I got my hands on a Futaba RX ,FP-R107N,Looks new but I dont know if its legal?narrow band or just what every I can find out about it I would really enjoy hearing about it..
I tryed posting on the news group asking about it but my post was pulled,I asked why and they said becuse it was or I was ignorent!!So much for that news group which I read ur replys on there alot..and I want to thank u for that!

KA,
Not sure what 'newsgroup' you were on, as rec.models.rc.air is an open post forum and your question shouldn't be able to be pulled?

Regardless, and as a helpful tool if you need it in the future, you can find info on your receiver in the narrowband FAQ at www.futabarc.com.

Please visit:
http://www.futabarc.com/faq/service-faq.html#q41

The R107N is NOT narrow band.

Receivers are never illegal, however, they can be wide band, meaning you are more likely to get other interference.

Sincerely,
Mrs. AnnMarie Cross
Senior Manager, Proprietary Services and Support
Great Planes Model Distributors
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Well Ann thats the news group Iam talking about rite there and Ive seen porn sites on there ,,now thats Ignorent not my Question on the futaba RX and in the FAQ secion of Futaba there no listing or I also done a serch on google,Nothing..But I sure thank u Ann and I see some of the post u get..Sure is wild at times!!

Hi again! Here's what's on the FAQ:


Is my receiver safe to use?
You might assume that if your transmitter was narrow band at time of production, so is your receiver. This assumption seems logical, but is incorrect -- all FM transmitters were built to narrow band standards from the beginning of Futaba FM transmitter generation; however, at that time there was no need or standard to narrow band the receivers, so many receivers were NOT narrow band. Wide band receivers are not illegal, but are potentially dangerous as they may pick up adjacent signals from pagers, cell phones, other channel transmitters, etc. Below is a list of narrow band receivers produced by Futaba up to 1/1/00. Any new receivers introduced in 1991 or later were all narrow band, so any new receiver not yet listed here is still legal for use:


Futaba Narrow Band Receivers
AM FM PCM1024 PCM512
R102JE R103F R1131P R128DP
R112JE R113F R1131PW R1051P*
R122JE R123F R127DP
R114H R127DF R148DP
MCR4A R128DF R129DP
R117H R148DF R149DP
R309DPS
R124DP R124DP
R127DP R127DP
R138DP
*(This RX worked only with the 5NLP TX.)
(R124DP & R127DP were switchable between 512 and 1024)

My receiver is not listed. Does that mean it is wide band? Is it legal to use? Is it bad to use?
If your Futaba receiver is not listed and is not made after 1991, then it is not narrow band. Because it is wide band, while it is legal, it is far more likely to receive interference and so it is definitely preferable to replace it.





Sorry if this info wasn't clearer for you. Is there something we could do that would make it easier to understand? Please note I AM NOT "mocking you" in any way -- just seriously trying to learn from our customers how to best make info clear and readable, undersatndable and useful.

Sincerely,
Mrs. AnnMarie Cross
Senior Manager, Proprietary Services and Support
Great Planes Model Distributors
[email protected]
www.greatplanes.com
www.bestrc.com
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Ann,The RX is FM,I read back and didnt tell u that..As I read ,it sayed any futaba FM radios are narrow band and legal to use,,did I miss anything and is that the way u see it??
thank u again..

Hi again! I'll clarify the language. All Futaba TRANSMITTERS that were FM were narrowband.

Sincerely,
Mrs. AnnMarie Cross
Senior Manager, Proprietary Services and Support
Great Planes Model Distributors
[email protected]
www.greatplanes.com
www.bestrc.com
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Ann,I want to thank u again for all info..Yes at times its really hard to understand there terms,,Iam licenced by the FCC so..
This is why i thought it very strange that the Question I asked u was pulled from the news group as being Ignorent..Myself I sure thought it might be a good Question for all to see and read cuss I still find no info on the RX..
Keep up the good work ann and will be looking to see ur replys..
73ss

Happy to assist! Sorry, is this info not clear?

My receiver is not listed. Does that mean it is wide band? Is it legal to use? Is it bad to use?
If your Futaba receiver is not listed and is not made after 1991, then it is not narrow band. Because it is wide band, while it is legal, it is far more likely to receive interference and so it is definitely preferable to replace it.

Sincerely,
Mrs. AnnMarie Cross
Senior Manager, Proprietary Services and Support
Great Planes Model Distributors
[email protected]
www.greatplanes.com
www.bestrc.com
NO AUTORESPONDER

Ann,yes I understand what there saying about Being narrowbanned and about the years after 91 but still dont know what year this one was made..So,is it ok or not..Cuss ive not seen it on any list..I like the tech data on stuff to ,like single stage,sensativity,current it draws and so on..So I would like to know more if u got it..
Thanks again..

Thomas,
As i said earlier, your receiver is definitely NOT narrow band. (If your receiver was brand brand new, it might not be on the list yet...but would still be legal).

R107N
FM
produced 1/87-2/89
size 1.37x2.44x0.81
weight 1.40
band 72
plug type J
replacement R127DF

Sincerely,
Mrs. AnnMarie Cross
Senior Manager, Proprietary Services and Support
Great Planes Model Distributors
[email protected]
www.greatplanes.com
www.bestrc.com
NO AUTORESPONDER