Anyone who's followed my postings will have noticed by now that I am strongly opposed against crystal swapping, and am a
PROUD owner of the new Tracker II system from Polk's Hobbies. It's nice knowing that anytime I show up at the flying field, I can always find a channel available, no matter how many other pilots show up.
It's even nicer to know that I can't accidentally shoot someone down, and I can check for interference, thanks to the built in scanner. And with a 99 model memory, it will take me awhile to fill it.
The radio manufacturers have been slow to implement synthesized equipment, but it's coming. :thumbup:
Hitec has the Spectra module, and their radios can be purchased with Novac synth receivers.
Multiplex (now owned by Hitec) also has several synthesized systems.
Futaba has their synthesized 9Z WC2.
It's just a matter of time before synthesized radios become mainstream. Computers have been using synthesized CPU clocks for many years now.