ORIGINAL: drvcrash
This might be a dumb question.. But has the AMA ok'ed the use of these systems at ama fields? I bring this up becuase I mentioned these were out now at a meeting today at the field and the "old gezzers" had a fit that the ama hadnt told them anything about them and wanted to out law them unless I could find something that says the AMA ok'ed them
Tell them to read the AMA Safety Code. What's good for the FCC is good for the AMA. The AMA doesn't "Okay" the frequencies we use now, the FCC does.
I've got a "geezer" in my club trying to stir up a fuss about these systems too. WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY???? What possible motivation could these people possibly have to object to the biggest advancement in R/C radio systems in nearly thirty years? Heck, I just about had to backhand one of the YOUNGER members for drinking the geezer's Kool-Aid today! [:@] [:@] [:@] [:@] [:@]
2.4GHz is nowhere near the old 72MHz band, and these radios have built-in frequency control. How can this be a BAD thing? What about no more worries about park flyers on the other side of the hedge row shooting you down? What about no more conflicts over who has the pin? What about no more accidental shoot-downs?
I guess I just didn't drink the Kool-Aid.