ORIGINAL: Oberst
ORIGINAL: gsoav8r
Wish my MA would show up already...
However, from looking at the current cellular frequencies, I dont see anything that suggest cellular is a prob with 2.4. The 4G stuff referred to earlier in the thread doesnt appear to overlap the part of the band we use. The 4G range is 2496 - 2690. ref -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_frequencies
From looking at videos on rcmodelreviews.com were the gent uses a nice spectrum analyzer we can see that RC 2.4 systems are outputting in the range of about 2400 - 2485.
Who knows whats really being hashed out in FCC and industry circles, but so far I cant decipher what the fuss is about.
Cheers.
Did you ever have Bluetooth disconect on you when you knew it was fully charged? Have you ever faded in and out or had the signal weaken and you knew you weren't that far from a tower, but when you redialed it came in strong again? Ever have the signal fade when you were caught in a heavy rain? Have you ever had a dropped call? Have you ever got no signal in a shopping mall, elevator or home? Have you ever sent a text or email and it got lost in cyberspace?
Your phone operates on the 2.4GHz system, enough said! Yea, I want to operate my $1,000 dollar airplane with that type of technology. NOT!
Pete
This thread makes me long for the good old days of a few frequencies and servos with square output shafts. (Yah, right) Can we also revive the old 72 threads concerning the dangers of PCM receivers?
2.4 gear is not fool proof for sure but then neither is any other hobby quality radio or other devices. I guess I must have thrown caution to the wind somewhere by flying 75# waivered airplanes on 2.4.
When 2.4 stuff starts raining from the sky like the birds did last winter then I will become concerned and exercise something other than normal caution and good operating practices.
I also remember Finagles saying "The experiment can be deemed a success if no more than 90% of the findings must be discarded to make it agree with the hypothesis."
I am always more concerned about brain fade than I am signal fade.