Dual conversion receiver
10-05-2004 | 01:55 PM
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Dual conversion receiver
I have a Futaba FP-R127DF Dual Conversion 7 Channel Receiver on a Low Band Channel 35 can I repace the crystal with a high ban
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10-05-2004 | 02:24 PM
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RE: Dual conversion receiver
Futaba says not to change crystals across bands. I know almost all the other radio mfr's don't have that restriction and they're fine. But the difference in range or signal rejection might mean the difference between recovering from a glitch and loosing a plane, so IMHO it's not worth it. See if you can get someone at your club to swap you a low band for a high band receiver, or at the worst send it back to Futaba and let them retune it.
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10-05-2004 | 02:30 PM
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RE: Dual conversion receiver
Technically, Andy is right, you shouldn't do it.
I do know guys who do it anyway, and have no problems. Doesn't mean you won't have a problem though. Of course, it doesn't mean you will have a problem either.
Do a search on these forums, you'll find this topic comes up a lot, with lots of guys arguing both sides.
If it was me, I wouldn't do it. Not worth risking that much money in airplane, engine, etc when it's easy and not expensive to do it "right", at least for most of us.
I do know guys who do it anyway, and have no problems. Doesn't mean you won't have a problem though. Of course, it doesn't mean you will have a problem either.
Do a search on these forums, you'll find this topic comes up a lot, with lots of guys arguing both sides.
If it was me, I wouldn't do it. Not worth risking that much money in airplane, engine, etc when it's easy and not expensive to do it "right", at least for most of us.
