RE: Future of 72Mhz
I would like to ask what reasons people have for being completely resistant to 2.4ghz over 72mhz? I am curious im not trying to get speachy or anything. I have both right now but am moving to 2.4ghz permanently. I did see the post about it being overused. Where is it being used outside of rc now? I understand about the cordless phones but newer phones are moving to 5.8ghz but what other devices are being moved to 2.4? my reasons for moving to 2.4 are simple we have so many people( i live in an urban setting) around us that may use 72 mhz and i wouldnt know it. its becoming cheaper for people to fly airplanes because of cheaper hobby store foam parkflyers etc that I dont know who all have them. Also for isntance I have a Helimax helicopter that is on 72 and I bet that some that buy these heli's arent informed on radios enough to know not to just turn on the radios and fly anywhere. so the local flying club has several instances of interference from people flying parkflyer etc near the field. Im not even worried about the cost if you think about it the cost is a waste anyhow but what i worry about is safety. how long before a guy flying a giant scale yak on 72 careens into someone because someone thought their little parkflyer's radio is only line of sight. aside from the crashing into someone that is what happened at the local field. someone flying a giant scale airplane with 72 crashed because some guy was flying a little park flyer near the field and shot him down. the guy whos giant scale crashed also works the hobby store so when the guy came in complaining his plane was acting goofy somehow in the conversation it came out about where he was flying and frequencies etc. the danger of a flying vehicle was the reason the 72 was specified to air in the first place.