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Old 10-25-2004 | 11:51 AM
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dave jones
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Default RE: Obsolete the Pin Box!

Matt
If I under stand your question correctly you are asking: Do I believe our system will work in high performance RC aircraft such as jets.
I have to say yes that I believe that our system as it is now will work in jets.
I have been told that this system won't work in a 200 mph jet because it would would suffer from doppler Shift causing the 2.4 GHz frequency to shift up as the jet was flying toward the transmitter and shift down in frequency as it was flying away from the transmitter.
In the atmosphere RF travels very close to the speed light 186,000 mph.
I really don't think that the small doppler shift from of a 200 mph jet will have much of an effect at 2.4 GHz.
Check out this site on doppler shift it is one of the best that I have found for the calculations of doppler effect.
https://ewhdbks.mugu.navy.mil/doppler.htm
We have never tested it in a jet but if you have one that you are willing to risk we are willing to give it a try.

Dave Jones
AUAV.net