the impression that HorizonHobby.com is selling them with the DSMX logo on the front. Even if not labeled that way, they are updating the radios to version 2.01 code which enables DSMX.
Hope this helps.
Andy
I was under the impression that HorizonHobby.com is selling them with the DSMX logo on the front. Even if not labeled that way, they are updating the radios to version 2.01 code which enables DSMX.
Hope this helps.
Andy
Not complaining, just a heads up for those who might be curious.
03-22-2011, 07:44 AM
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ORIGINAL: rmh
nope- mine says ''magic marker''
nope- mine says ''magic marker''
Damn !!
Mine must be a mute. I've even held my ear right on it and it isn't even whispering !
Then again I could join the uninformed masses and blame it all on DSM2 .[X(]
