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Old 07-12-2022, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by speedracerntrixie
I don’t think signal reflection can happen with our gear for 2 reasons. One the frequency, 2.4 ghz and secondly the coding will be altered just enough the the receiver will simply ignore it. YMMV

Subs use ULF wave guide.
I believe that was what led to the issues right there. The other issue was that the early Spectrum systems didn't have fail safes in them so the boat was doomed from the moment it was launched. Futaba was, apparently, paying attention and figured out how to prevent the issues before they released their first 2.4 ground systems. To this day, I still see mostly Futaba sytems with several Airtronics thrown in. I don't think I've seen more than a couple of Spectrums used since the Bud crash. I also know that's not the case with aircraft systems. Since there wasn't the issues with Spectrum, like the surface systems had, they became a major force in aircraft radios

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