ORIGINAL: Nathan King
I tried another receiver - no improvement. Then, just for grins, I range checked my airplane with an RDS8000 and got really good results (over 100 feet). Obviously this is perplexing. Is there some sort of backwards compatibility problem with FHSS-1 receivers with the SD-10G? I would think not as they are bundled with the radio?
I have one of the first 100 SD10Gs that were sold here and have had no problems with any of the combination of receivers. I have 2 airplanes with the 10 channel receivers and 4 with the 8 and 7 channel and have never had a range check issue. Even with some pretty compact installations. Since the radio is still under warranty I would send it in to Airtronics for inspection. They are very thorough and fast. If it comes back with no detected problems, you will have to look at your installation again.