ke5in

Has anybody here used the Quantum 8 Sub Micro Receiver from FMA? I'm thinking about getting one to use in a sailplane with the 9C. I was wondering what the range is like and if it filters noise well.

rc bugman

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This is an excellent receiver even though it is 2 generations older than the current FMA offerings. I use this receiver in my research aircraft which carries 1.5 watt TV tx onboard. The rx rejects all the interference and flies the planes solidly. These are $5000+ airplanes. A better choice if you can live with 5 channels is the M5 receiver which has better rejection than the quantum 8. In tests conducted in my lab, the quantum 8 performed better at rejecting out of band interference (5 watts at 6") than any other brand of rx. I need all 8 channels so the M5 would not work for me.

Hope this helps

Elson

ke5in

Elson,

Thanks for the reply. Actually, further down the road I plan on adding a TV Tx so its good to hear that there are no problems with this. Does the quantum come with a whip antenna? And do you do anything special to shield it from the TV Tx?

Thanks again for your on target reply!
-Kevin

rc bugman

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Kevin,

The quantum comes with the typical end fed wire antenna. I do nothing special to shield the rx from the TV tx. Infact, the tv antenna is in close proximity to the rx antenna. 1.5 watt signal from the tv tx is a lot of power for a rc rx to handle without problems

Elson