ORIGINAL: GMoneyPit
If I have interference in my system, will switching to a 2.4 GHz system eliminate my problems? I can't find the source of my interference but I can only walk away from my plane about 10 paces with the engine running with the antenna down (72MHz) before my control surfaces and throttle start to jitter. I've read about people switching to 2.4 GHz - does the noise not bother with the receiver at that frequency?
Thanks,
Gary
Don't assume that 2.4 will eliminate your interference issues. I thought and was told exactly the same thing. I have a Spektrum DX7 in a gas set up and until recently belived that It was infallable to ignition interference. A few weeks ago while doing pre flight checks I noticed severe interference in the elevators while the engine was running. I could also emulate the problem by turning the engine past the hall sensor of the CDI to see the elevators "flutter". I posted the problem here on RCU and everybody was very helpful and nobody eluded to the fact that I should never get interference from 2.4. The interference finished up comming from either a loose plug cap or dodgy spark plug (I replaced both at the same time). I also used an additional earth lead to suplement the existing earth braid.
Had I never had the problem I would still believe that 2.4 was intference proof, but seeing is believing.